Patents by Inventor Daniel Theurich

Daniel Theurich 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).

  • Patent number: 11795822
    Abstract: A rotor assembly may be used in a gas turbine. The rotor assembly includes rotor segments arranged in succession in an axial direction and interconnected in the axial direction by a tie-rod, and a rotor segment disposed forwardly in the axial direction having a first contact surface and a rotor segment disposed rearwardly in the axial direction having a second contact surface. The first and second contact surfaces are at least partially in contact with each other, are substantially annular in shape, and extend in a radial direction and in a circumferential direction. The first contact surface and/or the second contact surface extend at least partially obliquely relative to the radial direction. An angle is formed between the first contact surface and the second contact surface when viewed in a sectional plane defined by the axial direction and the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Daniel Theurich, Knut Werner, Hans-Peter Hackenberg
  • Publication number: 20230111341
    Abstract: A rotor assembly may be used in a gas turbine. The rotor assembly includes rotor segments arranged in succession in an axial direction and interconnected in the axial direction by a tie-rod, and a rotor segment disposed forwardly in the axial direction having a first contact surface and a rotor segment disposed rearwardly in the axial direction having a second contact surface. The first and second contact surfaces are at least partially in contact with each other, are substantially annular in shape, and extend in a radial direction and in a circumferential direction. The first contact surface and/or the second contact surface extend at least partially obliquely relative to the radial direction. An angle is formed between the first contact surface and the second contact surface when viewed in a sectional plane defined by the axial direction and the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Theurich, Knut Werner, Hans-Peter Hackenberg
  • Publication number: 20230068226
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a method comprising the steps: carrying out multiple measurements on a mechanical object, the measurements each differing by one or more parameters influencing the measurement; determining a spectrogram on the basis of the measurement data of the measurements and depending on a predefined parameter of the mechanical object; determining one or more excitations of the mechanical object; reproducing the excitations in the spectrogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Daniel Theurich, Michael Junge
  • Patent number: 10947850
    Abstract: A blade (10) for a turbomachine is provided. The blade (10) includes an airfoil (16) having at least one thickening (22) on a pressure side (20) of the airfoil (16). The thickening (22) has a region (B) of constant thickness (D). A turbomachine, a compressor and a turbine having stator vanes and/or rotor blades including at least one such blade (10) is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: MTU Aero Enginges AG
    Inventors: Martin Pernleitner, Manfred Dopfer, Daniel Theurich
  • Patent number: 10844726
    Abstract: The invention relates to a blade for a turbomachine, comprising a blade element with a suction side and a pressure side, which extend between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the blade element, as well as a blade root for connection of the blade at a main rotor body, wherein the blade comprises a crack-affecting device, which, in the radial direction, has an altered cross-sectional geometry in comparison to an aerodynamically optimized blade profile. The invention further relates to a rotor for a turbomachine having at least one such blade, a turbomachine having at least one such blade, and/or with such a rotor as well as a method for producing a blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Horn, Daniel Theurich, Martin Becker, Axel Stettner, Wilfried Schuette, Michael Junge, Hans-Peter Hackenberg, Alexander Halcoussis, Hannes Wolf
  • Publication number: 20190120061
    Abstract: The invention relates to a blade for a turbomachine, comprising a blade element with a suction side and a pressure side, which extend between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the blade element, as well as a blade root for connection of the blade at a main rotor body, wherein the blade comprises a crack-affecting device, which, in the radial direction, has an altered cross-sectional geometry in comparison to an aerodynamically optimized blade profile. The invention further relates to a rotor for a turbomachine having at least one such blade, a turbomachine having at least one such blade, and/or with such a rotor as well as a method for producing a blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Horn, Daniel Theurich, Martin Becker, Axel Stettner, Wilfried Schuette, Michael Junge, Hans-Peter Hackenberg, Alexander Halcoussis, Hannes Wolf
  • Publication number: 20190085700
    Abstract: A blade (10) for a turbomachine is provided. The blade (10) includes an airfoil (16) having at least one thickening (22) on a pressure side (20) of the airfoil (16). The thickening (22) has a region (B) of constant thickness (D). A turbomachine, a compressor and a turbine having stator vanes and/or rotor blades including at least one such blade (10) is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Pernleitner, Manfred Dopfer, Daniel Theurich