Inventors:
Sivaraman Vedhagiri - Greer SC, US
Ravi Meenaksh - Greenville SC, US
Jesse Trout - Simpsonville SC, US
William Parker - Simpsonville SC, US
Eric Scicchitano - Montreal, CA
Joseph Moroso - Greenville SC, US
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
F01D 25/12
F01D 11/02
Abstract:
A system for regulating a cooling fluid within a turbomachine. The system may include a plurality of bypass chambers, wherein each of the plurality of bypass chambers allows for the cooling fluid to pass from the compressor section to the at least one wheelspace area. The system may also include a plurality of bypass plugs, wherein each of the plurality of bypass plugs is insertable into a bypass chamber opening on each of the plurality of bypass chambers.