Patent ID: 8061143

Claim:
A gas turbine engine reheat system having a gutter, said gutter comprising a substantially channel-shaped flame stabilising portion and a substantially channel-shaped wall portion, said wall portion being spaced from said flame stabilising portion to define a space therebetween, said space being adapted to be provided with a flow of cooling fluid, said wall portion and said flame stabilising portion of said gutter having edges of their respective channels secured together, and exhaust duct means located adjacent to at least one side of said stabilising portion for permitting the escape of said cooling fluid from said space, said exhaust duct means including orifices provided along said secured edges to permit escape of said cooling fluid from said space, wherein said gas turbine engine is a by-pass type engine having a by-pass duct and said space is adapted to be supplied with a flow of cooling air along the axial length of said space from said by-pass duct.