Patent classifications
F05D2270/3062
LUBRICATION DEVICE FOR A TURBINE ENGINE
The invention relates to a lubrication device for a turbine engine, comprising an oil intake pipe (23) provided with a pump (24) for supplying oil and control means (25) located downstream from the supply pump (24), a supply pipe (26) intended for supplying oil to a member to be lubricated and a recirculation pipe (27), the control means (25) making it possible to direct all or part of the flow of oil from the intake pipe (23) towards the supply pipe (26) and/or towards the recirculation pipe (27), the pump (24) being driven by at least one rotary member of an accessory gearbox of the turbine engine.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT COOLING
A system for cooling an equipment compartment of a gas turbine engine includes a cooling manifold for directing cooling air from outside of the equipment compartment to within the equipment compartment, a temperature sensor disposed within the equipment compartment, an electronically controlled cooling valve configured to control the volume of air flowing through said cooling manifold, and a control unit configured to receive electronic data information from the temperature sensor and transmit electronic data information to the electronically controlled cooling valve based on electronic information received from said temperature sensor.
GAS TURBINE ENGINE TURBINE COOLING SYSTEM
A gas turbine engine includes a turbine and a turbine cooling arrangement. The turbine includes a turbine rotor surrounded by a static rotor track liner, and a nozzle guide vane downstream of the rotor in a core main gas flow path. The cooling arrangement includes a first air duct that provides cooling airflow to a rotor track liner cooling plenum and a second air duct that provides a cooling airflow to the nozzle guide vane. A common manifold is upstream in the cooling airflow of the ducts and provides cooling air to the ducts. A two-way valve modulates air provided to the ducts from the manifold. The valve is operates in a first or second mode. In the first mode, air flow to the first duct is relatively high and airflow to the second duct is relatively low compared to where the valve is operated in the second mode.
Two-Shaft Gas Turbine Having Steam Injection Mechanism
A two-shaft gas turbine having a steam injection mechanism, comprising: a compressor having an inlet guide vane, a combustor, turbines, a heat recovery steam generator, a steam valve to control a flow rate of steam to be supplied to the combustor, a fuel valve to control a flow rate of fuel to be supplied to the combustor, characterized in that, the two-shaft gas turbine further comprising: a rotational frequency meter, a flow rate meter to measure the flow rate of the steam to be supplied to the combustor from the heat recovery steam generator, an inlet guide vane position gauge provided to the compressor, a steam valve position gauge, and a control system calculates and outputs command signals to operate openings of the fuel valve, the steam valve, and the inlet guide vane based on measurement signals obtained by the rotational frequency meter, the inlet guide vane position gauge, or the steam valve position gauge, and an output increase command value to the gas turbine.
Pre-sintered preform sealing device with hollow member therein for metering flow through passage of turbomachine component
A flow metering apparatus for a passage in a turbomachine component, the turbomachine component, and a method of using the apparatus, are provided. The apparatus may include a pre-sintered preform (PSP) sealing device with a sealing body. The sealing body has an opening defined therethrough having a first cross-sectional area. A hollow member is fixed within the opening defined through the sealing body. The hollow member has a second cross-sectional area smaller than the first cross-sectional area of the opening, and is made of a material having a melt temperature higher than a melt temperature of the PSP material. The method includes positioning the sealing device and brazing the sealing device in place. The hollow member maintains fluid communication through the sealing device after the brazing, and allows customized metering of the coolant flow therethrough.
Ventilation system and method for monitoring air flow in a ventilation system for a turbomachine assembly
Ventilation systems for enclosing turbomachine assembly components and methods for monitoring air flow in ventilation systems are provided. A ventilation system includes an enclosure defining an interior, an air inlet circuit in fluid communication with the interior for flowing air into the interior, and an air outlet circuit in fluid communication with the interior for flowing air from the interior. The ventilation system further includes a fan disposed within one of the air outlet circuit or the air inlet circuit, and a motor in operable communication with the fan for driving the fan. The ventilation system further includes an electrical measurement device, the electrical measurement device in communication with the motor and operable to measure an electrical characteristic of the motor.
Axial compressor and operation method of the same
An axial compressor comprising liquid drop feed means for feeding liquid drops to an operating fluid of the compressor, a casing for forming a flow path through which the operating fluid flows down and a plurality of stages, each of which is composed of one continuous rotor blade row and one continuous stator vane row, the axial compressor being structured so that the liquid drops evaporate inside the compressor, characterized in that: the casing is provided with a cavity therein, and the cavity is formed by an outer casing and an inner casing which is enclosing a periphery of the rotor blade rows at the plurality of stages and forming internally a flow path of the operating fluid, and a flow path is provided for feeding the operating fluid to the cavity on a downstream side of a region forming the cavity of the inner casing.
TURBINE ROTOR BLADE
A turbine rotor blade according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a blade root in which a first internal passage extending in a blade height direction is formed and a first opening on one-end side of the first internal passage is formed at the bottom, and an adjustment member attached to the bottom and having formed therein a first through hole overlapping the first opening when viewed from the blade height direction. The first through hole intersects with the first opening when viewed from the blade height direction, and has a first overlapping area that overlaps the first opening and a first non-overlapping area that does not overlap the first opening.
Direct metering using a variable displacement vane pump
A direct metering architecture is provided having a metering pump and a servo pump wherein the metering and servo pumps are driven by an engine shaft by way of a gearbox transmission. The system reduces wasted horsepower previously occurring with oversized fixed displacement pumps, reduces instances of engine flameout and reduces the amount of heat added to fuel which ultimately improves engine oil cooling.
Systems and methods for measuring a flow profile in a turbine engine flow path
A method and system for measuring a flow profile in a portion of a flow path in a turbine engine is provided. The system includes a mass flow sensor assembly having a plurality of hot wire mass flow sensors, the mass flow sensor assembly disposed in the portion of the flow path at a location where the flow profile is to be measured. The system also includes a controller that converts signals from the temperature sensor, the pressure sensor and the plurality of hot wire mass flow sensors to flow profile measurements.