Method for diverting flow around an obstruction in an internal cooling circuit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9897318
APP PUB NO 20160123591A1
SERIAL NO

14527476

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A rotary machine including: a casing providing an annular chamber for rotating components of the machine; a cooling passage extending through the casing or mounted to a surface of casing; a plug assembly connected to the cooling passage and in the casing or mounted to the casing, wherein the plug assembly includes a collar and a conduit aligned with an axis of the collar, and the collar includes a cooling air by-pass passage in fluid communication with the cooling passage such that cooling air from the cooling passage flows through the by-pass passage and returns to the cooling passage, and another cooling passage or a port extending through the conduit of the plug assembly.

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GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC300 GARLINGTON ROAD GREENVILLE SC 29615

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kelley, Shawn Greenville, US 10 65
Moran, Brian David Greenville, US 2 1
Vedhagiri, Sivaraman Greer, US 10 82

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