F05D2250/121

Variable area nozzle and associated propulsion system and method

A nozzle including a frame having a plurality of deflecting elements arranged in an array, the array extending about a longitudinal axis, and a skin positioned over the frame.

Step seal for refrigerant compressors

In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a refrigerant compressor, including: a stator; a rotor configured to rotate with respect to the stator; and at least one step seal between the rotor and the stator, wherein the step seal includes a first tooth and a second tooth extending from the rotor toward the stator, wherein a downstream surface of the first tooth and an upstream surface of the second tooth are arranged at an angle relative to one another, wherein the angle is less than 90.

DUAL WALLED COMPONENT FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
20180058226 · 2018-03-01 · ·

An air cooled component for a gas turbine engine including a first wall and a second wall having opposing inner surfaces to define a gap therebetween, and a lattice of intersecting elongate ribs extending longitudinally along the first and second walls and transversely between the inner surfaces of the first and second walls to provide a plurality of cells. One or more portions of the ribs include an aperture to provide a flow path between adjacent cells so that the cells are in fluid communication.

JOINTS BETWEEN ACOUSTIC PANELS

An acoustic structure includes at least a pair of adjacent panels. The panels have edges, and the panels define a plurality of cells. A first of the at least a pair of acoustic panels is connected to a second of the pair of acoustic panels at adjacent ones of the edges. There is a pair of spaced faces in each acoustic panel between which the plurality of cells extend. There are openings in each of the edges of each of the adjacent acoustic panels, and between a first of the faces and a second of the faces. A securing member extends through the openings in each of the first and the second of the adjacent acoustic panels. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed.

AIRFOIL PLATFORM COOLING CORE CIRCUITS WITH ONE-WALL HEAT TRANSFER PEDESTALS FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT AND SYSTEMS FOR COOLING AN AIRFOIL PLATFORM
20170145834 · 2017-05-25 · ·

A gas turbine engine component is provided. The gas turbine engine component comprises a platform, a platform cooling core circuit inside of the platform, an airfoil extending from the platform, and a plurality of one-wall pedestals inside the platform cooling core circuit. The plurality of one-wall pedestals partially extend from only a first endwall of the platform cooling core circuit toward a second endwall of the platform cooling core circuit. The gas turbine engine and a system for cooling an airfoil platform of a gas turbine engine component are also provided.

Brush seal
09598970 · 2017-03-21 · ·

A brush seal includes a bristle part formed by multiple bristles attached to a stationary part between the stationary part and a rotational part that undergo relative motion by maintaining a space in between; and a back plate attached adjacent to the bristle part on its low-pressure side to restrict the movement of the bristle part. The brush seal for sealing a fluid between the stationary part and rotational part is characterized in that the bristle part is formed by the multiple bristles such that the multiple bristles arranged in a direction of fluid are mutually fixed between a base end and a free end to form planar bristles arranged continuously in layers in a circumferential direction to form the bristle part.

SEALING ELEMENT FOR A TURBO-MACHINE, TURBO-MACHINE COMPRISING A SEALING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEALING ELEMENT
20170058689 · 2017-03-02 ·

A sealing element for a turbomachine, in particular an aircraft engine, with a housing for the at least one rotating structural component is provided. The sealing element comprises a honeycomb structure for arrangement inside the housing, wherein the honeycomb structure extends in a first direction, wherein support structures are connected to the honeycomb structure in one piece and/or in a pattern-like manner and extend at least partially into the honeycomb structure, and the support structures extend at least partially or completely in a second direction that is different from the first direction. The support structures have planar portions, which are formed by at least one partially or completely closed cell together with the honeycomb structure.

AIRCRAFT

An aircraft comprises a machine body which encloses a turbofan gas turbine engine. The turbofan gas turbine engine includes a heat exchanger module, fan assembly, compressor module, turbine module, and exhaust module. The heat exchanger module communicates with the fan assembly by an inlet duct. The heat exchanger module includes first heat transfer elements that transfer heat energy from a first fluid within the transfer elements to an airflow passing over a surface of the transfer elements before entry of the airflow into a fan assembly inlet. The first fluid contained within transfer elements has a temperature, and the airflow passing over the transfer element surface has a temperature. The turbofan gas turbine engine further includes at least one second heat transfer element, with the or each second heat transfer element transfers heat energy from the first fluid to a second fluid.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF CIRCULAR TO NON-CIRCULAR ROTARY MOTION

Systems and methods for converting ordinary circular rotary motion into any non-circular motion that can be defined as a non-overlapping proper function in polar coordinates are provided. Embodiments disclosed teach how to make and use devices that can use the rotary output from motors, turbines and other sources of circular rotary motion to create motion that follows square, rectangular, triangular, or other useful paths. Such devices can be usefully employed as a replacement for conventional devices in applications where the desired path or area of coverage is not circular, including air-moving (fans), air-energy capture (turbines), surface finishing (sanding, polishing, cleaning), among many others.

Labyrinth seal comprising an abradable element with variable cell density
12359582 · 2025-07-15 · ·

The present invention relates to a labyrinth seal for a turbine engine, in particular of an aircraft, comprising a rotor element and a stator element extending around the rotor element, the rotor element being suitable for rotating relative to the stator element about an axis of rotation having an axial direction (DA), the rotor element comprising an annular lip having an outer radial end extending towards an abradable element (57) carried by the stator element, the outer radial end of the annular lip having a corrugation in the axial direction (DA) and a non-zero axial expanse (E.sub.5) associated with the corrugation, the abradable element (57) comprising a plurality of cells (50a, 50b) arranged adjacent to one another along the axial direction (DA) and an ortho-radial direction (O), the cells (50a, 50b) comprising walls which extend in an essentially radial direction, the cells being distributed with a first cell density in a first densified annular zone (Z.sub.51) of the abradable element, said densified annular zone (Z.sub.51) being located opposite the radial end of the lip, said densified annular zone having an axial expanse less than or equal to the axial expanse of the outer radial end of the lip, the cells being distributed according to a reference density of cells outside said first zone, the first density being greater than the reference density.