SCAVENGE METHODOLOGIES FOR TURBINE ENGINE PARTICLE SEPARATION CONCEPTS

SCAVENGE METHODOLOGIES FOR TURBINE ENGINE PARTICLE SEPARATION CONCEPTS

A method for scavenging small particles from a turbine engine includes directing compressed air through a flowpath, downstream of a compressor, which causes a reduction in a radial flow component and the introduction of or an increase in an axial flow component of the compressed air, removing a port...

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Hauptverfasser: Aukland, Daniel, Schugardt, John, Sheoran, Yogendra Yogi, Nasir, Shakeel, Mansour, Mahmoud, Frost, Cristopher, Greenman, Matt
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
BLASTING
COMBUSTION ENGINES
CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
GAS-TURBINE PLANTS
HEATING
HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:A method for scavenging small particles from a turbine engine includes directing compressed air through a flowpath, downstream of a compressor, which causes a reduction in a radial flow component and the introduction of or an increase in an axial flow component of the compressed air, removing a portion of the compressed air from the flowpath and directing the portion into a scavenge plenum, the scavenge plenum being positioned adjacent to and radially outward from the flow path, and returning the portion of the compressed air from the plenum to the flowpath while maintaining a majority of the small particles that were present in the portion within the scavenge plenum. Further, the method includes removing the majority of small particles from the plenum. The step of removing occurs intermittently during engine operation, during engine shutdown, or while the engine is not operation, but does not occur continuously during engine operation.