17-05-2018 дата публикации
Номер: US20180135516A1
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. 1. A method for scavenging small particles from a turbine engine , the method comprising the steps of:compressing air in a compressor that rotates about a longitudinal axis to generate compressed air, wherein the compressed air that exits the compressor includes at least a tangential flow component and a radial flow component, and wherein the compressed air comprises a plurality of small particles;directing the compressed air through a flowpath, downstream of the compressor, which causes a reduction in the radial flow component and the introduction of or an increase in an axial flow component;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;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; andremoving the majority of the small particles from the ...
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