Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compressor rotor with anti-vortex fins
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Application No.: US14472958Application Date: 2014-08-29
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Publication No.: US09657746B2Publication Date: 2017-05-23
- Inventor: Tibor Urac
- Applicant: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Applicant Address: CA Longueuil, QC
- Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Current Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Longueuil, QC
- Agency: Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
- Main IPC: F04D29/32
- IPC: F04D29/32 ; F04D29/28 ; F01D5/04 ; F02C6/08

Abstract:
A compressor rotor of a gas turbine engine includes a rotor body having a face adapted to face an adjacent rotor. The rotor body extends radially between an outer peripheral rim surface and an inner rim surface. The inner rim surface defines a bore of the rotor body. A plurality of blades extends radially from the outer peripheral rim surface. A plurality of anti-vortex fins extends axially from the face of the rotor body facing the adjacent rotor. The plurality of anti-vortex fins forms a plurality of open radial passageways. The plurality of anti-vortex fins extends axially to a predetermined thickness such that, when assembled with the second rotor, axial extremities of the plurality of anti-vortex fins being in close proximity with the adjacent rotor and the adjacent rotor closes the radial passageways. A method of providing a first rotor for assembly with a second facing rotor of a compressor rotor assembly is also presented.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160061215A1 COMPRESSOR ROTOR WITH ANTI-VORTEX FINS Public/Granted day:2016-03-03
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