Inventors:
Raymond Billy Williams - Sterling MA, US
Wingming Oliver Chow - Acton MA, US
Robert Alan Cerrone - Westford MA, US
Kenneth John Hultgren - Leominster MA, US
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
F01D 25/32
Abstract:
A drain purge system for a casing is provided. The purge system includes a purge chamber. The purge chamber is defined by a purge chamber bulkhead. The purge chamber is further defined by a purge chamber drain portion including a drain aperture. The purge chamber bulkhead is coupled to an exterior surface of the casing. The exterior surface includes a drain orifice therethrough. The purge chamber bulkhead circumscribes the drain orifice. The purge system further includes a purge fluid source in flow communication with the purge chamber. The purge fluid source is configured to supply the purge chamber with a flow of purge fluid.