GAS TURBINE ENGINE CONFIGURED FOR DECREASED DIFFUSER WINDAGE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240353105A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18639359

    申请日:2024-04-18

    申请人: RTX Corporation

    IPC分类号: F23R3/60 F23R3/00 F23R3/50

    摘要: A gas turbine engine is provided having an axial centerline, a compressor section, a turbine section, and a combustor section. The turbine section has a turbine first vane assembly that includes an annular first vane inner radial support. The combustor section has an outer casing, an annular combustor, and a unitary inner diffuser structure. The annular combustor has an inner radial flange. The unitary inner diffuser structure includes a compressor discharge, an inner diffuser case, and a tangential onboard injector (TOBI) inseparably attached to one another. The unitary inner diffuser structure further includes an outer radial flange and a TOBI connection flange. The annular FV inner radial support, the combustor inner radial flange, and the TOBI connection flange are secured to one another.

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    公开(公告)号:US12123362B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US18225427

    申请日:2023-07-24

    申请人: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

    IPC分类号: F02C9/40 F02C9/28 F23R3/34

    摘要: An aircraft has first and second fuel sources containing fuels with different characteristics, and one or more gas turbine engines powered by the fuels and each having a staged combustion system having pilot and main fuel injectors and being operable in pilot-only and pilot-and-main ranges of operation. The gas turbine engines each have a fuel delivery regulator arranged to control fuel delivery to the pilot and main fuel injectors. The method includes: obtaining a proposed mission description; obtaining nvPM impact parameters for the gas turbine engines, the impact parameters being associated with each operating condition of the proposed mission; calculating an optimised set of one or more fuel characteristics for each flight condition of the proposed flight defined in the flight description based on the nvPM impact parameters; and determining a fuel allocation based on the optimised set of one or more fuel characteristics.

    FUEL COOLED FUEL-AIR MIXER FOR TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTION SECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20240344702A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-17

    申请号:US18135594

    申请日:2023-04-17

    发明人: Gregory Boardman

    IPC分类号: F23R3/28

    CPC分类号: F23R3/286

    摘要: An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This assembly includes a combustor, a fuel-air mixer and a mixer guide. The combustor includes a bulkhead. The fuel-air mixer includes an inner passage, a sidewall and a fuel circuit. The inner passage extends axially along an axis within the fuel-air mixer. The sidewall extends circumferentially around and axially along the inner passage. The fuel circuit includes a first fuel passage and a first fuel nozzle outlet fluidly coupled with the first fuel passage. The first fuel passage is embedded within the sidewall and extends along the inner passage. The fuel circuit is configured to direct fuel into the inner passage through the first fuel nozzle outlet. The mixer guide couples the fuel-air mixer to the bulkhead. The mixer guide is configured to slide axially along the fuel-air mixer.

    Constant Volume Combustor For Gas Turbine Engine

    公开(公告)号:US20240328349A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18127155

    申请日:2023-03-28

    发明人: Dave MENHEERE

    IPC分类号: F02C5/08 F23R7/00

    CPC分类号: F02C5/08 F23R7/00 F05D2240/35

    摘要: A combustor assembly for a turbine engine includes a combustor assembly where a first combustion space is defined between a first closed end of a combustion chamber and a first piston, a second combustion space is defined between a second closed end of the combustion chamber and a second piston and a center combustion space is defined between the first piston and the second piston. An air inlet assembly provides for communication of inlet air to the first combustion space, the second combustion space and the center combustion space. First, second and center injectors are provided to inject fuel into a corresponding one of the first combustion space, the second combustion space, and the center combustion space. An exhaust outlet communicates an exhaust gas flow generated in each of the first combustion space, the second combustion space and the center combustion space to a turbine section.

    Combustor with a variable primary zone combustion chamber

    公开(公告)号:US12104795B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17664975

    申请日:2022-05-25

    摘要: A combustor for a gas turbine includes a combustor liner that has an outer liner and an inner liner. At least one of the outer liner and the inner liner includes (a) an upstream liner section fixedly connected in the combustor, (b) a downstream liner section fixedly connected in the combustor, and (c) a dilution liner section including a movable portion including at least a part of the dilution liner section and having at least one dilution opening therethrough. The movable portion is arranged to translate in an upstream direction and in a downstream direction. At least one actuator is connected to the movable portion of the dilution liner section and controls translational movement of the movable portion in the upstream direction and the downstream direction to adjust a volume of a primary combustion zone within the combustor.

    Fuel injection device for a turbojet engine afterburner

    公开(公告)号:US12104793B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US18555930

    申请日:2022-04-15

    摘要: A flame-holder device for a turbojet afterburner comprises an annular row of flame-holder arms, each having an inner branch having a free end and another end, and two outer branches which extend from the other end (52) and diverge from one another in a direction extending from the free end to the other end, such that the inner branch transitions radially outward into the two outer branches which diverge radially outward from one another in two opposing circumferential directions, thereby forming mutually approaching areas between consecutive flame-holder arms for enabling the flame to spread from arm to arm.