Detergent delivery methods and systems for turbine engines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9957066
SERIAL NO

14621465

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Methods and systems for in situ cleaning of internal cooling circuits of a turbine engine with detergent that provide cleaning a turbine engine that includes circumferentially arranged internal impingement cooling circuits that each include a baffle plate configured to air cool a respective surface or component of the turbine engine. Detergent is introduced through the outer wall and proximate to a back side of a baffle plate such that the detergent passes through at least one aperture in the baffle plate and acts at least upon the surface or component that the baffle plate is configured to cool. The detergent may also act on the front side of the baffle plate that is proximate to the surface or component.

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYONE RIVER ROAD SCHENECTADY NY 12345

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bates, Noel Duanesburg, US 1 15
Bewlay, Bernard Patrick Niskayuna, US 204 1678
Bueno, Manuel K Syracuse, US 3 23
Ellis, Brian Michael Mayfield, US 17 111
Kalb, Brian Montgomery, US 4 37
Kulkarni, Ambarish Jayant Glenville, US 58 389
Reyes, Ever Pearland, US 2 20
Tibbetts, Nicole Jessica Delanson, US 41 235

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