US Patent:
20200325790, Oct 15, 2020
Inventors:
- Farmington CT, US
Simon W. Evans - Farmington CT, US
Dilip Prasad - North Granby CT, US
Gorazd Medic - West Hartford CT, US
Georgi Kalitzin - West Hartford CT, US
Dmytro Mykolayovych Voytovych - Rocky Hill CT, US
International Classification:
F01D 11/10
F02C 7/28
Abstract:
A compressor for use in a gas turbine engine including: an airfoil configured to rotate about an engine central longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine; a casing, the casing including a radially inward surface; and a groove located within the casing opposite the airfoil, the groove is recessed in a radially outward direction from the radially inward surface of the casing, wherein the groove is defined by a forward groove wall, an aft groove wall opposite the forward groove wall, and a base groove interposed between the forward groove wall and the aft groove wall, and wherein the forward groove wall is operably shaped to generate an aft directed jet.