F02C3/064

ADJUSTABLE GUIDE VANE WITH CONVEXLY SHAPED, RADIALLY INNER STORAGE SECTION FOR A GAS TURBINE, IN PARTICULAR AN AIRCRAFT GAS TURBINE

An adjustable guide vane for a compressor, in particular a high-pressure compressor, of a gas turbine, in particular an aircraft gas turbine is described, said vane comprising a radially outer storage section, a radially inner storage section, and a vane section, which extends in the radial direction between the outer storage section and the inner storage section, wherein the outer and the inner storage sections are designed in such a way that the adjustable guide vane can be taken up rotatably about a vane axis in the compressor, and wherein the radially inner storage section is designed like a journal (cone-shaped) and has a casing surface that revolves relative to the vane axis, said surface being of convex shape. In this way, it is provided that the radius of curvature of the convex casing surface is at least double the maximum diameter of the storage section.

Large-scale bypass fan configuration for turbine engine core and bypass flows

A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an engine core including a turbine, a compressor, a core shaft, and a core exhaust nozzle, the core exhaust nozzle having a core exhaust nozzle pressure ratio calculated using total pressure at the core nozzle exit; a fan including a plurality of fan blades; and a nacelle surrounding the fan and the engine core and defining a bypass duct, the bypass duct including a bypass exhaust nozzle, the bypass exhaust nozzle having a bypass exhaust nozzle pressure ratio calculated using total pressure at the bypass nozzle exit; wherein a bypass to core ratio of: bypass exhaust nozzle pressure ratio core exhaust nozzle pressure ratio
is configured to be in the range from 1.1 to 2.0 under aircraft cruise conditions.

OPERABILITY GEARED TURBOFAN ENGINE INCLUDING COMPRESSOR SECTION VARIABLE GUIDE VANES
20220145807 · 2022-05-12 ·

A gas turbine engine includes a propulsor having a plurality of blades, a compressor section including a first compressor and a second compressor aft of the first compressor. The first compressor includes at least one array of first variable guide vanes that control operation of the first compressor. The second compressor includes at least one array of second variable guide vanes that control operation of the second compressor. A turbine section includes a first turbine and a second turbine. A geared architecture is driven by the second turbine for rotating the propulsor.

Operability geared turbofan engine including compressor section variable guide vanes

A gas turbine engine includes a propulsor having a plurality of blades, a compressor section including a first compressor and a second compressor aft of the first compressor. The first compressor includes at least one array of first variable guide vanes that control operation of the first compressor. The second compressor includes at least one array of second variable guide vanes that control operation of the second compressor. A turbine section includes a first turbine and a second turbine. A geared architecture is driven by the second turbine for rotating the propulsor.

TURBINE ENGINE CORE AND BYPASS FLOWS

A gas turbine engine (10) for an aircraft comprises an engine core (11) comprising a turbine (19), a compressor (14), a core shaft (26), and a core exhaust nozzle (20), the core exhaust nozzle (20) having a core exhaust nozzle pressure ratio calculated using total pressure at the core nozzle exit (56); a fan (23) comprising a plurality of fan blades; and a nacelle (21) surrounding the fan (23) and the engine core (11) and defining a bypass duct (22), the bypass duct (22) comprising a bypass exhaust nozzle (18), the bypass exhaust nozzle (18) having a bypass exhaust nozzle pressure ratio calculated using total pressure at the bypass nozzle exit;

wherein a bypass to core ratio of:

[00001] bypass exhaust nozzle pressure ratio core exhaust nozzle pressure ratio

is configured to be in the range from 1.1 to 1.4 under aircraft cruise conditions.

Multi-engine architecture with linkages to multiple spools

An aircraft gas turbine engine system comprises first and second gas turbine engines. The first gas turbine engine has first and second spools. A first power linkage connects the second gas turbine engine to the first spool of the gas turbine engine, and a second power linkage connects the second gas turbine engine to the second spool of the first gas turbine engine.

Operability geared turbofan engine including compressor section variable guide vanes

A gas turbine engine has a fan which includes a plurality of fan blades that are rotatable about an axis, and a compressor section, where the combustor section includes a first compressor and a second compressor aft of the first compressor. At least one first variable guide vane controls operation of the first compressor and at least one second variable guide vane controls operation of the second compressor. A combustor is in fluid communication with the compressor section and a turbine section is in fluid communication with the combustor. A geared architecture is driven by the turbine section for rotating the fan about the axis.

Turbomachine with alternatingly spaced rotor blades

A method includes installing a first stage assembly including a first ring member and a first stage of rotor blades, the first ring member defining a first end and the first stage of rotor blades defining a second end; installing a second stage assembly including a second ring member and a second stage of rotor blades, the second ring member defining a first end and the second stage of rotor blades defining a second end, wherein installing the second stage assembly includes fitting the first end of the second ring member to the second end of the first stage of rotor blades to form a first attachment interface; and pressing the second stage assembly against the first stage assembly to fix the first attachment interface.

Gas turbine blower/pump
11008938 · 2021-05-18 · ·

A low emission, high efficiency Gas Turbine engine operating on a combination of Natural Gas and Bio Gas as fuel, driving either a high efficiency turbo-blower or a high efficiency Turbo Pump system combined with heat recovery systems and in other embodiments is provided a generator of electricity or providing evaporate cooling from using the remaining waste heat in the exhaust gas.

Actuation Assembly for Concentric Variable Stator Vanes
20210062728 · 2021-03-04 ·

An actuation assembly for concentric variable stator vanes of a rotary component of a gas turbine engine. The actuation assembly includes an inner casing and an intermediate casing defining a first concentric flowpath extending between the inner casing and the intermediate casing. The actuation assembly includes an outer casing defining a second concentric flowpath extending between the intermediate casing and the outer casing. The actuation assembly includes a first variable stator vane extending radially inward from the intermediate casing into the first concentric flowpath. The actuation assembly includes a second variable stator vane extending radially within the second concentric flowpath between a distal end at the outer casing and proximate end at the inner casing and defining a cavity extending therebetween. A first trunnion extends radially inward from the outer casing through the cavity of the second variable stator vane and is drivingly coupled to the first variable stator vane.