IP Library Granted Patent US 12,655,804
Granted Patent B2
US 12,655,804 · App. 18/952,677 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Aero-acoustically dampened bleed valve

Inventors: Thomas Malkus (Albany, NY); Trevor H. Wood (Clifton Park, NY); Giridhar Jothiprasad (Clifton Park, NY); Nageswar Ganji (Bengaluru, IN); Hiranya Kumar Nath (Bengaluru, IN); Ravindra Shankar Ganiger (Bengaluru, IN); Ambika Shivamurthy (Bengaluru, IN)
Assignee: General Electric Company
F02C9/18F01D17/105F02C7/052F04D27/0215F04D27/023F05D2250/42
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Patent No.
US 12,655,804
App. No.
18/952,677
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aero-acoustically damped bleed valves are disclosed. An example variable bleed valve apparatus comprises a variable bleed valve door to actuate the variable bleed valve apparatus, and a variable bleed valve port including an upstream edge and a downstream edge, the VBV port to define a secondary flowpath, the VBV door to cover the VBV port in a closed position, and a vortex device at the upstream edge of the variable bleed valve port, the vortex device including a vorticity generating feature along the upstream edge of the variable bleed valve port.

Claims (33)

1 . A variable bleed valve apparatus including a liner to define a wall of a bleed cavity, wherein the liner comprises:

a first porous facesheet located at a first end of the bleed cavity;

a second porous facesheet located at a second end of the bleed cavity;

a first resonant chamber and a second resonant chamber, each positioned between the first porous facesheet and the second porous facesheet; and

a partition, the partition to define an upper resonant chamber of the second resonant chamber and a lower resonant chamber of the second resonant chamber, wherein the upper resonant chamber is tuned to a different frequency than the lower resonant chamber.

2 . The variable bleed valve apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the partition is oriented at an interface angle.

3 . The variable bleed valve apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the interface angle is at least one of parallel, oblique, or perpendicular relative to the first porous facesheet or the second porous facesheet.

4 . The variable bleed valve apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the partition includes an aperture, the aperture to propagate an acoustic wave from the upper resonant chamber to the lower resonant chamber.

5 . The variable bleed valve apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the aperture includes a porous resistance septum.

6 . The variable bleed valve apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the porous resistance septum includes a porous sheet with at least one of: i) one or more holes, ii) a porous fabric layer, or iii) a porous wire mesh layer.

7 . A turbine engine comprising:

a first compressor;

a second compressor; and

a bleed port including a liner to define a wall of a bleed cavity, the liner including:

a first porous facesheet located at a first end of the bleed cavity;

a second porous facesheet located at a second end of the bleed cavity;

a first resonant chamber and a second resonant chamber, each positioned between the first porous facesheet and the second porous facesheet; and

a partition, the partition to define an upper resonant chamber of the second resonant chamber and a lower resonant chamber of the second resonant chamber, wherein the upper resonant chamber is tuned to a different frequency than the lower resonant chamber.

8 . The turbine engine of claim 7 , wherein the partition is oriented at an interface angle.

9 . The turbine engine of claim 8 , wherein the interface angle is at least one of parallel, oblique, or perpendicular relative to at least one of the first porous facesheet or the second porous facesheet.

10 . The turbine engine of claim 7 , wherein the partition includes an aperture, the aperture to propagate an acoustic wave from the upper resonant chamber to the lower resonant chamber.

11 . The turbine engine of claim 10 , wherein the aperture includes a porous resistance septum.

12 . The turbine engine of claim 11 , wherein the porous resistance septum includes a porous sheet with at least one of: i) one or more holes, ii) a porous fabric layer, or iii) a porous wire mesh layer.

13 . A liner of a bleed cavity, wherein the liner comprises:

a first porous facesheet located at a first end of the bleed cavity;

a second porous facesheet located at a second end of the bleed cavity;

a first resonant chamber and a second resonant chamber, each positioned between the first porous facesheet and the second porous facesheet; and

a partition, the partition to define an upper resonant chamber of the second resonant chamber and a lower resonant chamber of the second resonant chamber, wherein the upper resonant chamber is tuned to a different frequency than the lower resonant chamber.

14 . The liner of claim 13 , wherein the partition is oriented at an interface angle.

15 . The liner claim 14 , wherein the interface angle is at least one of parallel, oblique, or perpendicular relative to at least one of the first porous facesheet or the second porous facesheet.

16 . The liner of claim 13 , wherein the partition includes an aperture, the aperture to propagate an acoustic wave from the upper resonant chamber to the lower resonant chamber.

17 . The liner of claim 16 , wherein the aperture includes a porous resistance septum.

18 . The liner of claim 17 , wherein the porous resistance septum includes a porous sheet with at least one of: i) one or more holes, ii) a porous fabric layer, or iii) a porous wire mesh layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: MALKUS, THOMAS; WOOD, TREVOR H.; JOTHIPRASAD, GIRIDHAR; GANJI, NAGESWAR; NATH, HIRANYA KUMAR; GANIGER, RAVINDRA SHANKAR; SHIVAMURTHY, AMBIKA
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Priority Claims (1)
IN 202211003034 · Jan 19, 2022 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18353741 · Jul 17, 2023
Continuation 17684172 · Mar 1, 2022
Related Publication 20250075664A1 · Mar 6, 2025
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