Patent classifications
F05D2300/00
MULTIPLE SPOKE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD
A mid-turbine frame module comprises an outer structural ring, an inner structural ring and a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart spokes structurally interconnecting the inner structural ring to the outer structural ring. The spokes are used as air feed pipe to provide cooling to different engine systems, such as an oil scupper line and a disc cavity of an adjacent turbine disc.
MID-TURBINE FRAME SPOKE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD
A mid-turbine frame module comprises an outer structural ring, an inner structural ring and a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart spokes structurally interconnecting the inner structural ring to the outer structural ring. At least one of the tubular spokes accommodates a service line. The remaining spokes with no service line have an internal architecture which mimics an air cooling scheme of the at least one spoke housing a service line in order to provide temperature uniformity across all spokes.