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Turbine tip shroud assembly with plural shroud segments having internal cooling passages

A shroud assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a shroud support and a plurality of shroud segments that are attached to the shroud support. The shroud segment includes an internal cooling passage.

Gas turbine engine airfoils having multimodal thickness distributions

Gas turbine engine (GTE) airfoils, such as rotor and turbofan blades, having multimodal thickness distributions are provided. In one embodiment, the GTE airfoil includes an airfoil tip, an airfoil root opposite the airfoil tip in a spanwise direction, and first and second airfoil halves extending between the airfoil tip and the airfoil root. The first airfoil half has a first multimodal thickness distribution, as taken in a cross-section plane extending in the spanwise direction and in a thickness direction substantially perpendicular to the spanwise direction. The first multimodal thickness distribution may be defined by multiple locally-thickened airfoil regions, which are interspersed with multiple locally-thinned airfoil regions. The second airfoil half may or may not have a multimodal thickness distribution. By imparting at least one airfoil half with such a multimodal thickness distribution, targeted mechanical properties of the GTE airfoil may be enhanced with relatively little impact on aerodynamic performance.

COOLED AIRFOIL, GUIDE VANE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE AIRFOIL AND GUIDE VANE

Disclosed is a cooled airfoil having a hub end and tip, an airfoil height being defined between the hub end and the tip. The airfoil has a leading edge, trailing edge, suction side and pressure side. The airfoil has a first airfoil height section adjacent the hub end and extending towards the tip, wherein, in a meridional view, the leading edge and trailing edge are straight along the first airfoil height section. The airfoil has a second airfoil height section adjacent the tip and extending towards the hub end, wherein, in a meridional view, the airfoil is concavely shaped at the leading edge and is convexly shaped at the trailing edge along the second airfoil height section. At least one cooling channel has a length principally extending along the airfoil height, extends straight in a first cooling channel length section, and is bent in a second cooling channel length section.

TURBOMACHINE FAN FLOW-STRAIGHTENER VANE, TURBOMACHINE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A VANE, AND TURBOMACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SAID VANE OR WITH SAID ASSEMBLY

A flow-straightener vane of a bypass turbomachine includes a plurality of vane sections stacked radially with respect to a longitudinal axis (X) along a stacking line (L) between a root end and a tip end. Each vane section has a pressure-face surface and a suction-face surface extending axially between an upstream leading edge and a downstream trailing edge. Between the leading and trailing edges of each vane section there is formed a profile chord (CA) the length of which is substantially constant between the tip end and the root end, and the stacking line (L) exhibits a curvature in a plane passing more or less through the axis (X) and through the stacking line (L), situated in the vicinity of the tip end and oriented from downstream towards upstream.

GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH A DOUBLE WALL CORE CASING

A gas turbine engine includes an engine core including: a compressor system including first, lower pressure, compressor, and a second, higher pressure, compressor; and an outer core casing surrounding the compressor system and including a first flange connection arranged to allow separation of the outer core casing at an axial position of the first flange connection, wherein the first flange connection is the first flange connection that is downstream of an axial position defined by the axial midpoint between the mid-span axial location on the trailing edge of the most downstream aerofoil of the first compressor and the mid-span axial location on the leading edge of the most upstream aerofoil of the second compressor; a nacelle surrounding the engine core and defining a bypass duct between the engine core and the nacelle; wherein an axial midpoint of the radially outer edge is defined as the fan OGV tip centrepoint.

Radially diffused tip flag

An airfoil includes an airfoil body having a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a tip surface, and a rib. The first wall radially extends between a root region and a tip region and axially extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The second wall radially extends from the tip region towards the root region and axially extends between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The third wall radially extends between the root region and the tip region and axially extends between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The tip surface circumferentially extends between the second wall and the third wall. The rib is radially spaced apart from the tip surface and circumferentially extends between the first wall and the third wall.

Gas turbine engine component with a cooling circuit having a flared base

A component for a gas turbine engine includes a body portion that extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the component. The trailing edge includes a flared region and a non-flared region. At least one discharge slot is disposed at least partially within the flared region of the component.

Inter-component seals for ceramic matrix composite turbine vane assemblies
10808553 · 2020-10-20 · ·

Turbine vane assemblies incorporating both metallic and ceramic matrix composite materials are provided in the present disclosure. The turbine vane assemblies further include interface components that allow for differing rates of thermal expansion in the ceramic matrix composite components and the metallic components.

Cooling structure for a turbomachinery component

A gas turbine engine that includes a turbomachinery core operable to produce a core gas flow and that includes a combustor. A first duct is positioned downstream of and in flow communication with the combustor. A component is positioned within the first duct and extends between radially outward and radially inward walls of the first duct. The component that includes a first cooling passageway formed therein. The first cooling passageway extends between an inlet communicating with the first duct and positioned facing towards the turbomachinery core, and an outlet communicating with a pressure sink.

Mounting of vanes at the periphery of a turbine engine disc

The invention relates to a method of mounting of vanes (10) at the periphery of a turbine engine disc (12), where in the disc (12) comprises sockets extending in alternation with teeth, wherein the vanes (10) comprise respectively: roots designed to be inserted into the sockets, heels (26) and blades (24) connecting the roots to the heels. According to the invention, the method comprises the steps consisting of: (a) positioning the vanes (10) such that the root of each vane is axially opposite one of the sockets in the disc, (b) providing a mounting tool (50) featuring an endpiece (40) of a shape partly complementary to the heel (26) of one of the vanes, (c) causing the endpiece (40) of the mounting tool (50) to cooperate with the heel (26) of the vane, (d) pivoting the heel (26) of the vane by a rotational movement (54) of the mounting tool (50) and (e) axially inserting the vane root into the socket of the disc.