Abstract:
A process for manufacturing a turbine engine component includes the steps of: providing a powder containing gamma titanium aluminide; and forming a turbine engine component from said powder using a direct metal laser sintering technique.
Abstract:
A seal segment according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first axial wall, a second axial wall radially spaced from the first axial wall and a radially outer wall that interconnects the first axial wall and the second axial wall. At least one curved member is radially inwardly offset from the radially outer wall and extending between the first and second axial walls.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine has a first shaft including a first compressor rotor. A second shaft includes a second compressor rotor disposed upstream of the first compressor rotor. The second compressor rotor has a first overall pressure ratio. The first compressor rotor has a second overall pressure ratio, with a ratio of the first overall pressure ratio to the second overall pressure ratio being greater than or equal to about 3.0.
Abstract:
A disclosed bleed air system utilizes high pressure air from a high pressure compressor to drive the turbo compressor to increase a pressure of bleed air drawn from the low pressure compressor. Air drawn from the low pressure compressor is at a lower temperature and pressure than that encountered from the high pressure compressor. The turbo compressor increases the pressure of airflow and provides that airflow into the main bleed air passage to be communicated to systems utilizing the bleed air.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine has an impeller pump for delivering air to an environmental control system and a speed control pump connected to the impeller pump for driving the impeller pump at a constant speed.
Abstract:
An exemplary geared turbomachine assembly includes a core inlet having a radially inner boundary that is spaced a first radial distance from a rotational axis of a turbomachine, and a compressor section inlet having a radially inner boundary that is spaced a second radial distance from the rotational axis. A ratio of the second radial distance to the first radial distance is of about 0.65 to about 0.9.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine (20) includes a plurality of rotatable components housed within a main compressor section (102) and a turbine section (122). A cooling system (100; 199; 209) is connected to tap air from said main compressor section (102). A first tap (106) is connected to a first heat exchanger (110). The first heat exchanger (110) is connected to a cooling compressor (112) for raising a pressure of the tapped air downstream of the first heat exchanger (110). A second heat exchanger (124) is downstream of the cooling compressor (112), and a connection is downstream of the second heat exchanger (124) for delivering air to a bearing compartment (130). A connection intermediate the cooling compressor (112) and the second heat exchanger (124) delivers cooling air to at least one of the rotatable components.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine (121) comprises a main compressor section having a high pressure compressor (141) with a downstream most end (140), and more upstream locations (126). A turbine section has a high pressure turbine (144). A first tap taps air from at least one of the more upstream locations (126) in the main compressor section, passes the tapped air through a heat exchanger (122) and then to a cooling compressor (124). The cooling compressor (124) compresses air downstream of the heat exchanger (122). A second tap taps air from a location closer to the downstream most end (140) than the location(s) (126) of the first tap. The first and second tap mix together and are delivered into the high pressure turbine (144). An intercooling system for a gas turbine engine (121) is also disclosed.