Patent classifications
F01D21/045
Turbine containment
A turbine assembly for a turbocharger and method of assembling is disclosed. The turbine assembly may comprise a turbine wheel coupled to a rotatable turbocharger shaft, and a turbine housing that at least partially encloses the turbine wheel. The turbine housing may include an exhaust diffuser configured to direct a flow of exhaust, a support member coupled to the exhaust diffuser by a clamp assembly, the clamp assembly, a diffuser gap and a support gap. The clamp assembly may be disposed on the exhaust diffuser and on the support member. The clamp assembly includes a containment ring and a clamp plate. The containment ring may include a channel. The clamp plate may be disposed in the channel. The diffuser gap may be disposed between the containment ring and the exhaust diffuser. The support gap may be disposed between the containment ring and the support member.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ANNULAR CASING FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE
Methods for producing an annular casing for an aircraft turbine engine are provided. The annular casing includes an annular body made from a composite material based on a first resin, and a fire-resistant outer layer which covers an external annular surface of the body and which is made from a composite material based on a self-extinguishing second resin. The method includes preparing a strip of a glass fabric preimpregnated with said second resin, this strip including woven fibres oriented in directions that are perpendicular to one another and inclined by an angle of approximately 45° with respect to the axis of elongation of the strip, and applying the strip to the external surface of the body so as to cover the entirety of this surface in a single pass of the strip around the body.
FAN BLADES FOR FRANGIBILITY
Fan blades for frangibility are disclosed. An example airfoil for use in a gas turbine engine includes a root portion to be disposed adjacent to a disk of the gas turbine engine, a tip portion including a cavity disposed therein, and wherein the tip portion and cavity are configured to fragment when exposed to a threshold force corresponding to a high-stress event.
TURBINE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM
A turbine containment system is provided. The turbine containment system includes a first containment member surrounding a portion of a turbine including a plurality of rotor disks and rotor blades; and a second containment member in communication with the first containment member, wherein the first containment member and the second containment member together contain each of the rotor disks and the rotor blades therein.
TURBOMACHINERY ROTOR SHROUD WITH VARIABLE LATTICE DENSITIES
A rotor shroud for a rotary machine in a cabin air compressor includes a disk portion centered on a central axis of the rotor shroud, a frustoconical portion extending from the disk portion, a flared portion extending from the frustoconical portion, and a variable lattice structure in an interior of the rotor shroud. The variable lattice structure includes a first region of the rotor shroud having a first lattice structure and a second region of the rotor shroud having a second lattice structure. The second lattice structure of the second region is denser than the first lattice structure of the first region. The second region is a deflection region, a stress region, or an energy containment region of the rotor shroud.
TURBOMACHINE ROTARY-FAN BLADE, FAN AND TURBOMACHINE PROVIDED THEREWITH
The present invention relates to a turbomachine rotary-fan blade (2), comprising a body (20) made of a composite material, a metal reinforcement part (3) comprising a metal upstream nose (31), characterised in that the metal upstream nose (31) comprises, at least on the metal part (27b) of the blade tip, a recess (4) of longitudinally tapering thickness (AX), delimiting on the metal part (27b) over a height (H) at least one metal projection (5) with prescribed wear, which has a longitudinally tapering thickness and which is configured to detach at least partially in the presence of tangential friction in the second thickness direction (EP) against the metal part (27b), the recess (4) and the metal projection (5) with prescribed wear extending the first metal fin (32) and/or the second metal fin (33) and/or the upstream edge (22) of the body (20) made of composite material.
LIGHT WEIGHT FAN CASING CONFIGURATIONS FOR ENERGY ABSORPTION
Light weight fan casing configurations for energy absorption are disclosed herein. An apparatus includes a first set of metal bands positioned within a containment casing of a turbofan engine, and a second set of metal bands traversing the first set of metal bands, the first set of metal bands and the second set of metal bands to surround at least a portion of the turbofan engine.
Fan blade comprising a thin shield and a stiffener
The invention relates to a fan blade (1) comprising: —an aerofoil (8) made of a composite material comprising a fibrous reinforcement densified by a polymer matrix, a leading edge (4) and a trailing edge (5), and —a structural shield (10) fitted and attached to the leading edge (4) or the training edge (5), and —at least one stiffener (20) formed integrally and in one piece with the structural shield (10), said stiffener (20) extending in a cavity (15) formed between the shield (10) and the leading edge (4) or the trailing edge (5) so as to increase a stiffness of the blade (1).
Nozzle guide vane
A nozzle guide vane for a gas turbine engine having a combined side wall thickness value which varies within a cavity region so as to provide a point with a maximum value of combined side wall thickness, which is advantageous for capturing debris travelling through the engine core.
CORRUGATED STIFFENING DEVICES UTILIZING PEAKS AND VALLEYS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
A method may comprise: laying up a first plurality of plies of material comprising thermoplastic resin and fiber to form an inner skin preform, the inner skin preform being a continuous sheet including alternating peaks and valleys; laying up a second plurality of plies of material comprising thermoplastic resin and fiber to form an outer skin preform; and joining the inner skin preform to the outer skin preform.