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公开(公告)号:US11130174B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-28
申请号:US16054317
申请日:2018-08-03
Applicant: General Electric Company
IPC: B22F5/00 , F02C3/08 , B29C64/153 , B33Y40/20 , B29C64/40 , F01D5/04 , B22F10/20 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y80/00 , F01D9/04
Abstract: A shrouded impeller and a method of additively manufacturing the same are provided. In one example aspect, the shrouded impeller includes a hub and a shroud spaced from the hub. The shrouded impeller also includes a plurality of vanes extending between and connecting the hub and the shroud. The vanes are spaced circumferentially apart from one another. Flow passages are defined between adjacent vanes. In some implementations, the shrouded impeller is additively manufactured. During printing, one or more support structures are formed within and fill a portion of one or more of the flow passages to support the unsupported walls of the shrouded impeller, e.g., the shroud. Further, the support structures are removable from the shrouded impeller, e.g., after the shrouded impeller has been printed.
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公开(公告)号:US20200040739A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-06
申请号:US16054317
申请日:2018-08-03
Applicant: General Electric Company
Abstract: A shrouded impeller and a method of additively manufacturing the same are provided. In one example aspect, the shrouded impeller includes a hub and a shroud spaced from the hub. The shrouded impeller also includes a plurality of vanes extending between and connecting the hub and the shroud. The vanes are spaced circumferentially apart from one another. Flow passages are defined between adjacent vanes. In some implementations, the shrouded impeller is additively manufactured. During printing, one or more support structures are formed within and fill a portion of one or more of the flow passages to support the unsupported walls of the shrouded impeller, e.g., the shroud. Further, the support structures are removable from the shrouded impeller, e.g., after the shrouded impeller has been printed.
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公开(公告)号:US20180313227A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-01
申请号:US15582895
申请日:2017-05-01
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Gregg Hunt Wilson , Stephen Joseph Waymeyer
Abstract: An additively manufactured impingement structure for a component is provided. The control structure includes an outer wall, an inner wall, and an impingement wall positioned between the outer wall and the inner wall. A fluid distribution passageway is defined between the inner wall and the impingement wall and an impingement gap is defined between the impingement wall and the outer wall. A plurality of impingement holes are defined in the impingement wall to provide fluid communication between the fluid distribution passageway and the impingement gap. A flow of cooling or heating fluid may be supplied to the fluid distribution passageway which distributes the flow and impinges it through the impingement holes onto the outer wall to cool or heat the outer wall, respectively.
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公开(公告)号:US10695704B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-30
申请号:US15215353
申请日:2016-07-20
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: Joshua Tyler Mook , John Alan Manteiga , Gregg Hunt Wilson , Stephen Joseph Waymeyer , Christopher Robert Williams
IPC: B01D45/00 , B01D45/16 , F01D25/32 , F01D5/08 , B01D45/08 , B04C3/00 , F02C7/052 , F04D29/44 , F04D29/70
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to separating solid particles from an airflow in a gas turbine engine. A system for separating debris includes a first separation device in fluid communication with an inlet flow path of a compressor and a second separation device in fluid communication with an outlet flow path of the compressor and an inlet flow path of a combustor. The first separation device is adapted to remove coarse particles from the airflow. The second separation device is adapted to remove fine particles from the airflow. The course particles have a larger mean particle diameter than the fine particles.
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公开(公告)号:US20200040940A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-06
申请号:US16055333
申请日:2018-08-06
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Sean Christopher Binion , Steven Douglas Johnson , David Vickery Parker , Stephen Joseph Waymeyer , Nathan Evan McCurdy Gibson
Abstract: A bearing assembly including a body defining an outer surface, an inner surface, and an aft surface is generally provided. A first inlet opening is defined through the outer surface in fluid communication with a first internal passage defined by a first internal wall. The first internal passage is in fluid communication with a first outlet opening defined through the inner surface. A second inlet opening is defined through the inner surface in fluid communication with a second internal passage defined by a second internal wall. The second internal passage is in fluid communication with a second outlet opening defined through the aft surface.
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公开(公告)号:US20170234155A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-17
申请号:US15041524
申请日:2016-02-11
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Thomas Lipinski , Donald George LaChapelle , Kenneth Jay Moore , Bradford Tracey , Stephen Joseph Waymeyer
CPC classification number: F01D25/14 , F01D9/065 , F01D11/005 , F01D17/085 , F01D17/105 , F01D17/145 , F01D25/12 , F01D25/145 , F01D25/162 , F01D25/24 , F02C7/12 , F05D2220/32 , F05D2260/20 , Y02T50/675
Abstract: A turbine frame cooling system for use with a gas turbine engine includes an outer ring defining a cavity and a hub positioned radially inward of the outer ring. The turbine frame cooling system also includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced first fairings coupled between the outer ring and the hub and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced second fairings coupled between the outer ring and the hub, wherein the first and second fairings are alternatingly positioned about the hub. The turbine frame cooling system also includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced air scoops coupled to the outer ring. The plurality of air scoops extend into a bypass stream and are configured to channel a bypass air cooling flow into the cavity of the outer ring.
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公开(公告)号:US12123316B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-22
申请号:US17981628
申请日:2022-11-07
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: John Alan Manteiga , Gregg Hunt Wilson , Stephen Joseph Waymeyer
IPC: B22F5/10 , B22F3/24 , B22F10/20 , B22F10/28 , B22F10/68 , B22F12/37 , B22F12/67 , B29C64/153 , B29C64/35 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y40/00 , B33Y40/20 , B33Y80/00 , F01D25/24
CPC classification number: F01D25/24 , B22F3/24 , B22F5/106 , B22F10/20 , B22F10/28 , B22F10/68 , B22F12/67 , B29C64/153 , B29C64/35 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y40/00 , B33Y40/20 , B33Y80/00 , B22F2003/247 , B22F12/37 , F05D2230/22 , F05D2230/31 , Y02P10/25 , Y02T50/60
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) for fabricating multi-walled structures. A multi-walled structure includes a first wall having a first surface and a second wall having a second surface facing the first surface to define a passage having a width between the first surface and the second surface in a first direction. The multi-walled structure also includes an enlarged powder removal feature connecting the first wall and the second wall. The enlarged powder removal feature has an inner dimension greater than the width in the first direction and at least one open end in a direction transverse to the first width.
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公开(公告)号:US20230060291A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-02
申请号:US17981628
申请日:2022-11-07
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: John Alan Manteiga , Gregg Hunt Wilson , Stephen Joseph Waymeyer
IPC: B22F3/24 , B33Y80/00 , B33Y10/00 , F01D25/24 , B29C64/153 , B29C64/35 , B22F5/10 , B22F10/20 , B33Y40/20
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) for fabricating multi-walled structures. A multi-walled structure includes a first wall having a first surface and a second wall having a second surface facing the first surface to define a passage having a width between the first surface and the second surface in a first direction. The multi-walled structure also includes an enlarged powder removal feature connecting the first wall and the second wall. The enlarged powder removal feature has an inner dimension greater than the width in the first direction and at least one open end in a direction transverse to the first width.
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公开(公告)号:US10787846B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-29
申请号:US16054338
申请日:2018-08-03
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Michael Robert Notarnicola , Stephen Joseph Waymeyer
IPC: E05D3/10 , E05D5/14 , E05D3/02 , E21B21/08 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y80/00 , F04D19/00 , F04D29/32 , F04D29/36
Abstract: A hinge assembly and a method of additively manufacturing the same are provided. The hinge assembly includes a hub defining a body and a first mounting arm and a second mounting arm each projecting from the body. The first mounting arm and the second mounting arm are spaced from one another and define a hinge axis. The hinge assembly also includes a rotatable member or vane rotatably coupled with the hub and positioned between the first mounting arm and the second mounting arm. The rotatable member defines a vane hinge member or hinge member having a first nesting feature shaped complementary to a portion the first mounting arm and a second nesting feature shaped complementary to a portion of the second mounting arm of the hub to nest the hinge member between the first mounting arm and the second mounting arm. The hub and the rotatable member are simultaneously additively manufactured as distinct, but inseparable monolithic components.
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公开(公告)号:US20200040627A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-06
申请号:US16054338
申请日:2018-08-03
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Michael Robert Notarnicola , Stephen Joseph Waymeyer
Abstract: A hinge assembly and a method of additively manufacturing the same are provided. The hinge assembly includes a hub defining a body and a first mounting arm and a second mounting arm each projecting from the body. The first mounting arm and the second mounting arm are spaced from one another and define a hinge axis. The hinge assembly also includes a rotatable member or vane rotatably coupled with the hub and positioned between the first mounting arm and the second mounting arm. The rotatable member defines a vane hinge member or hinge member having a first nesting feature shaped complementary to a portion the first mounting arm and a second nesting feature shaped complementary to a portion of the second mounting arm of the hub to nest the hinge member between the first mounting arm and the second mounting arm. The hub and the rotatable member are simultaneously additively manufactured as distinct, but inseparable monolithic components.
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