Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inlet guide vane flap with increased partial-speed operability and flutter margin, thus avoiding fan rotor mistuning at particular operational conditions. SOLUTION: A variable-shape inlet guide vane (IGV) system 46 includes the variable-shape inlet guide vane flap 48 provided with a flexible part 64 that enables the desired spanwise distribution of axial velocities Cx, α, and β at an inlet of the fan rotor 30. The flexible part 64 is formed of a flexible material such as silicone rubber combined with internal reinforcing fibers or filaments. The form of the flap 48 is not symmetric, but twisted during actuation from the maximum opening position to the maximum closed position. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A turbine engine has a fan comprising a duct and supporting struts, a first compressor configured to pressurize inlet air, and a second compressor configured to further pressurize the inlet air. A cooling circuit is located to cool the inlet air after the inlet air is pressurized by the first compressor and before the inlet air is further pressurized by the second compressor, and includes at least intercooler configured to transfer heat from inlet air to a secondary fluid heat sink.
Abstract:
A rotor blade (24) for a gas turbine engine includes a bowed surface (43) on a tip region (40) of the suction side (32) thereof. The curvature of the bowed surface (43) progressively increases toward the tip (36) of the blade (24). The bowed surface (43) results in a reduction of tip leakage through a tip clearance (50) from the pressure side (30) to the suction side (32) of the blade (24) and reduces mixing loss due to tip leakage.
Abstract:
A turbine blade (14) is cooled by cooling air that flows through a radial cooling channel (40). The turbine blade (14) includes a root (20) and an airfoil (22). The flow of cooling air into the cooling channel (40) is limited by a pre-meter orifice (52) to provide a reduced pressure within the cooling channel (40). The pressure drop results from the cross-sectional area (A O ) of the pre-meter orifice (52) being less than the cross-sectional area (A C ) of the adjacent cooling channel (40). After flowing through the cooling channel (40), the cooling air exits the cooling channel (40) through a film hole (38) to form a film layer over the airfoil (22) to cool and insulate the turbine blade (14).
Abstract:
A turbine blade is cooled by cooling air that flows through a radial cooling channel. The turbine blade includes a root and an airfoil. The flow of cooling air into the cooling channel is limited by a pre-meter orifice to provide a reduced pressure within the cooling channel. The pressure drop results from the cross-sectional area of the pre-meter orifice being less than the cross-sectional area of the adjacent cooling channel. After flowing through the cooling channel, the cooling air exits the cooling channel through a film hole to form a film layer over the airfoil to cool and insulate the turbine blade.
Abstract:
An exemplary gas turbine engine includes a turbine section operative to impart rotational energy to a compressor section. The turbine section includes at least a low-pressure turbine and a high-pressure turbine, and a number of stages in the low pressure turbine is from three to five.