Patent classifications
F05D2250/314
TURBOFAN WITH OFFSET GAS GENERATOR AND AUXILIARY POWER CORE
A gas turbine engine includes a fan positioned at an engine central longitudinal axis, and a fan drive turbine located at the engine central longitudinal axis and configured to drive rotation of the fan. A gas generator is non-coaxial with the fan drive turbine and operably connected to the fan drive turbine such that exhaust from the gas generator drives rotation of the fan drive turbine. An auxiliary power core is located at the engine central longitudinal axis, and one or more bleed passages connect the gas generator and the auxiliary power core. The one or more bleed passages are configured to selectably combine a bleed airflow from the gas generator and an auxiliary core airflow at the auxiliary power core to direct the combined airflow to the fan drive turbine to increase output of the fan drive turbine.
Carbon seal
A seal includes a carbon seal that is disposed about an axis and extends between a first axial end and a second axial end. The second axial end includes a seal surface and a radially outer edge of the seal surface is axially spaced from a radially inner edge of the seal surface along the axis.
Turbine engine airfoil and method of cooling
A component, such as for a turbine engine, can include an airfoil with an outer wall defining an exterior surface bounding an interior and defining a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction and extending between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction. The component can also include at least one cooling passage within the interior.
Rotor blade sealing structures
A rotor blade is provided. The rotor blade includes a main body having a shank, an airfoil extends radially outwardly from the shank, and a platform. The main body includes a pressure side slash face and a suction side slash face. A slot is defined within each of the pressure side slash face and the suction side slash face. The slot of the pressure side slash face and the slot of the suction side slash face each include an upstream end portion that defines an end and a main body portion extending from the upstream end portion. The upstream end portion tapers from the end to the main body portion. The main body portion further includes a retention wall that covers a portion of the end and that defines an opening. The retention wall further includes an inner retention surface. The retention wall defines an offset from the opening.
TRANSLATING COWL THRUST REVERSER PRIMARY LOCK SYSTEM
A primary lock system for a translating cowl thrust reverser system includes a primary lock having a housing, a lock, and a manual mechanism. The lock is disposed at least partially within, and is movable relative to, the housing and is movable between a lock position and an unlock position. The manual mechanism is coupled to the lock and is configured, in response to a manual input force supplied to the manual mechanism, to: selectively move from a first position to a second position, whereby the lock is selectively moved from the lock position to the unlock position, respectively, and selectively prevent movement of the lock out of the lock position.
SEALING DEVICE AND ROTARY MACHINE
A sealing device according to at least one embodiment includes not less than three arc-shaped fins arranged in an axial direction. The arc-shaped fins include: a first fin which is one of two outermost fins located on an outermost side in the axial direction; a second fin disposed adjacent to the first fin in the axial direction; and at least one third fin disposed opposite to the first fin across the second fin in the axial direction. It is preferable that the third fin is disposed to be inclined with respect to a radial direction such that a tip end portion is located on a side of the first fin in the axial direction relative to a base end portion, and the third fin has a larger inclination angle than the first fin or the second fin with respect to the radial direction.
RECOVERED-CYCLE AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE
An aircraft turbomachine having a centrifugal compressor, an annular combustion chamber, an annular casing extending around the chamber and delimiting an annular space (E) in which the chamber is situated, and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger can include a first circuit supplied with exhaust gas from the turbomachine, and a second circuit connected by first and second volutes respectively to an outlet of the compressor and to the annular space. The first and second volutes can be positioned at an axial distance from one another, and the second volute is can be connected to the annular space by a straightener which is situated at least in part outside the casing and which is integrated into an annular connecting pipe which connects the second volute to this casing.
Gas Turbine Vane and Assembly in Lattice-Structure Cooling Type
Provided is a gas turbine vane and blade assembly in which lattice structures are installed between an impingement plate and an effusion plate. The gas turbine vane and blade assembly is capable of enhancing cooling efficiency in an impingement/effusion cooling technique.
In addition, the gas turbine vane and blade assembly can be manufactured using an additive manufacturing technique, and the lattice structures are capable of replacing supports that are used during an additive manufacturing process, and improving not only structural rigidity and stability but also cooling performance.
EXHAUST FRAME DIFFERENTIAL COOLING SYSTEM
The present application provides an exhaust frame differential cooling system of a gas turbine engine to mitigate a temperature differential along a compressor and/or a turbine to minimize centerline eccentricity of a shaft. The exhaust frame differential cooling system may include a number of compressor temperature sensors positioned about the compressor and/or a number of turbine temperature sensors positioned about the turbine, an exhaust frame including an inner barrel with a bearing tunnel for the shaft, an outer barrel, and a number of struts extending from the inner barrel to the outer barrel, a blower, and a cooling air metering system that provides cooling air from the blower to the bearing tunnel and through the inner barrel, the struts, and the outer barrel in response to the temperature differential being determined along the compressor and/or the turbine.
MULTI-CORE ACOUSTIC PANEL FOR AN AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM
An apparatus is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This apparatus includes an acoustic panel and a mount. The acoustic panel includes a perforated face skin, a back skin, a perforated intermediate layer, a first cellular core and a second cellular core. The first cellular core includes a first section and a second section. The first section is between and is connected to the perforated face skin and the perforated intermediate layer. The second section is between and is connected to the perforated face skin and the back skin. The second cellular core is between and is connected to the perforated intermediate layer and the back skin. The mount is attached to the back skin along the second section.