US 12,313,000 B1
Separating airflows within a turbine engine
Paul R. Hanrahan, Sedona, AZ (US); and Kyle D. Crawford, Manchester, CT (US)
Assigned to RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/646,189.
Int. Cl. F02C 7/052 (2006.01)
CPC F02C 7/052 (2013.01) [F05D 2240/35 (2013.01); F05D 2260/607 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for a turbine engine, comprising:
an air-debris separation structure including a first air-debris separator, a second air-debris separator and a separation structure outlet;
the first air-debris separator including a first separator inlet and a first separator outlet out from the air-debris separation structure, and the first air-debris separator fluidly coupling the first separator inlet to the first separator outlet and the separation structure outlet in parallel; and
the second air-debris separator including a second separator inlet and a second separator outlet out from the air-debris separation structure, and the second air-debris separator fluidly coupling the second separator inlet to the second separator outlet and the separation structure outlet in parallel;
wherein a first separator passage projects longitudinally within the first air-debris separator out from the first separator inlet towards the first separator outlet and the separation structure outlet;
wherein a second separator passage projects longitudinally within the second air-debris separator out from the second separator inlet towards the second separator outlet and the separation structure outlet; and
wherein a sidewall of the air-debris separation structure is between and respectively forms peripheral boundaries of the first separator passage and the second separator passage.