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Integrated gas/steam nozzle
Assignee: General Electric Switzerland GmbH
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Filing: 1983-04-19
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Granted: 1986-01-21
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Expires: 2003-04-19
Abstract
Abstract A first stage gas nozzle for directing a combustion gas stream onto the rotatable blades of a gas turbine contains a plurality of spaced air-foil shaped vanes, each vane containing a steam nozzle to direct steam as a thermal barrier over the exterior surfaces of the vane. A steam nozzle in the trailing edge of each vane directs heated coolant steam from the interior of the vane to the gas streams. Disruption of the laminar steam film in the trailing edge steam nozzle such as by the provocation of a shock wave or by diffusion separation exposes the bare surfaces of the trailing edge steam nozzle to the coolant steam thereby improving heat transfer at the extreme trailing edge of the vane.
Inventors
- 👤 Ivan G. Rice
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:43
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01D; F01D9/00; F01D9/06; F01D9/065; F02; F02C; F02C6/00; F02C6/18; F01K; F01K23/00; F01K23/02; F01K23/06; F01K23/10; F02C7/00; F02C7/12; F02C7/16; F01D5/00; F01D5/12; F01D5/14; F01D5/147; F05; F05D; F05D2240/00; F05D2240/10; F05D2240/12; F05D2240/121; F05D2240/80; F05D2240/81; F05D2250/00; F05D2250/20; F05D2250/25; F05D2260/00; F05D2260/20; F05D2260/202; F05D2260/232; F05D2260/2322; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E20/00; Y02E20/16; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
An integrated gas and steam nozzle for directing a combustion gas stream onto rotatable blades for the extraction of work, said gas nozzle comprising a plurality of spaced air foil-shaped vanes, said vanes having a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion proximate to said blades, a source of steam, a vane body steam nozzle located on the suction side surface of said vanes at approximately the mid point between said leading and trailing edges of said vanes, means to supply steam from said source to said vane body steam nozzle, said vane body steam nozzle capable of directing steam across the exterior suction side surface of said vanes toward said trailing edge, said suction side surface between said vane body nozzle and said trailing edge containing substantially no curvature.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
An integrated gas and steam nozzle for directing a combustion gas stream onto rotatable blades for the extraction of work, said gas nozzle comprising a plurality of spaced air foil-shaped vanes, said vanes having a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion proximate to said blades, a source of steam, a vane body steam nozzle located on the suction side surface of said vanes at approximately the mid point between said leading and trailing edges of said vanes, means to supply steam from said source to said vane body steam nozzle, said vane body steam nozzle capable of directing steam across the exterior suction side surface of said vanes toward said trailing edge, said suction side surface between said vane body nozzle and said trailing edge containing substantially no curvature.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-01-20 | 1989-07-22 | 1990-01-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-01-20 | 1993-07-22 | 1994-01-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-01-20 | 1997-07-22 | 1998-01-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |