Patents by Inventor Sylvain Yves Jean Duval

Sylvain Yves Jean Duval 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: 20240018882
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbine engine case (1), extending around an axis, said case (1) comprising: a hub comprising an outer wall (21) and an inner wall (22) between which an annular flange (23) extends; an outer shell (3); a plurality of arms (4) which each extend between the hub and the outer shell (3); the case (1) further comprising a plurality of main stiffeners (5), each being disposed in the extension of an arm (4) between the outer wall (21) and the inner wall (22) projecting from the flange (23), each main stiffener (5) comprising two ribs (51, 52) arranged opposite one another and which move away from one another from the outer wall (21) towards the inner wall (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sylvain Yves Jean DUVAL, Amaud Lasantha GENILIER, Olivier RENON
  • Patent number: 11788436
    Abstract: A turbomachine exhaust casing extending about an axis including a hub extending about the axis; an external ferrule; arms which extend between the hub and the external ferrule, attachment yokes radially projecting toward the outside of the external ferrule; pockets hollowed into the external ferrule and wherein the yokes are arranged, the pockets extending in a hollow radially projecting toward the inside of the external ferrule; a ring portion which extends radially under the pockets and forms a duct wall by delimiting with the hub a portion of a gas flow duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Sylvain Yves Jean Duval, Arnaud Lasantha Genilier, Fabien Stephane Garnier, Ludovic Pintat
  • Patent number: 10920609
    Abstract: A turbine assembly for a turbine engine, includes a rotor disk having a plurality of CMC material blades, a stationary nozzle made of CMC material having a plurality of vanes with outer platforms forming a nozzle ring, a turbine ring made as a single piece of CMC material, and a casing of material presenting a coefficient of thermal expansion that is strictly greater than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the ceramic matrix composite material forming the blades of the rotor disk, the nozzle, and the turbine ring, the casing extending around the nozzle ring and the turbine ring, at least the nozzle ring or the turbine ring being connected to the casing via at least one sliding connection having a degree of freedom to move radially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Hélène Myriam Condat, Stéphane Pierre Guillaume Blanchard, Sylvain Yves Jean Duval
  • Publication number: 20200332680
    Abstract: A turbomachine exhaust casing extending about an axis including a hub extending about the axis; an external ferrule; arms which extend between the hub and the external ferrule, attachment yokes radially projecting toward the outside of the external ferrule; pockets hollowed into the external ferrule and wherein the yokes are arranged, the pockets extending in a hollow radially projecting toward the inside of the external ferrule; a ring portion which extends radially under the pockets and forms a duct wall by delimiting with the hub a portion of a gas flow duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Sylvain Yves Jean DUVAL, Arnaud Lasantha GENILIER, Fabien Stephane GARNIER, Ludovic PINTAT
  • Patent number: 10539028
    Abstract: A method optimizing a composite material blade profile for a rotor wheel of a turbine engine, and a blade including a tang compensated by the method. The method includes: compensating a blade airfoil by subdividing the airfoil into slices, and for each airfoil slice and a predetermined rotation speed of a disk of the wheel, calculating centrifugal force applied to the slice, calculating an aerodynamic force moment acting on a bottom section of the slice, and calculating shift values to be applied to a center of gravity of the slice to cancel the aerodynamic force moment; and compensating the blade tang by calculating centrifugal force applied to a blade portion situated beyond the airfoil neck, calculating an aerodynamic force moment acting on a bottom section of the blade tang, and calculating shift values to be applied to a center of gravity of the blade tang to cancel the aerodynamic force moment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: SNECMA, HERAKLES
    Inventors: Sylvain Yves Jean Duval, Clement Roussille, Alain Schweitzer, Patrick Joseph Marie Girard
  • Publication number: 20180306057
    Abstract: A turbine assembly for a turbine engine, includes a rotor disk having a plurality of CMC material blades, a stationary nozzle made of CMC material having a plurality of vanes with outer platforms forming a nozzle ring, a turbine ring made as a single piece of CMC material, and a casing of material presenting a coefficient of thermal expansion that is strictly greater than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the ceramic matrix composite material forming the blades of the rotor disk, the nozzle, and the turbine ring, the casing extending around the nozzle ring and the turbine ring, at least the nozzle ring or the turbine ring being connected to the casing via at least one sliding connection having a degree of freedom to move radially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Hélène Myriam CONDAT, Stéphane Pierre Guillaume BLANCHARD, Sylvain Yves Jean DUVAL
  • Patent number: 9435225
    Abstract: An exhaust case for a turbomachine includes, from outside towards inside, yokes, a collar and a hub, which are annular and coaxial. The hub is connected to the collar by radial arms and extends between an annular flange and an inner collar capable of guiding a gas flow. In the hub each arm includes a rib in a shape of a triangle which ends with the flange. The inner collar is extended into the hub by a plate capable of transferring forces between the flange and the yokes. The plate can be advantageously inclined with respect to a radial plane. Two portions, which enclose a cut-out formed in a minimum-stress region along the plate, are coupled with pre-set plays. The case is capable of absorbing compression and traction at a thermal gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Sylvain Yves Jean Duval, Yannick Durand
  • Publication number: 20140112772
    Abstract: An exhaust case for a turbomachine includes, from outside towards inside, yokes, a collar and a hub, which are annular and coaxial. The hub is connected to the collar by radial arms and extends between an annular flange and an inner collar capable of guiding a gas flow. In the hub each arm includes a rib in a shape of a triangle which ends with the flange. The inner collar is extended into the hub by a plate capable of transferring forces between the flange and the yokes. The plate can be advantageously inclined with respect to a radial plane. Two portions, which enclose a cut-out formed in a minimum-stress region along the plate, are coupled with pre-set plays. The case is capable of absorbing compression and traction at a thermal gradient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Sylvain Yves Jean Duval, Yannick Durand
  • Publication number: 20130230404
    Abstract: A method optimizing a composite material blade profile for a rotor wheel of a turbine engine, and a blade including a tang compensated by the method. The method includes: compensating a blade airfoil by subdividing the airfoil into slices, and for each airfoil slice and a predetermined rotation speed of a disk of the wheel, calculating centrifugal force applied to the slice, calculating an aerodynamic force moment acting on a bottom section of the slice, and calculating shift values to be applied to a center of gravity of the slice to cancel the aerodynamic force moment; and compensating the blade tang by calculating centrifugal force applied to a blade portion situated beyond the airfoil neck, calculating an aerodynamic force moment acting on a bottom section of the blade tang, and calculating shift values to be applied to a center of gravity of the blade tang to cancel the aerodynamic force moment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicants: HERAKLES, SNECMA
    Inventors: Sylvain Yves Jean Duval, Clement Roussille, Alain Schweitzer, Patrick Joseph Marie Girard
  • Publication number: 20110067407
    Abstract: A flame-holder device for the afterburning of a bypass turbojet, said turbojet comprising first and second internal annular casings, defining a passageway for a main flow, and an external annular casing defining with said first internal annular casing a passageway for a bypass flow, comprising: at least one metal arm support designed to be attached to said external casing by means of a top plate, at least one flame-holder arm, having a trough shape making a cavity, designed to be attached to the arm support, and at least one screen for the heat protection of the arm cavity, the arm support and the heat-protection screen being in one piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Caroline Jacqueline Denise BERDOU, Sylvain Yves Jean Duval