A method for the construction of bladed rings for radial turbomachines, including: preparing an annular block; roughing the annular block by removing material to define a first, second, third and fourth axial section, wherein the first axial section defines a reinforcement ring, wherein the third axial section defines a base ring; roughing the second axial section by removing material to delimit a plurality of separate elements, wherein the separate elements axially connect the base ring to the reinforcement ring; finishing each of the separate elements by removing material to provide the separate element with the shape of an airfoil blade, wherein a leading edge of the blade and a trailing edge of the blade develop substantially parallel to a central axis of the bladed ring; roughing the fourth axial section by removing material for delimiting an annular anchoring appendage of the base ring to a radial turbomachine.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a turbine shroud (24) for a turbomachine, the method comprising manufacturing at least one turbine shroud sector (28), positioning the turbine shroud sector (26) in a bottom mold so that an outer surface of the turbine shroud sector is in contact at least in part with the bottom mold, and depositing a powder layer on an inner surface (28) of the turbine shroud sector (26). Thereafter, a top mold is positioned on the powder layer and an abradable layer (32) is made by subjecting the powder layer to a method of SPS sintering, the abradable layer (32) being for being disposed facing a turbine wheel.

A vane cluster for a gas turbine engine includes a first end-of-cluster vane, a second end-of-cluster vane, a neighbor vane adjacent to the second end-of-cluster vane at an interface that includes an angled load interface therebetween; and a multiple of base vanes between the first end-of-cluster vane and the neighbor vane, the angled load interface different than an interface between each of the multiple of base vane.

A turbine blade with an integral flow meter is provided. The turbine blade includes a trailing edge and a leading edge opposite the trailing edge. The turbine blade includes a plurality of cooling passages each having a respective inlet in fluid communication with a source of cooling fluid to receive a cooling fluid. The turbine blade includes a plurality of flow meters, with at least a respective one of the plurality of flow meters associated with a respective one of the plurality of cooling passages at the respective inlet.

A turbine blade with an integral flow meter is provided. The turbine blade includes a trailing edge and a leading edge opposite the trailing edge. The turbine blade includes at least one cooling passage defined internally within the turbine blade, and the at least one cooling passage is in fluid communication with a source of cooling fluid via an inlet to receive a cooling fluid. The turbine blade also includes at least one flow meter formed within the turbine blade at the inlet that supplies the cooling fluid to the at least one cooling passage.

A set of parts for a radial fan has a fan wheel (2), a main housing part (1), and a complementary housing part (3). They can be assembled to form a first housing that encloses the fan wheel (2). The housing has an inlet opening (27) and an outlet (23). At least one second complementary fan wheels (2, 2) (3, 3), the shape of which differs from the first fan wheel part (2), can be connected to the motor instead of the fan wheel (2).

A method for producing turbine rotor blades or the base bodies thereof includes a) providing the base body, which has, following one another along a longitudinal axis, a blade root, a blade platform and a blade airfoil, b) sensing a value of at least one parameter of the base body, at least one of the parameters representing a vibrational property of the base body, c) comparing the sensed value with a predetermined target interval, d) if the sensed value lies outside the target interval, reducing the mass of the base body, wherein the reduction of the mass takes place at the blade root and/or on the blade platform by introducing at least one recess and/or by reducing a dimension below the corresponding target value.

An impeller includes a hub and a plurality of blades. Each blade extends out from the hub. The impeller has an original diameter defined by respective tips of the plurality of blades. Each blade includes a central axis, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an original profile, and a plurality of trim profiles. The original profile has an outside portion and a trailing portion. The outside portion has an angle within a range of about 40 to about 90 from the central axis and the trailing portion having an angle within a range of about 10 to about 50 from the central axis. A first selected trim profile of the plurality of trim profiles extends along a first line parallel to the outside portion and a second line parallel to the trailing portion.

The invention relates to a guide vane intended to be mounted in a turbine engine between an inner shroud (17) and an outer shroud (16), comprising a longitudinal straightening body (41) for an air flow extending between a first end (42) intended to be positioned at the inner shroud (17) and a second end (44) intended to be positioned at the outer shroud (16), the longitudinal straightening body having an aerodynamic profile defined by a leading edge (41a) and a trailing edge (41b) in the flow direction of the air flow, and by a camber line (41c) extending from the leading edge (41a) to the trailing edge (41b). It further comprises a first attachment heel (43) and a second attachment heel (45) positioned in the continuation of the longitudinal body (41) at the first end (42) and the second end (44) respectively, the first (43) and second (45) attachment heels being planar elements arranged parallel with respect to one another, each attachment heel (43; 45) being arranged at a distance from the leading edge (41a) and from the trailing edge (41b).

A method of upgrading a modular gas turbine engine, which includes: a first fan module with a fan having plurality of fan blades; a first engine core module including an engine core and a gearbox providing drive to the fan; and a first fan case module with a fan case arranged to enclose the fan blades, the method including: disassembling the gas turbine engine, replacing one of the first fan module, first engine core module or first fan case module with a replacement fan module, a replacement engine core module or a replacement fan case module; and reassembling the gas turbine engine using the replacement module, which is compatible with the others of the first fan module, first engine core module or first fan case module; and the replacement module designed to different parameters to one of the first fan module, first engine core module or first fan case module.