Masato Nakanishi

US Patent:

20180355877, Dec 13, 2018

Filed:

Jun 13, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/620904

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Masato Nakanishi - Boston MA, US
Joseph Capozzi - North Reading MA, US

International Classification:

F04D 27/00
F02C 3/04
F02C 9/18
F04D 17/02
F04D 29/40

Abstract:

A compressor bleed apparatus includes: a compressor comprising one or more rotors mounted for rotation about a central axis and enclosed in a compressor casing; a bleed slot passing through the compressor casing; an outer wall defining, in cooperation with the compressor casing, a plenum surrounding the compressor casing; at least one offtake pipe communicating with the plenum; and wherein at least one of the plenum and the bleed slot has a non-axisymmetric structure.