EP0447886A1 - Turbine à gaz avec flux axiale - Google Patents

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EP0447886A1
EP0447886A1 EP91103525A EP91103525A EP0447886A1 EP 0447886 A1 EP0447886 A1 EP 0447886A1 EP 91103525 A EP91103525 A EP 91103525A EP 91103525 A EP91103525 A EP 91103525A EP 0447886 A1 EP0447886 A1 EP 0447886A1
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turbine
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Franz Kreitmeier
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01DNON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D3/00Machines or engines with axial-thrust balancing effected by working-fluid
    • F01D3/04Machines or engines with axial-thrust balancing effected by working-fluid axial thrust being compensated by thrust-balancing dummy piston or the like
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01DNON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D5/00Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/02Blade-carrying members, e.g. rotors
    • F01D5/08Heating, heat-insulating or cooling means
    • F01D5/081Cooling fluid being directed on the side of the rotor disc or at the roots of the blades
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01DNON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D5/00Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/02Blade-carrying members, e.g. rotors
    • F01D5/08Heating, heat-insulating or cooling means
    • F01D5/081Cooling fluid being directed on the side of the rotor disc or at the roots of the blades
    • F01D5/084Cooling fluid being directed on the side of the rotor disc or at the roots of the blades the fluid circulating at the periphery of a multistage rotor, e.g. of drum type

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  • the labyrinth body 24 In order to hold the labyrinth body 24 in its position, it is connected to the drum cover 13 via a plurality of flow-oriented support ribs 26 distributed around the circumference.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Turbine Rotor Nozzle Sealing (AREA)
  • Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)
EP91103525A 1990-03-23 1991-03-07 Turbine à gaz avec flux axiale Expired - Lifetime EP0447886B1 (fr)

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EP2011963A1 (fr) 2007-07-04 2009-01-07 ALSTOM Technology Ltd Turbine à gaz à poussée axiale compensée
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US10794290B2 (en) 2016-11-08 2020-10-06 Raytheon Technologies Corporation Intercooled cooled cooling integrated air cycle machine
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US4236869A (en) * 1977-12-27 1980-12-02 United Technologies Corporation Gas turbine engine having bleed apparatus with dynamic pressure recovery
GB2100360A (en) * 1981-06-11 1982-12-22 Gen Electric Cooling air injector for turbine blades
DE3424139A1 (de) * 1984-06-30 1986-01-09 BBC Aktiengesellschaft Brown, Boveri & Cie., Baden, Aargau Rotor, im wesentlichen bestehend aus einer trommel und einer zu kuehlenden scheibe
EP0188910A1 (fr) * 1984-12-21 1986-07-30 AlliedSignal Inc. Refroidissement des aubes de turbine
GB2189845A (en) * 1986-04-30 1987-11-04 Gen Electric Gas turbine cooling air transferring apparatus
EP0313826A1 (fr) * 1987-10-30 1989-05-03 BBC Brown Boveri AG Turbine à gaz avec flux axial

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FR2707698A1 (fr) * 1993-07-15 1995-01-20 Snecma Turbomachine munie d'un moyen de soufflage d'air sur un élément de rotor.
EP0636765A1 (fr) * 1993-07-15 1995-02-01 Societe Nationale D'etude Et De Construction De Moteurs D'aviation "Snecma" Refroidissement de disque de rotor de turbine
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EP0702129A3 (fr) * 1994-09-19 1998-11-11 Asea Brown Boveri Ag Refroidissement du rotor d'une turbine à gaz axiale
EP0702129A2 (fr) 1994-09-19 1996-03-20 ABB Management AG Refroidissement du rotor d'une turbine à gaz axiale
US7334412B2 (en) 2002-11-11 2008-02-26 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Cooling air and injected liquid system for gas turbine blades
EP1736635A2 (fr) * 2005-05-31 2006-12-27 Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Système de transfert d'air entre le compresseur et la turbine d'une turbine à gaz
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EP2011963A1 (fr) 2007-07-04 2009-01-07 ALSTOM Technology Ltd Turbine à gaz à poussée axiale compensée
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US10371055B2 (en) 2015-02-12 2019-08-06 United Technologies Corporation Intercooled cooling air using cooling compressor as starter
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US11808210B2 (en) 2015-02-12 2023-11-07 Rtx Corporation Intercooled cooling air with heat exchanger packaging
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