Method and system for rotor overspeed protection

    公开(公告)号:US10815824B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US15478321

    申请日:2017-04-04

    Abstract: A gas turbine engine, system, and method of severing at least one blade of a row of blades spaced about a rotor during an over speed condition are provided. The gas turbine engine includes a shaft rotatable about an axis of the shaft, a rotor coupled to the shaft and having a radially outer surface, and one or more rows of blades spaced axially along the outer portion. Each row of blades includes a plurality of blades spaced circumferentially around the radially outer surface. A gas turbine engine casing at least partially surrounds the one or more rows of blades. One or more rows of stationary vanes are spaced axially along the casing. Each row of stationary vanes includes a plurality of stationary vanes extending radially between the shaft and the gas turbine engine casing. The stationary vanes are coupled to the gas turbine engine casing using a fuse element.

    ROTATABLE COMPONENT FOR TURBOMACHINES, INCLUDING A NON-AXISYMMETRIC OVERHANGING PORTION

    公开(公告)号:US20190162074A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-30

    申请号:US15824151

    申请日:2017-11-28

    Abstract: A rotatable component for a turbomachine and a method for regulating a circumferential ingress of a fluid at a trailing edge of the rotatable component are disclosed. The rotatable component includes an airfoil and a mechanical component. The airfoil includes a pressure side and a suction side. The mechanical component is coupled to the airfoil and includes a forward overhanging portion, and an aft overhanging portion. The forward overhanging portion is disposed at a leading edge of the airfoil and extends longitudinally beyond the leading edge. The aft overhanging portion is disposed at a trailing edge of the airfoil and extends longitudinally beyond the trailing edge, where both the forward and aft overhanging portions further extend circumferentially along the pressure side and the suction side of the airfoil. The aft overhanging portion includes a non-axisymmetric profile for regulating the circumferential ingress of the fluid from the pressure to suction sides.

    Tip shroud for a turbine engine
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10982554B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-20

    申请号:US15796494

    申请日:2017-10-27

    Abstract: A turbine engine with a tip shroud and method for shaping the tip shroud where at least one pair of airfoils including a first and second airfoil each having an outer wall bounding an interior. Each airfoil extending between a pressure side and a suction side to define a circumferential direction and extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define an axial direction. Each airfoil extending between a root and a tip to define a radial direction. The first and second airfoils are circumferentially spaced to define an inlet between the leading edges and an outlet between the trailing edges where each airfoil is coupled to an inner platform at the root. A tip shroud circumscribing the airfoil operably coupled to the tip extending in the axial direction between axially spaced first and second planes where the tip shroud includes at least one scalloped portion.

    INTER-STAGE CAVITY PURGE DUCTS
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190284946A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-19

    申请号:US16293751

    申请日:2019-03-06

    Abstract: An inter-stage seal assembly includes annular seal land mounted inwardly of and to seal support ring and pre-swirlers in purge duct extending through land. Purge duct may be bounded by spaced apart duct walls and pre-swirlers include turning vanes in outer exhaust section. Purge duct may include plurality of enclosed purge passages circumferentially disposed around engine centerline and pre-swirlers include curved section in passages. Seal land may be bifurcated having forward and aft seal land sections and purge duct may include purge duct inlet located therebetween. Seal support ring may include flange attached to or integrally and monolithically formed with inner platform attached to nozzle vanes extending across turbine flowpath and exhaust section may be flush with platform. Labyrinth seal teeth mounted to turbine rotor may engage land, purge duct may extend between annular inlets and outlets, inlet may be between adjacent couple of seal teeth.

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