Flow splitter for gas turbine engine
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a gas turbine engine having a compressor;
a flow splitter disposed within a flow path between a radially inner wall and radially outer wall of the gas turbine engine and having upper and lower surfaces for splitting a flow of working fluid from the compressor, the flow splitter also having fastener portions disposed on opposing circumferential ends operable to be connected to the gas turbine engine;
a radially oriented splitter support structured to be coupled to and support the flow splitter;
a fastener assembly used to connect the opposing circumferential ends of the flow splitter to the radially oriented splitter support of the gas turbine engine, the fastener assembly operable by way of a protrusion in one of the flow splitter and splitter support, the protrusion oriented in a circumferential direction translatingly received within an aperture of the other of the flow splitter and splitter support, the aperture oriented in a circumferential direction; and
a diffuser located downstream of the compressor and upstream from a combustor, wherein the flow splitter is disposed within the diffuser.
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Abstract
A splitter is disclosed that can be coupled with a splitter support and used within a diffuser of a gas turbine engine. The splitter includes apertures for receiving a portion of the splitter support. The splitter support includes support arms that are adapted to be slidingly received within the apertures of the splitter.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a gas turbine engine having a compressor; a flow splitter disposed within a flow path between a radially inner wall and radially outer wall of the gas turbine engine and having upper and lower surfaces for splitting a flow of working fluid from the compressor, the flow splitter also having fastener portions disposed on opposing circumferential ends operable to be connected to the gas turbine engine; a radially oriented splitter support structured to be coupled to and support the flow splitter; a fastener assembly used to connect the opposing circumferential ends of the flow splitter to the radially oriented splitter support of the gas turbine engine, the fastener assembly operable by way of a protrusion in one of the flow splitter and splitter support, the protrusion oriented in a circumferential direction translatingly received within an aperture of the other of the flow splitter and splitter support, the aperture oriented in a circumferential direction; and a diffuser located downstream of the compressor and upstream from a combustor, wherein the flow splitter is disposed within the diffuser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a gas turbine engine flow splitter having a semi-annular shape that extends between a first arc end and a second arc end and mount points disposed at the first arc end and the second arc end that are operable to be circumferentially slidably engageable with a support within a gas turbine engine, the flow splitter operable to split a flow of working fluid within the gas turbine engine, the support oriented radially and having a support mount point that is complementary to the first arc end mount point of the gas turbine engine flow splitter, the support mount point structured to be circumferentially slidably engageable with the first arc end mount point of the flow splitter, wherein one of the support mount point and the first arc end mount point of the splitter is configured as a protrusion, and the other of the support mount point and the first arc end mount point of the splitter is configured as an aperture that receives the protrusion; and wherein the gas turbine engine flow splitter is located downstream of a compressor and upstream of a combustor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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