Inlet bleed heat system with integrated air knife/siliencer panels
DRIVE
May 7, 2014
The present application provides an inlet bleed heat system for supplying a flow of bleed air to a flow of incoming air into a compressor of a gas turbine engine. The inlet bleed heat system may include an air knife (160) and a silencer panel (230). The air knife may include a compressor bleed air port (170) in communication with the flow of bleed air and a discharge gap (190) to discharge the flow of bleed air into the flow of incoming air. The air knife may and the silencer panel may form an integrated air knife/silencer panel.
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