Adjustable primary and supplemental power units

    公开(公告)号:US11970970B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-30

    申请号:US18109441

    申请日:2023-02-14

    CPC classification number: F02C6/18 B64D27/10 B64D33/08

    Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft includes a core flow path in communication with a compressor section, combustor section and a turbine section. A first bottoming cycle system includes a bottoming working fluid flow in thermal communication with a high energy exhaust gas flow that is generated by the core engine. The first bottoming cycle is configured to recover power from the high energy exhaust gas flow in a first engine operating condition and in a second engine operating condition. A second bottoming cycle system is configured to recover power from the high energy exhaust gas flow in the first engine operating condition and not to recover power in a second engine operating condition.

    Recuperated engine with supercritical CO2 bottoming cycle

    公开(公告)号:US12140050B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-12

    申请号:US18109448

    申请日:2023-02-14

    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a core engine that includes a core flow path that connects a compressor section, combustor section and a turbine section. The gas turbine engine further includes a bottoming cycle system that includes a supercritical CO2 (sCO2) working fluid flow. A first recuperator is disposed in the core flow path downstream of the turbine section, the first recuperator is configured to transfer thermal energy from a core flow aft of the turbine section to the sCO2 working fluid flow. A second recuperator is disposed in the compressor section, the second recuperator is configured to transfer thermal energy from the sCO2 working fluid flow to a location forward of the combustor section.

    ADJUSTABLE PRIMARY AND SUPPLEMENTAL POWER UNITS

    公开(公告)号:US20230313737A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US18109441

    申请日:2023-02-14

    CPC classification number: F02C6/18 B64D27/10 B64D33/08

    Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft includes a core flow path in communication with a compressor section, combustor section and a turbine section. A first bottoming cycle system includes a bottoming working fluid flow in thermal communication with a high energy exhaust gas flow that is generated by the core engine. The first bottoming cycle is configured to recover power from the high energy exhaust gas flow in a first engine operating condition and in a second engine operating condition. A second bottoming cycle system is configured to recover power from the high energy exhaust gas flow in the first engine operating condition and not to recover power in a second engine operating condition.

    UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION OR PREDICTIVE DEFECT MODEL FOR MULTI-LASER POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

    公开(公告)号:US20240390983A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-28

    申请号:US18201787

    申请日:2023-05-25

    Abstract: A process for uncertainty quantification for a predictive defect model for multi-laser additive manufacturing of a part including executing computational fluid dynamics modeling of a gas flow in an additive manufacturing machine manufacturing chamber; assigning a spatter particle size, velocity and direction relative to a melt pool on a powder bed disposed on a build plate within the manufacturing chamber; executing computational fluid dynamics post processing for spatter particle tracking; predicting a spatter particle landing pattern; feeding the spatter particle landing pattern prediction into a defect model; producing a layer thickness map, the layer thickness map configured to demonstrate a location of locally thicker layers on the part; and predicting defect location and density to accumulate lack-of-fusion risk as a function of part placement, orientation, and scan strategy.

    RECUPERATED ENGINE WITH SUPERCRITICAL CO2 BOTTOMING CYCLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230313711A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US18109448

    申请日:2023-02-14

    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a core engine that includes a core flow path that connects a compressor section, combustor section and a turbine section. The gas turbine engine further includes a bottoming cycle system that includes a supercritical CO2 (sCO2) working fluid flow. A first recuperator is disposed in the core flow path downstream of the turbine section, the first recuperator is configured to transfer thermal energy from a core flow aft of the turbine section to the sCO2 working fluid flow. A second recuperator is disposed in the compressor section, the second recuperator is configured to transfer thermal energy from the sCO2 working fluid flow to a location forward of the combustor section.

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