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(43) Date of publication: 09.10.2013 Bulletin 2013/41 (21) Application number: 10860387.9 (22) Date of filing: 30.11.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F03D 1/06(2006.01) F03D 11/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CN2010/001920 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/071679 (07.06.2012 Gazette 2012/23)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (71) Applicant: General Electric Company Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)	(72) Inventor: LIU, Lihua Shanghai 201203 (CN) (74) Representative: Bedford, Grant Richard  GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ London W6 8BJ (GB)