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MULTI-DISK BLADED ROTOR ASSEMBLY FOR ROTATIONAL EQUIPMENT
20210222558 · 2021-07-22 ·

A rotor assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This rotor assembly includes a first rotor disk, a second rotor disk and a plurality of rotor blades. The first rotor disk is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The second rotor disk is configured to rotate about the rotational axis. The rotor blades are arranged circumferentially around the rotational axis. Each of the rotor blades is mounted to the first rotor disk and to the second rotor disk. The rotor blades include a first rotor blade. The first rotor blade includes an attachment projecting axially along the rotational axis into a first pocket in the first rotor disk and a second pocket in the second rotor disk. The attachment has a dovetail cross-sectional geometry when viewed in a plane perpendicular to the rotational axis. A portion of the first rotor disk extends circumferentially across and covers the attachment.

ROTOR ASSEMBLY WITH INTERNAL VANES
20210222572 · 2021-07-22 ·

A rotor assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This rotor assembly includes a first rotor disk, a second rotor disk, a plurality of rotor blades and a plurality of vanes. The first rotor disk is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The first rotor disk is configured from or otherwise includes disk material. The second rotor disk is configured to rotate about the rotational axis. The rotor blades are arranged circumferentially around the rotational axis. Each of the rotor blades is axially between and mounted to the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk. The vanes are arranged circumferentially around the rotational axis and axially between the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk. The vanes include a first vane, which first vane is configured from or otherwise includes vane material that is different than the disk material.

ROTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MULTIPLE ROTOR DISKS
20210222557 · 2021-07-22 ·

A rotor assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This rotor assembly includes a first rotor disk, a second rotor disk, a plurality of rotor blades and a plurality of disk mounts. The first rotor disk is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The second rotor disk is configured to rotate about the rotational axis. The rotor blades are arranged circumferentially around the rotational axis. Each of the rotor blades is mounted to the first rotor disk and to the second rotor disk. The rotor blades include a first rotor blade. Each of the disk mounts connects the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk together. The disk mounts include a first disk mount that further supports the first rotor blade.

ROTOR ASSEMBLY WITH INTERNAL VANES
20210222562 · 2021-07-22 ·

A rotor assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This rotor assembly includes a first rotor disk, a second rotor disk, a plurality of rotor blades and a plurality of vanes. The first rotor disk is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The second rotor disk is configured to rotate about the rotational axis. The rotor blades are arranged circumferentially around the rotational axis. Each of the rotor blades is axially between and mounted to the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk. The vanes are arranged circumferentially around the rotational axis. The vanes include a first vane that is integral with the first rotor disk and projects axially to the second rotor disk.

ROTOR BLADE PAIR FOR ROTATIONAL EQUIPMENT
20210222574 · 2021-07-22 ·

A rotor blade is provided for a gas turbine engine. This rotor blade includes a rotor blade pair including a mount, a first airfoil and a second airfoil. The mount includes a forked body with a first leg and a second leg. The first airfoil is connected to the first leg. The second airfoil is connected to the second leg and arranged circumferentially next to the first airfoil.

MULTI-DISK BLADED ROTOR ASSEMBLY FOR ROTATIONAL EQUIPMENT
20210222559 · 2021-07-22 ·

A rotor assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This rotor assembly includes a first rotor disk, a second rotor disk, a plurality of rotor blades and a plurality of disk mounts. The first rotor disk is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The second rotor disk is configured to rotate about the rotational axis. The rotor blades are arranged circumferentially around the rotational axis. Each of the rotor blades is axially between and mounted to the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk. The disk mounts connect the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk together. The disk mounts include a first disk mount. The first disk mount is integral with the first rotor disk. The first disk mount projects axially through the second rotor disk.

ROTOR BLADE AND METHOD FOR FORMING A ROTOR BLADE
20210222567 · 2021-07-22 ·

An apparatus is provided for a rotor assembly with a rotational axis. This apparatus includes a rotor blade including an airfoil, a neck and an attachment. The neck radially connects the airfoil and the attachment. The attachment extends axially between an attachment first axial side and an attachment second axial side. A first end portion of the attachment projects axially out from the neck to the attachment first axial side. A second end portion of the attachment projects axially out from the neck to the attachment second axial side.

TURBINE ROTOR

A turbine rotor of an embodiment includes a rotor body portion having turbine discs in plural stages in an axial direction protruding radially outside from an outer peripheral surface of the rotor body portion over a circumferential direction. The turbine rotor includes a plurality of axial passages, through which a cooling medium flows, formed at the rotor body portion radially outside than a center axis of the turbine rotor and radially inside than an outer peripheral surface of the rotor body portion in the axial direction; an introduction passage introducing the cooling medium into each of the axial passages; and discharge passages that penetrate from each of the axial passages to the outer peripheral surface of the rotor body portion to discharge the cooling medium.

Monolithic body including an internal passage with a generally teardrop shaped cross-sectional geometry

A component is provided for a gas turbine engine. This component includes a monolithic body configured with an internal passage. The internal passage extends along a centerline within the monolithic body. The internal passage has a cross-sectional geometry perpendicular to the centerline. The cross-sectional geometry of at least a first portion of the internal passage has a teardrop shape.

PRE-SWIRL NOZZLE CARRIER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
20210164351 · 2021-06-03 ·

A pre-swirl nozzle carrier for a gas turbine engine, includes: a wall having front and rear sides, and a multiplicity of pre-swirl nozzles formed in the wall and which each have a flow passage, wherein the flow passage has an inlet opening at the front side and an outlet opening at the rear side. The flow passages are provided and designed to discharge air, which has flowed in via the inlet opening, with swirl from the outlet opening. It is provided that the inlet opening is surrounded by a periphery which, at least in certain sections, has a region with a convex curvature adjacent to the flow passage and has a region with a concave curvature adjacent to said region with a convex curvature. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing a pre-swirl nozzle in a pre-swirl nozzle carrier.