Patent classifications
F01D11/24
HEAT ENGINE WITH HEAT EXCHANGER
A heat engine comprising a compressor providing a flow of compressed air from a core flowpath of the heat engine; a cooled cooling air (CCA) heat exchanger system to which the flow of compressed air is provided from the compressor; a coolant supply system providing a flow of coolant to the CCA heat exchanger in thermal communication with the flow of compressed air at the CCA heat exchanger, in which the coolant supply system and CCA heat exchanger together define a CCA circuit through which the compressed air flows in thermal communication with the coolant; and a hot section disposed downstream of the compressor section along the core flowpath through which combustion gases flow, in which the hot section defines a secondary flowpath through which the flow of compressed air from the CCA heat exchanger is provided.
TURBINE HOUSING COOLING DEVICE
A turbomachine turbine casing that extend around an axis and includes an annular wall and a cooling device. The annular wall is provided with a casing hook which extends in radial protrusion from an inside of the annular wall. The casing hook allows a mounting, on the turbomachine turbine casing, of ring segments disposed circumferentially end to end around the axis. The cooling device includes a collector duct intended to convey cooling air, the collector duct extending circumferentially around the annular wall. The collector duct has a cooling air inlet and a cooling air outlet. The collector duct and the annular wall have a common portion, which delimits the collector duct and from which the corresponding casing hook extends.
TURBINE SHROUD ASSEMBLY
Turbine shroud assembly comprising sections (10) made from CMC and forming a shroud (1) and a support structure (3), each section having a base (12) with a radially internal face (12a) and a radially external face (12b), from which there extend in a projecting manner an upstream attachment lug (14) and a downstream attachment lug (16), the support structure comprising a collar (31), from which there radially extend in a projecting manner towards the shroud an upstream radial flange (32) and a downstream radial flange (36), by which the lugs of each section of the shroud are retained, the shroud (1) being retained by axial pins (119, 120) which cooperate, on the one hand, with the upstream radial flange, via first and second annular end plates (33, 34), and directly with the downstream radial flange and, on the other hand, with the upstream and downstream attachment lugs, respectively.
TURBINE SHROUD ASSEMBLY
Turbine shroud assembly comprising sections (10) made from CMC and forming a shroud (1) and a support structure (3), each section having a base (12) with a radially internal face (12a) and a radially external face (12b), from which there extend in a projecting manner an upstream attachment lug (14) and a downstream attachment lug (16), the support structure comprising a collar (31), from which there radially extend in a projecting manner towards the shroud an upstream radial flange (32) and a downstream radial flange (36), by which the lugs of each section of the shroud are retained, the shroud (1) being retained by axial pins (119, 120) which cooperate, on the one hand, with the upstream radial flange, via first and second annular end plates (33, 34), and directly with the downstream radial flange and, on the other hand, with the upstream and downstream attachment lugs, respectively.
Turbine stator vanes having inserts and splitter plates
A stator of a turbine section, has: vanes distributed around a central axis, a vane of the vanes extending along a spanwise axis and defining an internal passage; an insert received within the internal passage, the insert defining a cavity for receiving cooling air and defining impingement cooling apertures facing an inner face of the vane; a splitter plate secured within the cavity and being transverse to the spanwise axis, the splitter plate having a base secured to the insert and a tip protruding from the base; and a flow passage defined between the tip and the insert, the flow passage fluidly connecting a first section of the cavity to a second section of the cavity, the tip of the splitter plate secured to the insert at at least one location along a perimeter of the tip.
Turbine stator vanes having inserts and splitter plates
A stator of a turbine section, has: vanes distributed around a central axis, a vane of the vanes extending along a spanwise axis and defining an internal passage; an insert received within the internal passage, the insert defining a cavity for receiving cooling air and defining impingement cooling apertures facing an inner face of the vane; a splitter plate secured within the cavity and being transverse to the spanwise axis, the splitter plate having a base secured to the insert and a tip protruding from the base; and a flow passage defined between the tip and the insert, the flow passage fluidly connecting a first section of the cavity to a second section of the cavity, the tip of the splitter plate secured to the insert at at least one location along a perimeter of the tip.
IMPROVED AIRCRAFT TURBINE SHROUD COOLING DEVICE
A device for cooling a turbine shroud comprising at least one annular flange configured to be attached to an annular radial collar of a shroud support structure being arranged upstream, with respect to a circulation direction of an air flow, of the turbine shroud, and comprising at least one cooling air circulation channel, a diffuser configured to be attached to said annular radial collar downstream of the annular flange and comprising at least one intake channel in fluid communication with the circulation channel of the annular flange, and comprising an injection cavity comprising a plurality of injection holes and being configured to inject on a radially external face of the shroud, via the injection holes, the cooling air originating in the intake channel, and a particle filter arranged on an inlet section of the circulation channel of the annular flange, the particle filter comprising a plurality of openings.
Method and control unit for controlling the play of a high-pressure turbine
A method for controlling the clearance between the blade tips of a high-pressure turbine of a gas turbine aircraft engine and a turbine shroud, including the controlling of a valve delivering a stream of air to the turbine shroud, this method further including the following steps: the detection of a transient acceleration phase of the engine; the receiving of an item of data representative of the gas temperature at the outlet of the combustion chamber of the engine; a valve opening command, to deliver the air stream to the turbine shroud or to increase the flow rate of the delivered air stream, if the transient acceleration phase is detected and if the gas temperature at the outlet of the combustion chamber is greater than a first temperature threshold corresponding to a degraded clearance characteristic of an aged engine, this threshold being less than an operating limit temperature of the engine.
Method and control unit for controlling the play of a high-pressure turbine
A method for controlling the clearance between the blade tips of a high-pressure turbine of a gas turbine aircraft engine and a turbine shroud, including the controlling of a valve delivering a stream of air to the turbine shroud, this method further including the following steps: the detection of a transient acceleration phase of the engine; the receiving of an item of data representative of the gas temperature at the outlet of the combustion chamber of the engine; a valve opening command, to deliver the air stream to the turbine shroud or to increase the flow rate of the delivered air stream, if the transient acceleration phase is detected and if the gas temperature at the outlet of the combustion chamber is greater than a first temperature threshold corresponding to a degraded clearance characteristic of an aged engine, this threshold being less than an operating limit temperature of the engine.
TURBINE ASSEMBLY, AND GAS TURBINE ENGINE PROVIDED WITH SUCH AN ASSEMBLY
A turbine assembly (1) comprising: —a plurality of turbine ring sectors (20) made of ceramic-matrix composite material, —a ring support structure (3), comprising an annular shroud (6), and in addition −a plurality of angular spacer sectors (70) together forming an annular spacer (7), said annular spacer (7) being, on the one hand, fixed to the turbine ring (2) and, on the other hand, fixed to said annular shroud (6), characterized in that said turbine assembly (1) comprises at least one air diffuser (8), which is configured to diffuse cooling air onto the radially outer face (212) of at least one of said turbine ring sectors (20), and in that said at least one air diffuser (8) is mounted by being nested on one of said angular spacer sectors (70), in a nested position.