Abstract:
A gas turbine engine comprises a first turbine positioned upstream of a second intermediate turbine and a third turbine positioned downstream of the first and second turbines. A fan and three compressors, with an upstream one of the compressors connected to rotate with the fan rotor, and the third turbine driving the upstream compressor and the fan both through a gear reduction. A second intermediate compressor is driven by the second intermediate turbine rotor, and a third compressor downstream of the first and second compressors is driven by the first turbine rotor.
Abstract:
A first cooling stage is fluidly coupled to a bleed port of a compressor to receive and cool bleed air with the air stream to produce a cool bleed air. A cooling pump receives and increase a pressure of the cool bleed air to produce a pressurized cool bleed air. A second cooling stage is fluidly coupled to the pump to receive and cool the pressurized cool bleed air to produce an intercooled cooling air. A is valve downstream of the first cooling stage, the valve selectively delivering air into a mixing chamber where it is mixed with air from a tap that is compressed to a higher pressure than the air from the bleed port, and the valve also selectively supplying air from the first cooling stage to a use on an aircraft associated with the gas turbine engine. A method is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine comprises a fan rotor configured to be driven by a fan drive turbine through a first shaft and a gear reduction. The fan rotor is configured to deliver air into a bypass duct as bypass air and to deliver core air flow into a core engine where it reaches an upstream compressor rotor. The upstream compressor rotor is configured to be driven through a second shaft by an intermediate turbine rotor. A downstream compressor rotor is configured to be driven by an upstream turbine rotor through a third shaft. An overall pressure ratio across the upstream and downstream compressor rotors is greater than or equal to about 35.0 and less than or equal to about 75.0.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine (20; 120) includes a main compressor section (20). A tap (110) is fluidly connected downstream of the main compressor section (24). A heat exchanger (112; 122; 130) is fluidly connected downstream of the tap (110). An auxiliary compressor unit (114; 140; 312) is fluidly connected downstream of the heat exchanger (112; 122; 130). The auxiliary compressor unit (114; 140; 312) is configured to compress air cooled by the heat exchanger (112; 122; 130) with an overall auxiliary compressor unit pressure ratio between 1.1 and 6.0. An intercooling system for a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A lower pressure tap (46) is connected to a first heat exchanger (48) to be cooled by cooling air, and then to a selection valve (52). The selection valve (52) selectively delivers the lower pressure tap air to a boost compressor (44). The lower pressure tap air downstream of the boost compressor (44) is connected to cool the at least one turbine (32). The selection valve (52) also selectively delivers a portion of the lower pressure tap air across a first cooling turbine (78), and to a line (79) associated with an air delivery system for a cabin (80) on an associated aircraft. A portion of the air downstream of the first cooling turbine (78) is connected to a second cooling turbine (84), and air downstream of the second cooling turbine (84) is connected for use in a cold loop (88).
Abstract:
A first cooling stage (210) is fluidly coupled to a bleed port (145) of a compressor (24) to receive and cool bleed air with the air stream (275) to produce a cool bleed air. A cooling pump (105) receives and increases a pressure of the cool bleed air to produce a pressurized cool bleed air. A second cooling stage (215) is fluidly coupled to the pump (105) to receive and cool the pressurized cool bleed air to produce an intercooled cooling air. A valve (196) is downstream of the first cooling stage (210), the valve selectively delivering air into a mixing chamber (180) where it is mixed with air from a tap (165) that is compressed to a higher pressure than the air from the bleed port (145), and the valve (196) also selectively supplying air from the first cooling stage (210) to a use (290) on an aircraft associated with the gas turbine engine (20).
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine (100) comprises a main compressor section having a downstream most end (82), and more upstream locations. A turbine section has a high pressure turbine (117). A tap (110) taps air from at least one of the more upstream locations in the compressor section, passes the tapped air through a heat exchanger (112) and then to a cooling compressor (114). The cooling compressor (114) compresses air downstream of the heat exchanger (112), and delivers air into the high pressure turbine (117). The heat exchanger (112) has at least two passes, with one of the passes passing air radially outwardly, and a second of the passes returning the air radially inwardly to the compressor (114). An intercooling system for a gas turbine engine (100) is also disclosed.
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.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine comprises a fan rotor configured to be driven by a fan drive turbine through a first shaft and a gear reduction. The fan rotor is configured to deliver air into a bypass duct as bypass air and to deliver core air flow into a core engine where it reaches an upstream compressor rotor. The upstream compressor rotor is configured to be driven through a second shaft by an intermediate turbine rotor. A downstream compressor rotor is configured to be driven by an upstream turbine rotor through a third shaft. An overall pressure ratio across the upstream and downstream compressor rotors is greater than or equal to about 35.0 and less than or equal to about 75.0.