Abstract:
An airfoil includes a suction surface, a pressure surface, a first showerhead cooling hole and a second showerhead cooling hole. The suction surface and the pressure surface both extend axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge, as well as radially from a root section to a tip section. The first showerhead cooling hole and the second showerhead cooling hole both extend into pressure surface near the leading edge. The first showerhead cooling hole and the second showerhead cooling hole are angled in opposing directions.
Abstract:
A turbomachinery component includes a surface exposed to hot working fluid flow. The surface has an undulating contour formed from a series of alternating protuberances and troughs. A set of three cooling outlets is associated with each trough.
Abstract:
INVERSE THERMAL ACOUSTIC IMAGING PART INSPECTION A method of identifying a flaw in a part is provided that includes vibrating a part to induce heat. The heat originates in any flaws in the part. A thermal image is obtained using, for example, an infrared camera. A mathematical representation of the thermophysics, such as the heat conduction or thermal energy equations using the boundary element method or finite element method is used to identify a source and an intensity of the heat identified with the thermal image. Using the source and intensity of the heat, flaw characteristics for the part can be determined. The method is employed using an inspection system that includes a vibration device for vibrating the part. An imaging device, such as an infrared camera, measures temperature on the surface of the part. An assumption is made or additional measurements are taken to obtain values for surface flux or surface heat transfer coefficients. A processor communicates with the imaging device for receiving the surface temperature. The processor includes computer memory having part characteristics and mathematical equations. The processor uses the measured surface temperature, assumed or measured heat flux or heat transfer coefficients, part characteristics and mathematical equations to determine the flaw characteristics in the part.
Abstract:
An additive manufacturing system utilizing an epitaxy process, and method of manufacture, utilizes a heating source and a cooling source to control thermal gradients and a solidification rate of each slice of a workpiece manufactured from a seed having a directional grain microstructure. An energy gun is utilized to melt selected regions of each successive layer of a plurality layers of a powder in a powder bed to successively form each solidified slice of the workpiece.
Abstract:
A aerodynamic particle separator for an Additive Manufacturing System (AMS) has an air supply device to entrain a mixed powder in an airstream flowing through a housing. Each particle in the mixed powder is imparted with a momentum dependent upon the particle weight and size. Utilizing this momentum characteristic, the heavier particles are capable of crossing streamlines of the airstream at a bend portion of the housing and the lighter particles generally stay within the streamlines. Utilizing this dynamic characteristic, the particles of specific weight ranges are collected through respective offtake holes in the housing and controllably fed to a spreader of the AMS.
Abstract:
A component for use in a gas turbine engine includes a first section, a second section, and a functionally graded section. The first section is made of a metal material. The second section is made of a ceramic material and/or a ceramic matrix composite material. The functionally graded section is disposed between the first section and the second section.
Abstract:
A turbomachinery component includes a surface exposed to hot working fluid flow. The surface has an undulating contour formed from a series of alternating protuberances and troughs. A set of three cooling outlets is associated with each trough.
Abstract:
An airfoil includes a suction surface, a pressure surface, a first showerhead cooling hole and a second showerhead cooling hole. The suction surface and the pressure surface both extend axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge, as well as radially from a root section to a tip section. The first showerhead cooling hole and the second showerhead cooling hole both extend into pressure surface near the leading edge. The first showerhead cooling hole and the second showerhead cooling hole are angled in opposing directions.
Abstract:
A workpiece manufactured from an additive manufacturing system (AMS) having a particle separator and a method of operating includes modeling the workpiece into layers and modeling the layers into a plurality of regions. The AMS then deposits one of a plurality of particle types into a respective one of the plurality of regions. In this way, the surface finishes of the component may be controlled and material densities from one region to the next and from one layer to the next are also controlled.