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Gas turbine cooling arrangement with cooling manifold guides

A gas turbine includes a compressor; a combustor; a turbine configured to drive a rotational shaft of the compressor using combustion gas generated by the combustor; a cooling device configured to generate cooling air by bleeding compressed air from the compressor and cooling the compressed air, and to supply the cooling air to the turbine along the rotational shaft; a pressurizing device configured to increase pressure of the cooling air; a pressurizing device diffuser configured to provide a passage continuing in a turbine circumferential direction, on the outer side in the turbine radial direction to guide the cooling air having the increased pressure to the outer side of the pressurizing device; and a manifold disposed between the pressurizing device diffuser and a plurality of turbine vanes so that a ring-shaped passage communicates with the passage in the pressurizing device diffuser and a cooling passage provided inside each turbine vane.

Nested vane arrangement for gas turbine engine
11781432 · 2023-10-10 · ·

An assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes at least one platform having a main body extending between a first mate face and a second mate face to establish a gas path surface. The main body has an internal passage extending circumferentially between a first opening along the first mate face and a second opening along the second mate face relative to an assembly axis. A perimeter of the first mate face establishes a first area, a perimeter of the second opening establishes a second area, and the second area is greater than the first area. An airfoil section extends radially from the at least one platform.

A TURBINE ARRANGEMENT INCLUDING A TURBINE OUTLET STATOR VANE ARRANGEMENT

A turbine arrangement includes a turbine rotor arrangement, a turbine seal arrangement and a turbine outlet stator vane arrangement. Turbine rotor arrangement includes a rotor and a plurality of turbine blades that extend radially. Each turbine blade has a turbine shroud. Turbine seal arrangement is spaced radially around the turbine shrouds. Turbine outlet stator vane arrangement includes radially inner and outer annular members arranged coaxially and a plurality of vanes extending radially between the radially inner and outer annular members. The vanes are arranged downstream of the turbine blades. Liner is spaced radially inwardly from a radially inner surface of the annular member to define a chamber. Turbine shrouds and the upstream end of the liner are arranged such that in operation any leakage flow of gas between the turbine shrouds and the turbine seal arrangement flows into the chamber to manage the temperature of the radially outer annular member.

AERO-ENGINE TURBINE ASSEMBLY
20230313686 · 2023-10-05 ·

Disclosed is an aero-engine turbine assembly, including a turbine assembly body and a cooling component. The turbine assembly body is provided with an internal flow passage, and the turbine assembly body includes a turbine rotor disk, a blade end wall and a turbine rotor blade, which are successively fixedly connected with each other. The internal flow passage passes through the turbine rotor disk, the blade end wall and the turbine motor blade, and the internal flow passage is provided with an inlet and an outlet. The cooling component is fixed on the turbine rotor disk, and the cooling component includes an electromagnetic pump system, an expansion joint and a radiator, which are successively communicated with each other. The electromagnetic pump system is communicated with the inlet, to inject liquid metal to into the internal flow passage.

Device for detecting cooling abnormalities for an aircraft turbine engine

A turbine rotor for aircraft turbine engine includes a mobile disc supporting mobile blades, the mobile disc including a plurality of slots into which are inserted the roots of the mobile blades a passage being formed between the bottom of the slots and the roots of the mobile blades inserted into the slots. The rotor also includes a circulation channel configured to allow circulation of fluid, the circulation channel including the passage, and a calibration device configured to allow the flow of a first fluid flow rate in the circulation channel when the temperature within the channel is less than a predetermined temperature threshold value, and to change state so as to allow the flow of a second fluid flow rate, greater than the first flow rate, in the channel, when the temperature within the channel is greater than or equal to said predetermined threshold value.

Turbine engine with centrifugal compressor having impeller backplate offtake

A gas turbine engine includes a fan, a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The compressor compresses gases entering the gas turbine engine. The combustor receives the compressed gases from the compressor and mixes fuel with the compressed gases. The turbine receives the hot, high pressure combustion products created by the combustor by igniting the fuel mixed with the compressed gases. The turbine extracts mechanical work from the hot, high pressure combustion products to drive the fan and compressor.

COOLING AIR FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH THERMALLY ISOLATED COOLING AIR DELIVERY
20220389836 · 2022-12-08 ·

A gas turbine engine includes a plurality of rotating components housed within a compressor section and a turbine section. A first tap is connected to the compressor section and configured to deliver air at a first pressure. A heat exchanger is connected downstream of the first tap. A flowpath is defined between a rotating surface and a non-rotating surface. The flowpath is connected downstream of the heat exchanger and is configured to deliver air to at least one of the plurality of rotating components. At least a portion of the non-rotating surface and the rotating surface includes a base metal. An insulation material is disposed on a surface along the flowpath.

IMPROVED TURBINE AND BLADE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ROOT FROM FLOW PATH HOT GASES
20230358146 · 2023-11-09 ·

A turbine, and particularly a low pressure turbine is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of rotor members and spacers for arranged between rotor members, to avoid that an ingested gas flow from the hot gas flow path channel reaches the wheel space. The rotor members each include a deflector. The deflector is placed in correspondence with each spacer and deflects the purging air pumped up from the wheel spaces by the rotor members, to prevent the ingested gas flow to heat up the roots of the blades.

Cooling device for a turbomachine casing

A turbine for a turbomachine has a first rotor and a second rotor configured to pivot about an axis in two opposite directions of rotation. The first rotor includes a radially outer drum from which blades extend radially inwards. The turbine has cooling means attached relative to the outer drum. The cooling means include a support plate with at least one first orifice and a calibration plate that is attached to the support plate and located radially inside the support plate. The calibration plate has at least one second calibration orifice facing the outer drum to allow the passage of cooling air radially from the outside to the inside through the first and second orifices.

Tangential onboard injector inlet extender

A diffuser case for a gas turbine engine including: a pre-diffuser; a diffuser case defining a dump region, an inner plenum, and an outer plenum, the pre-diffuser being fluidly connected to the inner plenum and the outer plenum through the dump region; a tangential onboard injector module fluidly connected to the inner plenum through inlet orifice located in the diffuser case proximate an aft end of the inner plenum; and an inlet extender initiating at the inlet orifice of the tangential onboard injector module, extends through the inner plenum, and terminates at a distal end proximate the pre-diffuser.