Distributor device for cooling air within an engine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9920643
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14696806

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A distributor device for distributing cooling air within a gas turbine engine, the device including a base mountable adjacent an inlet for air to be distributed; and a deflector supported by the base and in fluid communication with the air inlet, the deflector being configured to direct air from the air inlet in a plurality of directions within the engine; wherein the deflector includes one or more deflecting surfaces curvilinearly configured to direct the air differentially in a plurality of desired directions within the engine. In embodiments the deflecting surface(s) is/are curved and are so configured such that air from the air inlet is directable either: (i) in directions of travel in each of a plurality of desired different, non-parallel directions within the engine; or (ii) in each of a plurality of desired different directions within the engine with different flow rates.

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ROLLS-ROYCE PLCKING PLACE 90 YORK WAY LONDON N1 9FX

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Balsdon, Julian Glyn Bristol, GB 3 33
Manzoori, Reza Derby, GB 3 49

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