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Various systems and apparatuses are provided for a flow delivery system for an engine. In one example, a system includes a first turbine providing an exhaust flow and a second turbine having an inlet and being fluidically coupled to the first turbine. The second turbine further includes a plurality

Various systems and apparatuses are provided for a flow delivery system for an engine. In one example, a system includes a first turbine providing an exhaust flow and a second turbine having an inlet and being fluidically coupled to the first turbine. The second turbine further includes a plurality of nozzle vanes positioned within the inlet of the turbine. A transition conduit is curved about an axis and coupled to the inlet and to the first turbine. The transition conduit is configured to impart an angular momentum component to at least a portion of the exhaust flow, and includes a slot that delivers at least a portion of the exhaust flow to the plurality of nozzle vanes.

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1. A flow delivery system for an engine, comprising: a first turbine having an exhaust flow discharge portion;a second turbine having an inlet;a plurality of nozzle vanes positioned within the inlet; anda transition conduit coupled to the inlet and to the discharge portion, the transition conduit es

1. A flow delivery system for an engine, comprising: a first turbine having an exhaust flow discharge portion;a second turbine having an inlet;a plurality of nozzle vanes positioned within the inlet; anda transition conduit coupled to the inlet and to the discharge portion, the transition conduit establishing a fluid connection between the first turbine and the second turbine,wherein the transition conduit is curved about an axis and is configured to impart an angular momentum component to at least a portion of an exhaust flow, the transition conduit having a slot that establishes a path for delivering the at least a portion of an exhaust flow to the plurality of nozzle vanes, where a height of an opening of the slot is perpendicular to the axis, the height extending across the opening. 2. The flow delivery system of claim 1, wherein a first shaft of the first turbine and a second shaft of the second turbine are offset from parallel to one another. 3. The flow delivery system of claim 2, wherein the first shaft and the second shaft are substantially perpendicular. 4. The flow delivery system of claim 1, wherein the slot is located on a first side of the conduit adjacent to the plurality of nozzle vanes, the first side facing ducting downstream from the plurality of nozzle vanes. 5. The flow delivery system of claim 4, wherein the slot extends around at least a portion of the conduit and wherein the slot is centrally located on the first side of the conduit with respect to a longitudinal center axis of the conduit. 6. The flow delivery system of claim 5, wherein the plurality of nozzle vanes are arranged in a circular pattern having a curvature, and the slot extends in a curvature that is substantially equal to the curvature of the plurality of nozzle vanes to align the slot with the nozzle vanes around at least a portion of the inlet. 7. The flow delivery system of claim 6, wherein the slot traces a circular path around the conduit to form a ring shape. 8. The flow delivery system of claim 1, wherein the height of the opening of the slot is substantially equal to a height of the plurality of nozzle vanes, the height of the plurality of nozzle vanes, along a leading edge of the plurality of nozzle vanes, perpendicular to the axis. 9. The flow delivery system of claim 8, wherein the height of the slot is constant along a length of the slot and wherein each of the plurality of nozzle vanes has the leading edge and a trailing edge, the trailing edge positioned axially downstream from the leading edge. 10. The flow delivery system of claim 1, wherein the transition conduit has a cross section with an area that decreases in a direction of the exhaust flow through the conduit, the decreasing area of the cross section of the conduit forcing exhaust flow to exit the conduit through the slot in an axial direction toward the plurality of nozzle vanes, the conduit configured to also impart an axial momentum component to the at least a portion of the exhaust flow that exits the slot. 11. The flow delivery system of claim 10, wherein the angular momentum component is orthogonal to the axis, and the axial momentum component is parallel to the axis. 12. The flow delivery system of claim 11, wherein the cross section of the transition conduit is cylindrical. 13. The flow delivery system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of nozzle vanes is cambered and wherein the plurality of nozzle vanes are aligned radially with turbine blades of the second turbine. 14. The flow delivery system of claim 1, wherein the transition conduit wraps in a clockwise direction with respect to a shaft of the second turbine as the conduit approaches the inlet of the second turbine. 15. A transition conduit for transferring a fluid flow, comprising: a funnel curving around a central axis, the funnel having an intake section for receiving the fluid flow and a delivery section for discharging the fluid flow in a direction parallel to the central axis, the funnel configured to impart an angular momentum component to at least a portion of the fluid flow;a cross section of the funnel decreasing in a direction along the curving funnel from at least a first position to a second position; andthe funnel having a slot centrally located along a side of the funnel in the delivery section, the slot tracing a circular path around the central axis of the curving funnel to form a ring shape, the slot establishing a path for the fluid flow to exit the delivery section in the direction parallel to the central axis. 16. The transition conduit of claim 15, wherein the slot has a height that is constant along at least a portion of the delivery section, the height perpendicular to the central axis, the height extending across an opening of the slot. 17. The transition conduit of claim 15, wherein the cross section of the funnel is cylindrical. 18. The transition conduit of claim 15, wherein the funnel wraps in a clockwise direction from the intake section to the delivery section with respect to the central axis. 19. An article of manufacture, comprising: a first turbine having an exhaust flow discharge portion;a second turbine having an inlet;a plurality of nozzle vanes positioned within the inlet; anda transition conduit coupled to the inlet and to the discharge portion, the transition conduit establishing a fluid connection between the first turbine and the second turbine,wherein the transition conduit is curved about an axis and configured to impart an angular momentum component and an axial momentum component to at least a portion of an exhaust flow, the transition conduit having a slot that establishes a path for delivering the at least a portion of an exhaust flow in an axial direction to the plurality of nozzle vanes, the slot located on a first side of the transition conduit adjacent to the plurality of nozzle vanes and facing ducting downstream from the plurality of nozzle vanes, where a height of an opening of the slot is perpendicular to the axis, the height extending across the opening. 20. A transition conduit for transferring a fluid flow, comprising: a funnel curving around a central axis, the funnel having an intake section for receiving the fluid flow and a delivery section for discharging the fluid flow;a cross section of the funnel decreasing in a direction along the curving funnel from at least a first position to a second position; andthe funnel having a slot centrally located along a side of the funnel in the delivery section, the slot tracing a circular path around the central axis of the curving funnel to form a ring shape, the slot establishing a path for the fluid flow to exit the delivery section in a direction parallel to the central axis, where a height of the slot is perpendicular to the central axis. 21. The transition conduit of claim 20, wherein the delivery section of the funnel is fluidically coupled to an inlet having a plurality of nozzle vanes, and the slot is aligned with the plurality of nozzle vanes around at least a portion of the inlet to deliver at least a portion of the fluid flow to the plurality of nozzle vanes, each of the plurality of nozzle vanes having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the trailing edge positioned downstream in an axial direction from the leading edge and wherein the height extends across an opening of the slot. 22. A transition conduit for transferring a fluid flow, comprising: a conduit body having an intake section for receiving the fluid flow and a delivery section for discharging the fluid flow, the intake section and delivery section defining an internal passageway having a longitudinal center line, wherein along at least a portion of a length of the internal passageway, in the delivery section, the internal passageway is longitudinally curved along the center line and around a central axis;wherein the conduit body has an elongate slot formed therein, the slot located in the delivery section, the slot establishing a flow path from the internal passageway to external the conduit body in a direction parallel to the central axis, wherein the slot has a long axis generally parallel to the center line of the internal passageway, and wherein a height of an opening of the slot is perpendicular to the central axis. 23. The transition conduit of claim 22, wherein the longitudinally curved portion of the internal passageway is helical and wherein the height extends across the opening. 24. The transition conduit of claim 22, wherein a lateral cross section of the internal passageway, in the delivery section, decreases in a direction extending from the intake section towards the delivery section.