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EP 3 123 002 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 01.02.2017 Bulletin 2017/05 (21) Application number: 14720027.3 (22) Date of filing: 27.03.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F01D 9/04(2006.01) F01D 11/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/031934 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/147821 (01.10.2015 Gazette 2015/39)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (71) Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 80333 München (DE)	(72) Inventor: GRIFFIN, Elliot Winter Springs, Florida 32708 (US) (74) Representative: Maier, Daniel Oliver  Siemens AG Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München 80506 München (DE)