System for an improved stator assembly

    公开(公告)号:US11428241B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-30

    申请号:US15136416

    申请日:2016-04-22

    摘要: An improved stator assembly is disclosed. The stator assembly may comprise an exit guide vane, an OD ring, and an ID ring. The exit guide vane may couple at one end to the OD ring and at an opposite end to the ID ring. The exit guide vane may comprise a leading edge opposite of a trailing edge. The OD ring and the ID ring may couple to a diffuser assembly of a gas turbine engine. The stator assembly may further comprise an aft OD seal, a forward OD seal, an ID seal, and a diffuser assembly seal to reduce airflow leaks around the stator assembly.

    External mixing chamber for a gas turbine engine with cooled turbine cooling air

    公开(公告)号:US11215120B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-04

    申请号:US15424927

    申请日:2017-02-06

    摘要: A gas turbine engine comprises a compressor section and a turbine section, the compressor section having a last compressor stage. High pressure cooling air is tapped from a location downstream of the last compressor stage and passed through a heat exchanger. Lower pressure air passes across the heat exchanger to cool the high pressure cooling air. A housing surrounds the compressor section and the turbine section and there being a space radially outwardly of the housing, and a mixing chamber received in the space radially outwardly of the housing, the mixing chamber receiving the high pressure cooling air downstream of the heat exchanger, and further receiving air at a temperature higher than a temperature of the high pressure cooling air downstream of the heat exchanger. Mixed air from the mixing chamber is returned into the housing and utilized to cool at least the turbine section.

    Intercooled cooling air fleet management system

    公开(公告)号:US10830145B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-10

    申请号:US15956884

    申请日:2018-04-19

    摘要: A method of modulating cooling of gas turbine engine components includes the steps of identifying an input indicative of a usage rate for at least a first gas turbine engine component of a plurality of gas turbine engine components. A cooling system is operated for at least the first gas turbine engine component. The cooling system is moved between a higher cooling potential mode and a lower cooling potential mode based on the identified rate. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed.

    EPICYCLIC GEAR TRAIN
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200347744A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-05

    申请号:US16805917

    申请日:2020-03-02

    摘要: A turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan shaft, at least one tapered bearing mounted on the fan shaft, the fan shaft including at least one passage extending in a direction having at least a radial component, and adjacent the at least one tapered bearing, a fan mounted for rotation on the at least one tapered bearing. An epicyclic gear train is coupled to drive the fan, the epicyclic gear train including a carrier supporting intermediate gears that mesh with a sun gear, and a ring gear surrounding and meshing with the intermediate gears, wherein the epicyclic gear train defines a gear reduction ratio of greater than or equal to 2.3. A turbine section is coupled to drive the fan through the epicyclic gear train, the turbine section having a fan drive turbine that includes a pressure ratio that is greater than 5. The fan includes a pressure ratio that is less than 1.45, and the fan has a bypass ratio of greater than ten (10).

    Low-power bowed rotor prevention system

    公开(公告)号:US10598047B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-24

    申请号:US15444942

    申请日:2017-02-28

    摘要: A bowed rotor prevention system for a gas turbine engine includes a core turning motor operable to drive rotation of an engine core of the gas turbine engine. The bowed rotor prevention system also includes an auxiliary electric motor control operable to control the core turning motor to drive rotation of the engine core using electric power while a full authority digital engine control that controls operation of the gas turbine engine is either depowered or in a power state that is less than a power level used by the full authority digital engine control in flight operation.

    Geared architecture with inducer for gas turbine engine

    公开(公告)号:US10584642B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-10

    申请号:US16027693

    申请日:2018-07-05

    IPC分类号: F02C7/36 F02K3/06

    摘要: A gas turbine engine includes first and second shafts rotatable about a common axis. A first turbine section is supported on the first shaft. Second compressor and turbine sections are supported on the second shaft. The gas turbine engine includes a fan. A first compressor section is arranged in an axial flow relationship with the second compressor and the first and second turbines. A geared architecture operatively connects the first shaft and the fan. An inducer operative couples to the gear train.