Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gas turbine with a radial-to-axial intake, variable-angle inlet guide vane therefore, and method of operation
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Application No.: US15605341Application Date: 2017-05-25
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Publication No.: US10677078B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: Man-Chun Tse , Sid-Ali Meslioui
- Applicant: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Applicant Address: CA Longueuil
- Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Current Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Longueuil
- Agency: Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
- Agent Alexandre Daoust
- Main IPC: F01D9/04
- IPC: F01D9/04 ; F02C7/042 ; F04D29/70 ; F04D19/02 ; F01D17/16 ; F01D5/14 ; F02C3/14 ; F04D29/52 ; F02C9/20 ; F04D29/54

Abstract:
The gas turbine has a plurality of inlet guide vanes each having a blade having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a span extending along the leading edge, and pivot members at opposite ends of the leading edge, and being pivotally mounted across the radial-to-axial intake via the pivot members, the pivot axis extending axially across a radial portion of the radial-to-axial intake. The plurality of inlet guide vanes include a plurality of first inlet guide vanes, and a plurality of second inlet guide vanes, the second inlet guide vanes having a trailing edge recess differing from the corresponding portion of the first inlet guide vanes. During operation, when the inlet guide vanes are pivoted past a given angle toward the tangential orientation, a radial flow of gas is allowed through the trailing edge recesses to avoid or impede vortex whistle.
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