Patent classifications
F02C7/16
PROPULSION ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT
A propulsion assembly having a propulsion system including an exhaust nozzle fastened to the nozzle wall on the outside thereof so as to define between them a chamber, and a heat exchanger system ensuring an exchange of heat energy between the hot combustion gases circulating in the exhaust nozzle and the colder fuel circulating in the supply pipe at least in part by thermal radiation through the nozzle wall. The heat exchanger system has a pipe portion arranged in the chamber and the exchange of heat energy takes place at this pipe portion. With such an arrangement, the heat energy of the combustion gases is transferred to the fuel for better combustion.
Thermal management system with thermal bus for a gas turbine engine or aircraft
A thermal management system is provided for incorporation into at least one of a gas turbine engine or an aircraft. The thermal management system includes: a thermal transport bus having a heat exchange fluid flowing therethrough, the thermal transport bus further including: a first flow loop comprising at least one first heat source exchanger, at least one first heat sink exchanger, and a first pump to move the heat exchange fluid through the first flow loop; and a second flow loop comprising at least one second heat source exchanger, at least one second heat sink exchanger, and a second pump to move the heat exchange fluid through the second flow loop; wherein the first flow loop is isolated from the second flow loop, and wherein the first heat source exchanger and the second heat source exchanger are configured with a common heat source.
Thermal management system with thermal bus for a gas turbine engine or aircraft
A thermal management system is provided for incorporation into at least one of a gas turbine engine or an aircraft. The thermal management system includes: a thermal transport bus having a heat exchange fluid flowing therethrough, the thermal transport bus further including: a first flow loop comprising at least one first heat source exchanger, at least one first heat sink exchanger, and a first pump to move the heat exchange fluid through the first flow loop; and a second flow loop comprising at least one second heat source exchanger, at least one second heat sink exchanger, and a second pump to move the heat exchange fluid through the second flow loop; wherein the first flow loop is isolated from the second flow loop, and wherein the first heat source exchanger and the second heat source exchanger are configured with a common heat source.
Gas Turbine Engine Heat Exchanger for Annular Flowpaths
A heat exchanger has arcuate inlet and outlet manifolds and a plurality of tube banks, each tube bank coupling one of the inlet manifold outlets to an associated one of the outlet manifold inlets. Each tube bank partially nests with one or more others of the tube banks and has: a first header coupled to the associated inlet manifold outlet and the associated the outlet manifold inlet; a second header; and a plurality of tube bundles each having a first end coupled to the associated first header and a second end coupled to the associated second header. A flowpath from the each inlet manifold outlet passes sequentially through flowpath legs formed by each of the tube bundles in the associated tube bank to exit the tube bank to the associated outlet manifold inlet.
Gas Turbine Engine Heat Exchanger for Annular Flowpaths
A heat exchanger has arcuate inlet and outlet manifolds and a plurality of tube banks, each tube bank coupling one of the inlet manifold outlets to an associated one of the outlet manifold inlets. Each tube bank partially nests with one or more others of the tube banks and has: a first header coupled to the associated inlet manifold outlet and the associated the outlet manifold inlet; a second header; and a plurality of tube bundles each having a first end coupled to the associated first header and a second end coupled to the associated second header. A flowpath from the each inlet manifold outlet passes sequentially through flowpath legs formed by each of the tube bundles in the associated tube bank to exit the tube bank to the associated outlet manifold inlet.
REGULATION OF THE OIL FLOW IN A COOLING CIRCUIT OF A TURBOMACHINE
A turbomachine including a turbine shaft supported by at least one bearing, at least one enclosure, housing the bearing of the turbine shaft, an oil cooling circuit of the enclosure including at least one jet configured to inject oil from the cooling circuit into the enclosure, and a regulator configured to regulate the flow of oil in the cooling circuit as a function of an oil temperature at output of the enclosure and a pressure difference at the level of the jet.
REGULATION OF THE OIL FLOW IN A COOLING CIRCUIT OF A TURBOMACHINE
A turbomachine including a turbine shaft supported by at least one bearing, at least one enclosure, housing the bearing of the turbine shaft, an oil cooling circuit of the enclosure including at least one jet configured to inject oil from the cooling circuit into the enclosure, and a regulator configured to regulate the flow of oil in the cooling circuit as a function of an oil temperature at output of the enclosure and a pressure difference at the level of the jet.
COMBUSTOR AND GAS TURBINE ENGINE
Provided is a combustor that has an efficient cooling structure. Also provided is a gas turbine engine that is provided with the combustor. A combustor that is for a gas turbine and that is provided with a combustion liner and with a fuel injection part that is provided to one end of the combustion liner so as to pass through the combustion liner. The combustion liner is provided with an inner liner that forms a combustion chamber inside the combustion liner, with a coolant flow path that is an annular space that is formed outside the inner liner, and with a coolant supply means that supplies hydrogen gas to the coolant flow path. In this combustor, the inner liner that is the combustion chamber is cooled by the hydrogen gas that flows in the coolant flow path.
COMBUSTOR AND GAS TURBINE ENGINE
Provided is a combustor that has an efficient cooling structure. Also provided is a gas turbine engine that is provided with the combustor. A combustor that is for a gas turbine and that is provided with a combustion liner and with a fuel injection part that is provided to one end of the combustion liner so as to pass through the combustion liner. The combustion liner is provided with an inner liner that forms a combustion chamber inside the combustion liner, with a coolant flow path that is an annular space that is formed outside the inner liner, and with a coolant supply means that supplies hydrogen gas to the coolant flow path. In this combustor, the inner liner that is the combustion chamber is cooled by the hydrogen gas that flows in the coolant flow path.
Gas turbine engine vapor cooled centrifugal impeller
A gas turbine engine radial impeller includes first and second impeller portions that are secured to one another along a neutral bending plane of the radial impeller. A vapor cooling cavity is provided between the first and second impeller portions. The neutral bending plane is arranged in the vapor cooling cavity.