Abstract:
An anti-icing system for a gas turbine engine comprises a closed circuit containing a change-phase fluid, at least one heating component for boiling the change-phase fluid, the anti-icing system configured so that the change-phase fluid partially vaporizes to a vapour state when boiled by the at least one heating component. The closed circuit has an anti-icing cavity adapted to be in heat exchange with an anti-icing surface of the gas turbine engine for the change-phase fluid to release heat to the anti-icing surface and condense. A feed conduit(s) has an outlet end in fluid communication with the anti-icing cavity to feed the change-phase fluid in vapour state from heating by the at least one heating component to the anti-icing cavity, and at least one return conduit having an outlet end in fluid communication with the anti-icing cavity to direct condensed change-phase fluid from the anti-icing cavity to the at least one heating component. A method for heating an anti-icing surface of an aircraft is also provided.
Abstract:
An oil system of a turbine engine and a method for driving an oil pump of such oil system are disclosed. In various embodiments, the oil system comprises an oil pump for fluid communication with one or more lubrication loads of the turbine engine, a first source of motive power and a coupling device. The first source of motive power is drivingly engaged to the oil pump for driving the oil pump during a first mode of operation. The coupling device is configured to drivingly disengage a second source of motive power from the oil pump during the first mode of operation and drivingly engage the second source of motive power with the oil pump to drive the oil pump during a second mode of operation.
Abstract:
An auxiliary power unit for an aircraft includes a rotary intermittent internal combustion engine, a turbine having an inlet in fluid communication with an outlet of the engine, the turbine compounded with the engine, a compressor having an inlet in fluid communication with an environment of the aircraft and an outlet in fluid communication with the aircraft, the compressor rotatable independently of the turbine, an electric motor drivingly engaged to the compressor, and a transfer generator drivingly engaged to the engine, the transfer generator and the electric motor being electrically connected to allow power transfer therebetween. The compressor or an additional compressor may be in fluid communication with the inlet of the engine. A method of operating an auxiliary power unit of an aircraft is also discussed.
Abstract:
A method of installing a segment of a recuperator within an exhaust duct of a gas turbine engine, including positioning the segment such that its exhaust inlet is in fluid flow communication with the turbine section and its exhaust outlet is adapted to deliver an exhaust flow to atmosphere, engaging its air inlet to a plenum in fluid flow communication with the compressor discharge, and engaging its air outlet to another plenum containing the combustor. One of engaging the air inlet and engaging the air outlet includes forming a rigid connection providing sealed fluid flow communication with the corresponding plenum, and the other of engaging the air inlet and engaging the air outlet includes forming a floating connection providing sealed fluid flow communication with the corresponding plenum. The floating connection allows relative movement of the segment within the exhaust duct.
Abstract:
A method of assembling a starter/generator in a gas-turbine engine, including coupling a rotor and a stator of the starter/generator such that the rotor is rotatable with respect to the stator to drive the rotor when the starter/generator is electrically powered and to produce electrical power when the rotor is rotated, securing the stator to a bearing support, coupling the starter/generator to a low pressure shaft of the engine by installing the bearing support over a bearing assembly secured to an end of the low pressure shaft, inserting the low pressure shaft through a high pressure shaft of the engine with the end of the low pressure shaft protruding therefrom and positioning the starter/generator in proximity of an end of the high pressure shaft, and drivingly engaging the rotor to the high pressure shaft.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a recuperator segment uses metal tubes deformed into air cells in a waved configuration. The air cells are stacked one to another to form a double skinned recuperator segment providing cold air passages through the respective air cells and hot gas passages through spaces between adjacent air cells.
Abstract:
An aircraft engine, has: a high-pressure spool having a high-pressure turbine drivingly engaged to a high-pressure compressor; and a low-pressure spool having: a first low-pressure turbine downstream of the high-pressure turbine; and a second low-pressure turbine downstream of the first low-pressure turbine, one or more of the first low-pressure turbine and the second low-pressure turbine drivingly engaged to a rotatable load, the first low-pressure turbine and the second low-pressure turbine radially offset from one another relative to a central axis of the aircraft engine.
Abstract:
An engine bi-material joint includes a first flange composed of a first material and defining a first coefficient of thermal expansion, and a second flange composed of a second material and defining a second coefficient of thermal expansion. The second flange is different from the first material. An interface flange is engaged with the first flange and with the second flange. The interface flange defines a third coefficient of thermal expansion being equal to or less than the first coefficient of thermal expansion of the first flange. The third coefficient of thermal expansion is less than the second coefficient of thermal expansion of the second flange. The first coefficient of thermal expansion of the first flange is less than the second coefficient of thermal expansion of the second flange.
Abstract:
An inertial particle separator (IPS) for a gas turbine engine, has: a plenum circumferentially extending about a central axis and defined between an outer wall and an inner wall, the plenum having an inlet facing a circumferential direction relative to the central axis, a radius of the outer wall decreasing in an axial direction relative to the central axis between the inlet and an annular splitter extending circumferentially around the central axis and located downstream of the inlet radially between the outer wall and the inner wall, a particle outlet including an annulus radially between the outer wall and the splitter, an air outlet fluidly connectable to a compressor of the gas turbine engine and defined radially between the splitter and the inner wall.
Abstract:
An inertial particle separator (IPS) for a gas turbine engine, has: inner and outer walls extending about a central axis, an inlet defined between the inner and outer walls and oriented axially; swirling vanes extending at least radially between the inner and outer walls and circumferentially distributed around the central axis, the swirling vanes configured for inducing a circumferential component in an airflow flowing between the swirling vanes; a plenum between the inner and outer walls downstream of the swirling vanes, the plenum circumferentially extending about the central axis, the outer wall converging toward the central axis in a direction of the airflow; and a splitter radially between the inner and outer walls downstream of the plenum and circumferentially extending around the central axis, a particle outlet radially between the splitter and the outer wall, an air outlet radially between the inner wall and the splitter.