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(88) Date of publication A3: 26.04.2018 (43) Date of publication: 10.04.2019 Bulletin 2019/15 (21) Application number: 17817936.2 (22) Date of filing: 12.05.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F01D 25/16(2006.01) F02C 7/06(2006.01) F02K 3/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/032319 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/026408 (08.02.2018 Gazette 2018/06)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 25.05.2016 US 201615164726 (71) Applicant: General Electric Company Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)	(72) Inventors: MILLER, Brandon, Wayne Cincinnati, OH 45215 (US) MONIZ, Thomas, Ory Cincinnati, OH 45215 (US) CLEMENTS, Jeffrey, Donald Cincinnati, OH 45215 (US) ROSE, Joseph, George Cincinnati, OH 45215 (US) (74) Representative: Williams, Andrew Richard  GE International Inc. GPO-Europe The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith London W6 8BJ London W6 8BJ (GB)