Foundry core assembly for manufacturing a turbomachine blade, associated method of manufacturing a blade and associated blade

Abstract

A foundry core for manufacturing a blade of a turbomachine including a tip section offset, including a core element for forming various internal cavities, the core element including a leading-edge cavity internal core, central cavity internal cores, and a trailing-edge cavity internal core. The internal core for the central cavity adjacent to the internal core for the trailing-edge cavity includes a bulge extending toward the core for the leading-edge cavity.

Claims

1. An assembly forming a foundry core for manufacturing a blade of a turbomachine including a tip section offset cooled by circulation of fluid in internal cavities, comprising: a first core element of elongated form for formation of different internal cavities; and a second core element for formation of a bath cavity, the second core element being configured to be arranged in an extension of the first core element, wherein the first core element comprises a leading edge cavity internal core, at least one central cavity internal core, and a trailing edge cavity internal core configured to respectively form, from upstream to downstream in a direction of flow of gas in the turbine, a leading edge cavity, at least one central cavity, and a trailing edge cavity of the blade, and wherein the at least one central cavity internal core adjacent to the trailing edge cavity internal core includes a bulge that extends in a direction of the leading edge cavity internal core only in an immediate vicinity of the second core element.

2. The assembly forming a foundry core according to claim 1, wherein an internal core, which is opposite the central cavity internal core that includes the bulge, includes a counterform that is complementary to the bulge.

3. The assembly forming a foundry core according to claim 1, further comprising at least one linking rod that extends between the second core element and the bulge by being anchored in each other.

4. The assembly forming a core according to claim 3, wherein the at least one linking rod anchored in the bulge extends obliquely relative to the second core element.

5. The assembly forming a core according to claim 3, wherein the at least one linking rod is made of oxidized aluminum or quartz.

6. The assembly forming a core according to claim 1, wherein the first core element comprises four internal cores.

7. The assembly forming a foundry core according to claim 1, wherein a maximum width of the at least one central cavity formed by the at least one central cavity internal core is 5 mm.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) Other characteristics, aims and advantages of the present invention will emerge more clearly from the detailed following description, given in reference to the attached drawings given by way of non-limitation and in which:

(2) FIG. 1 is a general view in section and in semi-perspective of an example of a turbine blade with tip section offset according to the invention,

(3) FIG. 2 is a representation in perspective illustrating a foundry core according to an embodiment of the invention,

(4) FIG. 3 is a representation of a detail of the upper part of the foundry core of FIG. 2 and the linking rods between the different core elements,

(5) FIG. 4a is a side elevation of an example of a blade with tip section offset in keeping with the prior art,

(6) FIG. 4b is a view of the top of the blade of FIG. 4a, showing the cavities according to the planes X1 and X2,

(7) FIG. 5a is a side elevation of an example of a blade with tip section offset in keeping with the invention, and

(8) FIG. 5b is a view of the top of the blade of FIG. 5a, showing the cavities according to the planes Y1 and Y2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(9) In reference to FIGS. 1 and 5a, these show a turbine blade 1 for a turbomachine comprising a blade 10 extending between a blade foot 11 and a blade tip 12, and comprising a leading edge 13, a trailing edge 14 opposite the leading edge, lateral intrados and extrados faces 15, and internal cavities 19a-19e separated by intercavity walls 20 which extend according to the height of the blade 1.

(10) The blade can for example present an advanced blade apex of the type tip section offset in keeping with French patent application No. FR 11 60465 registered on Nov. 17, 2011 in the name of the applicant.

(11) Especially, from the leading edge 13 to the trailing edge 14, the blade 1 comprises a leading edge cavity 19a, one or more central cavities 19b, 19c, 19d, (in this case three for the blade 1 shown in the figure, specifically a first rising central cavity 19b, a descending central cavity 19c, and a second rising central cavity 19d, which together form assembly an internal cavity trombone, and a trailing edge cavity 19e. The blade 1 also comprises, at the level of its tip 11, a bath 18, whereof the bottom wall 17 closes off the internal cooling cavities 19a-19e.

(12) The intercavity wall 20 separating the central cavity 19d adjacent to trailing edge the cavity 19e and the following cavity in the direction of the leading edge 13 (that is, in the case of the blade of FIG. 1, the central cavity 19c) complies, in the vicinity of the bottom wall 17 of the bath 18, with an offset 16 in the direction of the leading edge 13.

(13) As a variant, when the blade 1 comprises only a single central cavity 19d, it is the intercavity wall 20 which separates this single central cavity 19d from the leading edge cavity 19a which can match, in the vicinity of the bottom wall 17 of the bath, with an offset 16 in the direction of the leading edge 13.

(14) Due to this offset 16 relative to the rest of the intercavity wall 20, the central cavity 19d which is adjacent to the trailing edge cavity 19e has a bulge 34 in the vicinity of the bottom wall 17, said cavity 19d being wider at the level of the blade tip 12 than at the level of the blade foot 11. The particular form of this central cavity 19d simplifies the manufacturing of the blade 1.

(15) Also, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 5a, the intercavity wall 20 is offset at the level of the offset 16 as far as the bottom wall 17 to enlarge the entire upper part of this central cavity 19d.

(16) The assembly forming a foundry core 30 for the manufacture of such a turbomachine blade (FIGS. 2 and 3) has an adapted complementary form and comprises a first core element 31, repeating the form of the cavities 19a-19e, and a second core element 32, repeating per se the form of the bath 18. The two core elements 31 and 32 are for example made of ceramic.

(17) The second core element 32 is connected to the first core element 31 by linking rods 40 which can for example be made of aluminium or quartz.

(18) The first core element 31 has an overall elongated form according to the height of the blade 1 and comprises a series of internal cores (or columns) 31a, 31b, 31c, 31d and 31e, designed to form respectively the cavities of a leading edge 19a, the central cavity/cavities 19b, 19c and 19d, and the trailing edge cavity 19e respectively.

(19) The second core element 32 is arranged above the first core element 31, and is separated from the latter by linking rods 40 positioned so as to form dedusting holes 35 in the internal cores 31a to 31e.

(20) The internal core 31d defining the central cavity 19d adjacent to the core 31e of the trailing edge cavity has, at least in an area immediately near the second core element 32, a bulge 34 in the direction of the internal core 31a of the leading edge cavity. The internal core 31c of the corresponding central cavity is therefore wider at this level, for example from 30% to 60% wider, as is evident in FIGS. 4a to 5b. In fact, on a conventional blade with tip section offset, the maximal width d.sub.x of the core of the internal cavity 31d adjacent to the core of the trailing edge cavity 31e at the level of the plane is of the order of 3.4 mm. In comparison, the maximal width d.sub.y of the core of the internal cavity 31d which is adjacent to the trailing edge cavity internal core 31e at the level of the plane Y.sub.2, for a similar blade with tip section offset but comprising a bulge 34 according to the invention, can be of the order of 5 mm (or around 50% wider). The space available for implanting a linking rod 40 in this cavity core 31d is therefore much greater than in the blades of the prior art, which increases the anchoring depth and the thickness of the cores about the linking rods 40 and prevents the formation of cracking in the core elements 31, 32, and therefore significantly reduces the rate of discard of blades during manufacture.

(21) Also, the central cavity internal core 31c immediately adjacent in the direction of the cavity 31a of a leading edge as such matches a complementary counterform 33 such that the intercavity wall 20 made between these two internal cores 31c and 31d has the offset 16 described hereinabove in the direction of the leading edge 13 of the blade 1.

(22) As a variant, when the blade 1 comprises only a single central cavity 19d, the first core 31 comprises only a single central cavity internal core 31c, and it is the internal core 31a of the leading edge cavity which is immediately adjacent to this central core internal core 31d. It is therefore the internal core 31a of a leading edge which matches the complementary counterform such that the intercavity wall 20 made between these two internal cores 31a and 31d has the offset 16 described hereinabove in the direction of the leading edge 13 of the blade 1.

(23) The bulge 34 and the counterform 33 are local, and extend only at the level of the upper part of the internal cores 31b-31d (respectively 31a, in the case of a blade comprising a single central cavity), the core 31d adjacent to the core 31e of the trailing edge cavity being wider at the level of this bulge 34 than at the level of its lower part.

(24) The height of the bulge 34 is sufficient to allow anchoring of the linking rods 40 at the level of the bulge 34, and making dedusting holes 35 in the wall 17 forming the bottom of the bath 18 without formation of cracks in the internal cores 31b-31d. Also, the bulge 34 extends as far as the upper wall of the central cavity internal core 31e.

(25) Making these dedusting holes 35 is made easier by modification of the geometry of the internal core 31d adjacent to the trailing edge core 31e and more particularly by the existence of the bulge 34 in its upper part. In particular, because of the aerodynamic form of the blade 10, which has an increasing transversal cross-section between the trailing edge 14 and the leading edge 13, the presence of the bulge 34 anchors the linking rods 40 in an area of the core 31 wider than with a configuration of a classic core, and consequently limits the angle formed between the linking rods 40 and the main axis of the cores. Making the holes 35 is therefore more favourable for foundry and also improves the possibilities for anchoring the linking rods 40.

(26) Also, the diameter of the retaining rods 40 can be selected so as to be equal to the preferred diameter for the dedusting holes 35 in the final item to avoid an extra step for finishing the blade 10 (capping of holes) after the step of lost wax smelting.

(27) As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the dedusting holes 35 are oblique and can for example be oriented towards the leading edge 13 of the blade 1. This orientation is however not limiting, with respecting of the diameter of the retaining rods 40 being considerable to ensure evacuation of dust in the blade 1.

(28) The linking rods 40 are accordingly oriented obliquely relative to the general direction according to which the second core element 32 they pass through extends to form the dedusting holes 35 of the second core element 32.

(29) The second core element 32 can also comprise bosses 36 (FIG. 2) in the upper part to improve the anchoring of the linking rods 40.

(30) The assembly forming a foundry core 30 such as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3 is then used to make a wax draft, which is then embedded in a carapace, then the cores are eliminated to form the different cavities 19a-19e and the bath 18.