Patents Assigned to MTU Aero Engines AG
  • Patent number: 11499437
    Abstract: A sealing apparatus for a turbomachine, including a stator vane component, which includes an inner shroud element and a flow-directing element connected to the inner shroud element. The sealing apparatus includes a sealing component, which has a seal-carrier ring element coupled to the stator vane component. The seal-carrier ring element includes at least one ring body element and at least one projection, which is connected in one piece to the at least one ring body element, protrudes from the at least one ring body element in the radial direction of the sealing apparatus, and is inserted into at least one opening, which extends through the inner shroud element. Other aspects relate to a seal-carrier ring element for a sealing apparatus, and to a turbomachine which includes at least one sealing apparatus and/or at least one seal-carrier ring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Julia Schmidt-Petersen, Markus Schlemmer
  • Publication number: 20220355405
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ECM system comprising a holder for the arranging of at least one component to be machined and at least one machining station for the electrochemical machining of the at least one component at at least one machining position. The ECM system has a positioning apparatus, which is designed to mount, in a predefined position, a machining platform arranged on the positioning apparatus, and the machining platform comprises at least one machining station having at least one electrode arranged thereon, which electrode can be moved along a machining path in order to machine the at least one component that can be arranged on the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Roland Huttner, Markus Zeis, Christian Doll, Rolf Kneilling
  • Patent number: 11492692
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal barrier coating system for components of a turbomachine, especially for high temperature-stressed or hot gas-stressed components of a turbomachine, comprising a ceramic coating of fully or partially stabilized zirconium oxide, and an oxide cover coating which comprises aluminum and at least one element from the group lanthanum, magnesium, silicon, calcium and sodium. The aluminum oxide exists at least partially as free ?-Al2O3. Also disclosed is a method for producing a corresponding thermal barrier coating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Philipp Doebber, Frank Seidel
  • Publication number: 20220334036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for characterizing a coating, in which method a mass and/or a volume of a basic body is/are measured prior to coating; a mass and a volume of the basic body with the applied coating are measured; for characterizing the coating, a density of the coating is determined from the volume and mass measurements; wherein the volume is optically measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Florian Beck, Steven Piorun, Sascha Buettner, Manuel Hertter, Christoph Rau
  • Patent number: 11471964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of drill holes in difficult to machine materials, in which a removal of material takes place in order to produce a drill hole by electrochemical erosion of material by an electrode that is moved in the longitudinal direction of the drill hole being produced in the direction onto the material to be processed at a feed rate, wherein the drilling has at least two steps, wherein, in the first step, the electrochemical processing takes place, and wherein, in a second step, the further processing of the drill hole to the final diameter takes place by machining processing or by erosion or by an electrochemical processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Albin Platz, Nicole Feiling, Anna Carina Kuepper, Norbert Huber
  • Patent number: 11471966
    Abstract: The invention relates to a work station for electrochemically machining a workpiece, having a number of recesses, including a base structure; a module which is fastened to the base structure and is configured to electrochemically machine the workpiece. A workpiece holder is fastened to the base structure. The workpiece holder is movable relative to the base structure along a feed axis which is parallel to the axis of rotation of the module. The module includes an electrode carrier arrangement, which is coupled to the module base body so the electrode carrier arrangement can be rotated together with the module base body about the axis of rotation of the module. The electrode carrier arrangement has a carrier frame and an electrode frame, where at least one electrode is detachably fastened to the electrode frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Martin Fessler-Knobel, Roland Huttner
  • Publication number: 20220302471
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy supply device with at least one fuel cell and to a method for operating at least one energy supply device with at least one fuel cell, which has at least one anode that can be supplied with a fuel and at least one cathode that can be supplied with ambient air for generating electrical energy. The proposed energy supply device has a converter device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Barnaby Law, Ann-Kathrin Henss
  • Publication number: 20220288690
    Abstract: The layer construction method comprises at least the following steps: a) applying at least one powder layer of a material to at least one construction and joining zone of at least one movable construction platform; b) locally solidifying the material to form a component layer, wherein the material is selectively scanned along scan lines by at least one energy beam and fused; c) lowering the construction platform layer by layer by a predefined layer thickness; and d) repeating the steps a) to c) until the component region is complete. In step b), a distance hs between at least two central lines of neighboring scan lines in at least one component layer is adjusted in accordance with Formula I 0.85?bsmin/hs?1.00??(I) wherein bsmin represents a minimum melt pool width of the scan lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Katrin Friedberger, Sebastian Rott, Steffen Schlothauer, Wolfgang Nietsch
  • Patent number: 11434785
    Abstract: A jacket ring assembly for a turbomachine, the jacket ring assembly including a casing part, a jacket ring segment which is adapted to radially outwardly surround a rotor blade ring and to this end is disposed radially inwardly of the casing part, as considered with respect to a longitudinal axis of the turbomachine, and a segmented ring which is circumferentially divided into segments and by which the jacket ring segment is mounted to the casing part, the segmented ring being axially form-fittingly disposed on a form-fitting element of the casing part, for which purpose each of the respective segments of the segmented ring is radially outwardly assembled with the form-fitting element, and the segmented ring forming a supporting seat on which the jacket ring segment is seated and radially inwardly supported with an axially forward end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventor: Manfred Feldmann
  • Publication number: 20220274195
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method machining a particularly planar component by means of electrochemical machining, wherein the component has internal stresses resulting particularly from preceding manufacturing steps. In a first step a) of the method, the component to be machined is provided. Subsequently, in step b), at least two tools are provided in the form of electrodes and, in step c), an electrolyte is provided between the component and the at least two electrodes. In step d), a positive voltage is applied to the component and a negative voltage is applied to the at least two electrodes. Thus, in step e), by moving the at least two electrodes along their respective movement paths with respect to the component, electrochemical machining can take place; in the process, the gap between each electrode and the component is flushed with the electrolyte at least intermittently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Nicole Feiling, Markus Zeis, Roland Huttner, Christian Doll
  • Patent number: 11413702
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining the concentration of at least one material in a powder mixture used as starting material for the production of a component in an additive production method, comprising: providing the powder mixture having at least two different materials; guiding a high-energy beam generated by a radiation source over the surface of the powder mixture; detecting by a detection unit at least one brightness value of at least one subregion of the surface irradiated by the high-energy beam during the irradiation; ascertaining by an analysis unit the concentration of at least one material in the powder mixture depending on the detected at least one brightness value and at least one predetermined reference brightness value for a concentration and/or a concentration range of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Alexander Ladewig, Andreas Jakimov, Katrin Friedberger
  • Publication number: 20220241860
    Abstract: The invention relates to a layer building process for the additive manufacture of at least one wall region of a component including applying at least one powder layer of a material to at least one building-up and joining zone of at least one movable building platform, carrying out a first solidifying step, in which the material is irradiated selectively with at least one energy beam, wherein irradiation parameters of the at least one energy beam are set so a molten bath is produced and a defect-affected wall region of the wall is produced, without applying a further powder layer, carrying out a second solidifying step, in which the defect-affected wall region produced in the first solidifying step is irradiated selectively with the at least one energy beam, lowering the building platform layer by layer by a predefined layer thickness, and repeating the steps above one or more times
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Andreas Jakimov, Steffen Schlothauer, Katrin Friedberger
  • Patent number: 11396812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for designing a flow channel for a turbomachine, in particular a gas turbine that comprises a guide vane cascade having a plurality of guide vanes, which are distributed in the peripheral direction, and flow passages, each of which is bounded by two successive guide vanes, and a support rib arrangement having at least one support rib, wherein a design of one of the flow passages is adapted to this support rib, that it is situated downstream of, in order to reduce a pressure loss and/or a vibrational stimulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventor: Guenter Ramm
  • Patent number: 11396068
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for producing a rotating disk for a turbomachine, forming blade root uptakes on a plurality of circumferential positions, for which, in each case, an axially extending profile groove that is bounded circumferentially by inner wall surfaces of the rotating disk is introduced on a respective circumferential position, in which production method, initially first profile grooves are introduced in a disk on first circumferential positions, and subsequently, a second profile groove is introduced in the disk on a second circumferential position located circumferentially between the first profile grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Anna Carina Kuepper, Waltraud Himmelstoss, Hans Zimmermann, Florian Kreitmair, Heinrich Janko, Frank Binder
  • Patent number: 11389887
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing Cr(VI) ions from an aqueous electrolyte solution, particularly an electrolyte solution for electrochemical metal machining, which comprises the reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) with Fe(II) ions. The Fe(II) ions are added to the electrolyte solution in the form of an aqueous salt solution which has been brought into contact with an ion exchange resin loaded with Fe(II) ions. The invention further relates to a device (1) for electrochemical machining of a workpiece (2) by means of an aqueous electrolyte solution (6), which has an ion exchanger (11) which has been loaded with an ion exchange resin charged with Fe(II) ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Nicole Feiling, Max Niegl, Martin Koenitzer, Norbert Rast, Rudolf Hill, Dieter Mauer
  • Patent number: 11377966
    Abstract: A moving blade for a turbine or compressor stage of a gas turbine is provided, including a vane (10) and a radially outer shroud (20), for at least one contour point (PK) of an outer contour of a profile cross section (P) of the vane at a radial outer gas channel boundary, the wall thickness of the shroud at at least one edge point (PR) of the shroud, whose connecting line (V), including the contour point with a normal (N), which is perpendicular to the outer contour of the profile cross section in the contour point, encloses an angle (?), which is no more than 5°, is less than a wall thickness of the shroud at the contour point, the wall thickness of the shroud decreasing strictly monotonously along the connecting line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Frank Stiehler, Lars Schellhorn
  • Patent number: 11371370
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flow arrangement for placing in the hot gas duct of a turbomachine, having a first surrounding-flow structure and a second surrounding-flow structure, the surrounding-flow structures each having, in reference to the surrounding flow in the hot gas duct, a leading edge and, downstream thereof, a trailing edge, wherein the second surrounding-flow structure is provided as a deflecting blade with a suction side and a pressure side and has a lesser profile thickness than the first surrounding-flow structure, which is arranged on the suction side of the second surrounding-flow structure, and wherein, although the second surrounding-flow structure has a partial axial overlap with the first surrounding-flow structure referred to a longitudinal axis of the turbomachine, the trailing edge of the second surrounding-flow structure is, at the same time, displaced axially downstream relative to the trailing edge of the first surrounding-flow structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Martin Hoeger, Fadi Maatouk, Guenter Ramm, Yavuz Guendogdu, Irene Raab
  • Patent number: 11359289
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for coating a component, which is provided for the hot gas duct of a turbomachine, wherein the coating material is applied onto the uncoated component surface in the form of particles in mixture with a binding agent, and the component with the particle-treated binding agent thereupon then undergoes thermal treatment in such a way that the binding agent is released and the coating material remains on the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Martin Metscher, Benedikt Heidenreich, Jan Haegert, Nils Hiller, Patrick Lang
  • Patent number: 11319820
    Abstract: The invention relates to a blade or vane, particularly of a turbine stage of a gas turbine, in particular of an aircraft gas turbine, having a blade or vane root and a blade or vane element joined to the blade or vane root, wherein the blade or vane element has a pressure side and a suction side, and wherein the blade or vane root has at least one raised region on its radial outer side facing the blade or vane element. It is proposed according to the invention that the blade or vane has a first raised region on the pressure side and a second raised region on the suction side, wherein the highest point of the first raised region is disposed essentially directly adjacent to the pressure side, and the highest point of the second raised region is disposed essentially directly adjacent to the suction side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Markus Brettschneider, Fadi Maatouk
  • Patent number: 11306596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an impulse body module group with at least two impulse body modules, which, in particular, are identical in construction, for a gas turbine blade, wherein each of the impulse body modules comprises a housing, which, in particular, is of one piece and which has a first cavity, which is closed, in particular in an airtight manner, by a first cover, which is joined to the housing, in particular in a material-bonded manner, and in which a single, in particular spherical or cylindrical, first impulse body is accommodated with play of movement in at least one first direction of impact, wherein the housing has no additional cavity or a single additional cavity, in which a single, in particular spherical or cylindrical, additional impulse body is accommodated with play of movement in at least one direction of impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Karl-Hermann Richter, Herbert Hanrieder, Steffen Gerloff