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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAS BEARING SUPPORT OF TURBINE

A bearing assembly for a turbine engine includes a first gas bearing configured to receive a load from a rotating shaft of the turbine engine, a transmission disk configured to receive the load from the first gas bearing, and a damping member coupled to a casing of a combustor section of the turbine engine. The transmission disk includes a gas delivery disk, which includes an axial opening configured to facilitate an axial flow through the gas delivery disk and a duct configured to facilitate a radial flow through the gas delivery disk to form the first gas bearing. The damping member is configured to receive the load from the transmission disk.

Gearbox efficiency rating for turbomachine engines

A turbomachine engine can include a fan assembly, a pitch change mechanism, a vane assembly, a core engine, a gearbox, and a gearbox efficiency rating. The fan assembly can include a plurality of fan blades. The pitch change mechanism can be coupled to the fan assembly. The vane assembly can include a plurality of vanes. The core engine can include one or more compressor sections and one or more turbine sections. The gearbox includes an input and an output. The input is coupled to the one or more turbine sections of the core engine and comprises a first rotational speed, the output is coupled to the fan assembly and has a second rotational speed, and a gear ratio of the first rotational speed to the second rotational speed is within a range of 4.1-14.0. The gearbox efficiency rating is 0.10-1.8.

Gearbox efficiency rating for turbomachine engines

A turbomachine engine can include a fan assembly, a pitch change mechanism, a vane assembly, a core engine, a gearbox, and a gearbox efficiency rating. The fan assembly can include a plurality of fan blades. The pitch change mechanism can be coupled to the fan assembly. The vane assembly can include a plurality of vanes. The core engine can include one or more compressor sections and one or more turbine sections. The gearbox includes an input and an output. The input is coupled to the one or more turbine sections of the core engine and comprises a first rotational speed, the output is coupled to the fan assembly and has a second rotational speed, and a gear ratio of the first rotational speed to the second rotational speed is within a range of 4.1-14.0. The gearbox efficiency rating is 0.10-1.8.

Thrust foil bearing
11708854 · 2023-07-25 · ·

A thrust foil bearing 40 having a thrust bearing surface S formed by arranging a plurality of leaves 42 side by side in a circumferential direction, in which each of the leaves 42 has a top foil portion Tf that forms the thrust bearing surface S, and a ratio of a circumferential length A of the top foil portion Tf of one of the leaves 42 at a radially central position of the top foil portion Tf, to a radial length B from an inner diameter-side edge 423 to an outer diameter-side edge 424 of the top foil portion Tf is 0.66 or less.

Thrust foil bearing
11708854 · 2023-07-25 · ·

A thrust foil bearing 40 having a thrust bearing surface S formed by arranging a plurality of leaves 42 side by side in a circumferential direction, in which each of the leaves 42 has a top foil portion Tf that forms the thrust bearing surface S, and a ratio of a circumferential length A of the top foil portion Tf of one of the leaves 42 at a radially central position of the top foil portion Tf, to a radial length B from an inner diameter-side edge 423 to an outer diameter-side edge 424 of the top foil portion Tf is 0.66 or less.

Gas turbine with reduced axial displacement under thermal expansion

A gas turbine including a turbine driven by a combustion gas, a gas turbine casing that includes an exhaust casing having an inner tube and an outer tube, a bearing that rotatably supports a shaft of the turbine, a bearing casing that holds the bearing, a support leg that supports the gas turbine casing, struts that connect the inner tube and the outer tube, and a first support and a second support that support the bearing casing on the inner tube. The first support is located on a side same as the support leg relative to the struts in a flow direction of the combustion gas. The struts are located between the first support and the second support. The first support is fixed to the inner tube and the bearing casing. The second support is fixed to the inner tube and is in slidable contact with the bearing casing.

Gas turbine with reduced axial displacement under thermal expansion

A gas turbine including a turbine driven by a combustion gas, a gas turbine casing that includes an exhaust casing having an inner tube and an outer tube, a bearing that rotatably supports a shaft of the turbine, a bearing casing that holds the bearing, a support leg that supports the gas turbine casing, struts that connect the inner tube and the outer tube, and a first support and a second support that support the bearing casing on the inner tube. The first support is located on a side same as the support leg relative to the struts in a flow direction of the combustion gas. The struts are located between the first support and the second support. The first support is fixed to the inner tube and the bearing casing. The second support is fixed to the inner tube and is in slidable contact with the bearing casing.

AIR STARTER WITH OFFSET INTERFACE

An air starter for an engine, such as a turbine engine, that includes a turbine for rotatably extracting mechanical power from a flow of fluid. The turbine includes a drive shaft that can be coupled to an output shaft to provide a rotational output. The interface between the drive shaft and the output shaft can be offset and include piloted portions.

AIR STARTER WITH OFFSET INTERFACE

An air starter for an engine, such as a turbine engine, that includes a turbine for rotatably extracting mechanical power from a flow of fluid. The turbine includes a drive shaft that can be coupled to an output shaft to provide a rotational output. The interface between the drive shaft and the output shaft can be offset and include piloted portions.

TURBOMACHINE WITH COUNTER-ROTATING TURBINE FOR AN AIRCRAFT

A turbomachine with a counter-rotating turbine for an aircraft includes a counter-rotating turbine and a mechanical reduction gear with an epicyclic, planetary-type gear train. The gear train includes a planet carrier secured to a stator housing of the turbomachine situated upstream from the counter-rotating turbine in relation to a direction of gas flow within the turbomachine. The planet carrier is secured to the stator housing by an annular part with an elongated shape extending inside the second shaft. The annular part includes an upstream end secured to the intermediate casing and a downstream end coupled to the planet carrier. The annular part also includes an integrated circuit for conveying lubrication oil from its upstream end to the planet carrier.