Patent ID: 8240121
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: F01D,F02C,F04D,F05D,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gas turbine engine comprising: a core engine casing; a turbine section within said core engine casing, and there being static vanes and rotating blades in said turbine section, and a space being defined radially inwardly of said core engine casing and in said turbine section, with a cooling air supply directed into said space; a dirt separator mounted within said space, and in said turbine section, said dirt separator being formed of a plurality of circumferentially extending separate parts which are assembled separately into said core engine casing; and said core engine case has a plurality of radially inwardly extending clevis tabs, and said dirt separator including a support ring which is affixed to said clevis tabs.