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US4415310A
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System for cooling a gas turbine by bleeding air from the compressor
Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines SAS
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Filing: 1981-10-06
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Granted: 1983-11-15
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Expires: 2001-10-06
Abstract
Abstract A system for cooling a gas turbine by bleeding air from the compressor and channeling the air at the center of the engine towards the turbine in order to cool it. The air is bled from the plane of the disc bearing the blades of the compressor, said disc having radial ducts for the flow of the air. The invention is utilized in gas turbine engines to cool the turbine.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean G. Bouiller
- 👤 Francois E. G. Crozet
- 👤 Marcel R. Soligny
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 05:49
CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04D; F04D27/00; F04D27/02; F04D27/0207; F04D27/0215; F01; F01D; F01D5/00; F01D5/02; F01D5/08; F01D5/085; F01D5/087; F01D5/30; F01D5/3069; F02; F02C; F02C6/00; F02C6/04; F02C6/06; F02C6/08; F02C7/00; F02C7/12; F02C7/16; F02C7/18; F04D29/00; F04D29/26; F04D29/32; F04D29/321; F01D5/3023; F01D5/303; F01D5/3038; F05; F05D; F05D2250/00; F05D2250/10; F05D2250/14; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A system of bleeding air from a compressor for cooling a gas turbine element having at least one compressor blade bearing disc, said system comprising: at least one radial duct in each said disc, each said duct extending in the plane of a respective at least one said disc to the radially outer periphery thereof; platforms associated with said compressor blades and covering at least a portion of the radially outer periphery of each said disc; and ports formed in said platforms for each said at least one radial duct, wherein said ports are elliptical in cross section, the large axis of each said elliptical shape being perpendicular to the overall flow of fluid in said turbine, whereby air is channeled through said ports and said radial ducts into the center of said gas turbine towards said turbine element.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
139 words
A system of bleeding air from a compressor for cooling a gas turbine element having at least one compressor blade bearing disc, said system comprising: at least one radial duct in each said disc, each said duct extending in the plane of a respective at least one said disc to the radially outer periphery thereof; platforms associated with said compressor blades and covering at least a portion of the radially outer periphery of each said disc; and ports formed in said platforms for each said at least one radial duct, wherein said ports are elliptical in cross section, the large axis of each said elliptical shape being perpendicular to the overall flow of fluid in said turbine, whereby air is channeled through said ports and said radial ducts into the center of said gas turbine towards said turbine element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 1 wherein each said at least one compressor disc is formed from a single block.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The system of claim 1 wherein each said at least one compressor disc comprises first and second axially spaced disc elements having radial grooves on facing surfaces, said facing surfaces being in at least partial mating contact, wherein corresponding pairs of said radial grooves form said radial ducts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The system of claim 3 wherein said radial grooves are formed between projecting radial ribs on said facing surfaces of each said disc element, said facing surfaces being in contact only at the radially outer portions thereof and at the radially inner portions of said ribs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 1 wherein each said port comprises two mating half scallops in adjacent ones of said platforms.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-11-14 | 1991-05-16 | 1991-11-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-11-14 | 1995-05-16 | 1995-11-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |