CPC F01D 11/001 (2013.01) [F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/24 (2013.01); F05D 2240/35 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A flow discourager for a turbine, the flow discourager comprising:
a body integrated into a platform of a stator assembly that is downstream from a rotor assembly; and
a hook portion that extends upstream from the body beyond any other portion of the platform of the stator and any other portion of the flow discourager and hooks back towards the body,
wherein the hook portion comprises a continuous external surface that defines a recirculation zone radially inward from a rotor platform of the rotor assembly.
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