Patent classifications
F01D11/22
BLADE TRACK ASSEMBLY WITH TURBINE TIP CLEARANCE CONTROL
A turbine shroud or blade track assembly adapted to extend around a turbine wheel assembly is disclosed. The turbine shroud includes a carrier and a blade track coupled to the carrier. The blade track is movable between a radially-inward position having a first inner diameter and a radially-outward position having a second inner diameter larger than the first inner diameter.
BLADE TRACK ASSEMBLY WITH TURBINE TIP CLEARANCE CONTROL
A turbine shroud or blade track assembly adapted to extend around a turbine wheel assembly is disclosed. The turbine shroud includes a carrier and a blade track coupled to the carrier. The blade track is movable between a radially-inward position having a first inner diameter and a radially-outward position having a second inner diameter larger than the first inner diameter.
COMPRESSOR WITH CASING TREATMENT
A casing treatment for a compressor includes one or more cavities in a casing disposed radially outwardly of tips of the compressor rotor blades. A liner is moveable relative to the casing between a first position and a second position. The liner is shaped to add a volume to the tip clearance gap when moving from the second position toward the first position. The liner is displaceable between the first and second positions in coordination with at least the rotation of inlet guide vanes (IGVs) between IGV positions.
HYBRID ELECTRIC ENGINE WITH ELECTRIC TIP CLEARANCE MECHANISM
A hybrid electric propulsion system including: a gas turbine engine comprising a low speed spool and a high speed spool, the low speed spool comprising a low pressure compressor and a low pressure turbine, and the high speed spool comprising a high pressure compressor and a high pressure turbine; an electric motor configured to augment rotational power of the high speed spool or the low speed spool; at least one blade outer air seal positioned between an outer case of the high pressure turbine and a plurality of blades of the high pressure turbine; a clearance control system operably coupled to the at least one blade outer air seal, the clearance control system configured to vary a position of the at least one blade outer air seal with respect to the plurality of blades of the high pressure turbine; and a controller operably coupled to the electric motor and the clearance control system, wherein the controller is configured to operate the clearance control system based upon an operational state of the electric motor.
Turbine guide apparatus
A turbine guide apparatus, having multiple guide blades. Each guide blade has a first shroud and a second shroud formed on radial ends of a blade leaf having a first carrier for the guide blades. Each guide blade is fastened to the first carrier via a first shroud projection having a second carrier for the guide blades and is fastened on the second carrier via a second shroud projection. The first shroud projection is inserted into a groove of the first carrier in the radial direction and fastened in this groove via a bolt extending in the axial direction through the projection of the first shroud with radial mobility in this groove. The second shroud projection of the guide blade is fastened in the circumferential and radial direction via a pin extending in the axial direction into the projection of the second shroud and the second carrier.
Turbine guide apparatus
A turbine guide apparatus, having multiple guide blades. Each guide blade has a first shroud and a second shroud formed on radial ends of a blade leaf having a first carrier for the guide blades. Each guide blade is fastened to the first carrier via a first shroud projection having a second carrier for the guide blades and is fastened on the second carrier via a second shroud projection. The first shroud projection is inserted into a groove of the first carrier in the radial direction and fastened in this groove via a bolt extending in the axial direction through the projection of the first shroud with radial mobility in this groove. The second shroud projection of the guide blade is fastened in the circumferential and radial direction via a pin extending in the axial direction into the projection of the second shroud and the second carrier.
TURBINE ENGINE WITH A ROTOR SEAL ASSEMBLY
A turbine engine comprising an engine core having at least a compressor section, a combustor section, and a turbine section in axial flow arrangement defining an axial direction and an engine centerline. The turbine engine further having a rotor and a stator, a carriage assembly carried by the stator, and a seal assembly biased toward the rotor.
TURBINE ENGINE WITH A ROTOR SEAL ASSEMBLY
A turbine engine comprising an engine core having at least a compressor section, a combustor section, and a turbine section in axial flow arrangement defining an axial direction and an engine centerline. The turbine engine further having a rotor and a stator, a carriage assembly carried by the stator, and a seal assembly biased toward the rotor.
CONTROL LOGIC FOR THRUST LINK WHIFFLE-TREE HINGE POSITIONING FOR IMPROVED CLEARANCES
Systems and methods for optimizing clearances within an engine include an adjustable coupling configured to couple a thrust link to the aircraft engine, an actuator coupled to the adjustable coupling, where motion produced by the actuator adjusts a hinge point of the adjustable coupling, sensors configured to capture real time flight data, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit receives flight data from the sensors, implements a machine learning model trained to predict clearance values within the engine based on the received flight data, predicts, with the machine learning model, the clearance values within the engine based on the received flight data, determines an actuator position based on the clearance values, and causes the actuator to adjust to the determined actuator position.
Compressor with casing treatment
A casing treatment for a compressor includes one or more cavities in a casing disposed radially outwardly of tips of the compressor rotor blades. A liner is moveable relative to the casing between a first position and a second position. The liner is shaped to add a volume to the tip clearance gap when moving from the second position toward the first position. The liner is displaceable between the first and second positions in coordination with at least the rotation of inlet guide vanes (IGVs) between IGV positions.