Patents by Inventor Alexander Boeck

Alexander Boeck has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20180291768
    Abstract: A sealing assembly for a gas turbine is provided, especially an aircraft gas turbine, including: a first component having a first flange portion and a second component having a second flange portion; in the area of the first flange portion and the second flange portion, the first component and the second component being detachably intercoupled by a bolt connection; between the first component, especially a rounded portion, and the second component, especially the second flange portion, a variable interspace being provided that is at least partially sealed by at least one sealing element. The sealing element has a first sealing portion that rests against the first component, especially against the rounded portion, and a second sealing portion that rests against the second component, especially against the second flange portion; the first sealing portion and the second sealing portion being interconnected and extending obliquely relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventor: Alexander Boeck
  • Patent number: 10060278
    Abstract: A guide vane (300) for a turbomachine, having a sealing device (27, 27?) at the radially inner end region of the guide vane (300) for sealing leakage flows (25) between the guide vane (300) and an inner ring (7) joined thereto. The sealing device (27, 27?) is movably configured relative to the guide vane (300). The sealing device (27, 27?) is positionable in at least one open or in a closed configuration for sealing the leakage flows (25). Also, a guide vane (100), as well as a turbomachine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventor: Alexander Boeck
  • Publication number: 20180238187
    Abstract: A seal arrangement comprising a first and second components made of a ceramic fiber composite material and comprising first and second bounding sections with first and second overlapping sections and first and second securing sections which are connected to and projects from the first and second bounding sections. The first and second overlapping sections are arranged at least partially overlapping such that the first and second bounding sections form an essentially continuous bounding surface. A separation between the first and second securing sections is at least partially sealed by a seal element which comprises at least one first sheet-metal element arranged along the first securing section and at least partially bridging the separation between the first and second securing sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventor: Alexander BOECK
  • Patent number: 9988927
    Abstract: A housing for a gas turbine is disclosed. At least one wall element is housed on the housing so as to move, which limits a flow channel of the housing in the radial direction from a rotational axis of a rotor of the gas turbine toward the exterior. The housing includes at least one variably adjustable guide blade which extends through the wall element into the flow channel. The wall element can be moved between a sealing setting, in which the wall element makes contact at least in a partial area of a side of a blade leaf of the guide blade facing toward the wall element, and an open setting, in which the blade leaf and the wall element are spaced some distance apart from one another. A gas turbine as well as a process for operating a gas turbine is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Alexander Boeck, Franz Malzacher
  • Patent number: 9989093
    Abstract: A roller bearing, particularly a needle bearing, for arranging on a pivot pin of a variable guide vane of a turbomachine, is disclosed. The roller bearing includes at least one radially elastic needle which has two opposing end regions and at least one roller region arranged between the end regions and constructed in a cross-sectionally thickened manner. The end regions roll off at associated raceways of a bearing housing of the roller bearing and the roller region is arranged in the region of an associated groove of the bearing housing. A variable guide vane with at least one such roller bearing, a housing of a turbomachine with such a guide vane, as well as a turbomachine, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventor: Alexander Boeck
  • Publication number: 20180149032
    Abstract: A seal system for a turbomachine, in particular a gas turbine, which includes a first component (10A, 10B), a second component (20), a flap (30) for sealing a gap between the first and second components, and a leaf spring, which includes a first leg (41) and a second leg (42), in a mounting state in which the flap and the second component do not contact each other, a projection of an abutment area (11) of the first component (10A, 10B), against which the first leg (41) is supported via the flap (30), is situated perpendicularly to a contact line (K) through at least two contact points of the first leg (41) with the flap (30), at least partially within a bearing surface (A) of the first component (10A, 10B), against which the second leg (42) of the pretensioned leaf spring is supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Alexander Boeck
  • Patent number: 9982547
    Abstract: A guide mechanism for a gas turbine has a casing supporting on its interior a duct delimited by radially inner and outer duct segments. A variable guide vane located at least partially within the duct can rotate about an axis of rotation to guide flow of a fluid in the duct. The radially inner duct segment is fastened to the guide vane and is retained on the casing element via the guide vane, which is mounted on the casing element via a bushing inserted in the radial direction from outside to inside into a passage opening of the casing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventor: Alexander Boeck
  • Patent number: 9932847
    Abstract: A guide blade for a gas turbine is disclosed. The guide blade includes a blade leaf having a receptacle in which at least one sealing element is arranged, where the sealing element is movable relative to the blade leaf between a sealing setting, in which the sealing element is at least partially moved out of the receptacle, and a storage setting, in which the sealing element is moved back into the receptacle. The guide blade further includes at least one fluid channel by which fluid under pressure can be routed into the receptacle in order to move the sealing element from the storage setting into the sealing setting. An inlet opening of the fluid channel is formed on a pressure-side surface of the blade leaf. A housing as well as a gas turbine having at least one guide blade is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Alexander Boeck, Franz Malzacher
  • Patent number: 9920645
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sealing system for a turbomachine, in particular for a gas turbine, the sealing system being formed in an annular space between a flow-limiting wall of the turbomachine and at least one rotor blade tip of a rotor blade or an outer shroud arranged on the rotor blade tip, and comprising at least one sealing point. The sealing point comprises at least one run-in coating arranged on the rotor blade tip or on the outer shroud in the direction of the flow-limiting wall of the turbomachine. The invention furthermore encompasses a gas turbine comprising the sealing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH
    Inventors: Inga Mahle, Alexander Boeck
  • Publication number: 20180058263
    Abstract: The invention relates to a positioning element for a guide vane arrangement of a guide vane stage of a gas turbine, with at least one base section curved in the peripheral direction; a plurality of uptake openings arranged next to each other in the peripheral direction on the base section, whose aperture axis runs substantially in the radial direction and which are designed to take up a respective radially inner guide vane section; a coupling section provided on the base section, which is or can be coupled to a seal carrier of a seal arrangement. According to the invention, it is proposed that at least one recess is provided in the base section, which is arranged between two neighboring uptake openings and runs from inside to outside at least in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Lothar Albers, Alexander Boeck
  • Patent number: 9896940
    Abstract: A blade, in particular a rotor blade or a stator vane, for a gas turbomachine, in particular a turbojet engine, the blade having an airfoil (1) for deflecting a flow of working fluid and a first platform (3) connected thereto, in particular integrally connected thereto, to radially bound a flow duct for the working fluid, the airfoil having a suction side and a pressure side (1.1) which are connected at a leading edge (1.2) and at a trailing edge (1.3). The trailing edge has a first minimum wall thickness in a first region (A) of a radial longitudinal extent (R) of the airfoil proximal to the first platform (3), and a maximum wall thickness that is smaller than the first minimum wall thickness in a platform-distal region (C) of the radial longitudinal extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Alexander Boeck, Norbert Huebner, Sven Schmid
  • Patent number: 9822797
    Abstract: A turbomachine having a cooling device for supplying cooling air onto a compressor region from an air distribution chamber is disclosed, the air distribution chamber being arranged between an outlet diffuser of a compressor and a combustion chamber, where the cooling device has cooling air pipes for supplying cooling air from the air distribution chamber into a cavity between the outlet diffuser and a rotor segment of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventor: Alexander Boeck
  • Patent number: 9797264
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotating blade (5), in particular for a compressor or turbine stage of a gas turbine, having a radially outer rib arrangement with at least one rib (2), onto which a coating (3) is disposed, whereby, in a meridian section, the coating (3) has an outer contour (3.1), which extends axially outwardly in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES GmbH
    Inventor: Alexander Boeck
  • Publication number: 20170298774
    Abstract: A coupling assembly, including a first component and a second component overlapping one another in a join region; a joining device allowing the first component and the second component to rest against each other clampingly in the join region; the joining device including a clamp resting on the first component and the second component and having a bolt connection adapted for securing the clamp to the first and second component. The first component and the second component are manufactured from a ceramic matrix composite; the first component having a holding portion including a front side facing the clamp, a rear side facing away from the clamp, and a receiving opening; and the bolt connection having a bolt portion that extends through the receiving opening and, at the end thereof facing away from the clamp, having a bracing portion that is angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the bolt portion and that rests against the rear side of the holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Alexander Boeck
  • Publication number: 20170241291
    Abstract: A turbine intermediate casing for a gas turbine comprising outer and inner wall elements arranged in series in circumferential direction and delimiting a flow passage for exhaust gas; strut fairing elements arranged in radial direction between respective outer and inner wall elements; an outer casing encompassing the outer and inner wall elements; and an annular mounting structure encompassing a bearing region of a shaft of the gas turbine. The strut fairing elements comprise a space for accommodating carrier elements which extend from the annular mounting structure through the flow passage to the outer casing exhaust gas flowing through the flow passage being directed by the strut fairing elements around the carrier elements. The outer and inner wall and strut fairing elements comprise ceramic fiber composite materials, the outer and inner wall elements being connected to the outer casing and the annular mounting structure respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Alexander BOECK
  • Publication number: 20170241282
    Abstract: A sealing system including a first component at least partially manufactured from ceramic fiber composite materials, a second component at least partially manufactured from ceramic fiber composite materials, and a sealing element accommodated between the first component and the second component. The sealing element is designed as a sealing strip. It is provided that at least one recess accommodating the sealing element is formed on the first component and/or on the second component, the recess having a cross-sectional profile including an inner section which is concave toward the sealing element, the radius of curvature of the inner section being selected in such a way that it may be formed with the aid of continuous, curved fibers of the ceramic fiber composite material, the fibers being oriented in such a way that they lie essentially in parallel to the cross-sectional plane of the cross-sectional profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Alexander Boeck
  • Patent number: 9739156
    Abstract: A turbine or compressor stage of a gas turbine, the rotor blade having a radially outer shroud (1) which has a sealing fin array having a first sealing fin (3.1) and a second sealing fin (3.2) which is adjacent to the first sealing fin and connected thereto by a first groove base (10) having a circumferential region (13) of maximum radial height, which is located at a first circumferential position is provided. The sealing fin array has a third sealing fin (3.3) adjacent to the second sealing fin and opposite to the first sealing fin, the third sealing fin being connected to the second sealing fin by a second groove base (20) having a circumferential region (23) of maximum radial height, which is located at a second circumferential position different from the first circumferential position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Boeck, Sven Schmid
  • Publication number: 20170218768
    Abstract: Disclosed is an arrangement for fastening a blade root of a blade of a turbomachine in a blade root receptacle, with a blade having a blade root of a first material and with a blade root receptacle of a second material, wherein a thermal barrier layer is arranged between the blade root and the blade root receptacle. Further disclosed is a blade having a blade root with a thermal barrier layer and also a method for operating a turbomachine, in which a blade having a blade root is received in a blade root receptacle and a blade root temperature which is above the blade root receptacle temperature is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Alexander BOECK
  • Patent number: 9644488
    Abstract: A turbine stage having a gas channel in which at least one rotor assembly is disposed, is disclosed. A cavity communicates with the gas channel and is delimited by a front side of a rotor element and by a rotor element-mounted seal. A blow-out arrangement with at least one gas passage for blowing out a sealing gas flow into the cavity is provided, where the gas passage for blowing out the sealing gas flow is configured with a swirl in the circumferential direction and has an outlet opening that is offset radially outwardly from the rotor element-mounted seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventor: Alexander Boeck
  • Patent number: 9540946
    Abstract: A safety device (10) for a bearing arrangement of a rotor of a turbomachine, whereby the safety device (10) includes at least two support structures (12) between which at least one buckling structure (14) is arranged that is configured to collapse when a predetermined buckling load that acts on at least one of the support structures (12) is exceeded, thereby reducing the volume of the safety device (10). A method for the production of a safety device (10) for a bearing arrangement of a rotor of a turbomachine, as well as to a bearing arrangement of a rotor of a turbomachine having such a safety device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventor: Alexander Boeck