Active bypass flow control for a seal in a gas turbine engine
Abstract
An active bypass flow control system for controlling bypass compressed air based upon leakage flow of compressed air flowing past an outer balance seal between a stator and rotor of a first stage of a gas turbine in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The active bypass flow control system is an adjustable system in which one or more metering devices may be used to control the flow of bypass compressed air as the flow of compressed air past the outer balance seal changes over time as the outer balance seal between the rim cavity and the cooling cavity wears In at least one embodiment, the metering device may include an annular ring having at least one metering orifice extending therethrough, whereby alignment of the metering orifice with the outlet may be adjustable to change a cross-sectional area of an opening of aligned portions of the outlet and the metering orifice.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. Orlando, FL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1346962
- Patent Number(s):
- 9593590
- Application Number:
- 14/193,000
- Assignee:
- SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05D - INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-05NT42644
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Feb 28
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Citation Formats
Ebert, Todd A., and Kimmel, Keith D. Active bypass flow control for a seal in a gas turbine engine. United States: N. p., 2017.
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@article{osti_1346962,
title = {Active bypass flow control for a seal in a gas turbine engine},
author = {Ebert, Todd A. and Kimmel, Keith D.},
abstractNote = {An active bypass flow control system for controlling bypass compressed air based upon leakage flow of compressed air flowing past an outer balance seal between a stator and rotor of a first stage of a gas turbine in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The active bypass flow control system is an adjustable system in which one or more metering devices may be used to control the flow of bypass compressed air as the flow of compressed air past the outer balance seal changes over time as the outer balance seal between the rim cavity and the cooling cavity wears In at least one embodiment, the metering device may include an annular ring having at least one metering orifice extending therethrough, whereby alignment of the metering orifice with the outlet may be adjustable to change a cross-sectional area of an opening of aligned portions of the outlet and the metering orifice.},
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