Abstract: An exhaust gas liner for a gas turbine includes an annular inner shell and an annular outer shell, which are arranged concentrically around a machine axis of the gas turbine to define an annular exhaust gas channel in between. The inner shell and/or said outer shell are composed of a plurality of liner segments, which are attached to a support structure. To compensate thermal expansion and achieving resistance against dynamic loads, the liner segments are fixed to the support structure at certain fixation spots, which are distributed over the area of said liner segments, such that said liner segments are clamped to said support structure through a whole engine thermal cycle without hindering thermal expansion.

Abstract: An exemplary pullable drawer is arranged for removably protruding in a radial direction into an outer housing of a turbine, in order to make mechanical contact with an inner carrier being concentrically arranged within the outer housing. The pullable drawer has an essentially cylindrical body, which extends along a longitudinal drawer axis. A mechanical decoupling is provided, as the pullable drawer is divided along the longitudinal drawer axis into at least separate first and second parts. The first and second parts are coupled with each other by means of a releasable mechanical joint.

Abstract: The disclosure pertains to a cooled wall for separating a hot gas flow path of a gas turbine from a cooling flow including at least one turbulator rib extending from the wall into the cooling flow, and having a height, a width for providing heat transfer enhancement for the cooled wall. The turbulator rib has filets at its root with a filet radius. In order to increase the heat transfer enhancement of the turbulator rib, the filet at the downstream side of turbulator rib is extending into the cooled wall with a penetration depth. Further, the disclosure relates to specific embodiments in which the cooled wall with turbulator ribs is configured as the sidewall of an airfoil, a combustor wall or a heat shield.

Abstract: An exemplary method for the operation of a CCPP with flue gas recirculation to reduce NOx emissions and/or to increase the CO2 concentration in the flue gases to facilitate CO2 capture from the flue gases as well as a plant designed to operate is disclosed. To allow a high flue gas recirculation ration (rFRG) an imposed combustion inhomogeneity ratio (ri) is used for flame stabilization. The imposed combustion inhomogeneity ratio (ri) is controlled as function of the flue gas recirculation rate (rFRG) and/or combustion pressure. Oxygen or oxygen enriched air to the gas turbine inlet gases or to the combustor is admixed to enhance operatability.

Abstract: The invention relates to a burner arrangement for using in a single combustion chamber or in a can-combustor comprising a center body burner located upstream of a combustion zone, an annular duct with a cross section area, intermediate lobes which are arranged in circumferential direction and in longitudinal direction of the center body. The lobes being actively connected to the cross section area of the annular duct, wherein a cooling air is guided through a number of pipes within the lobes to the center body and cools beforehand at least the front section of the center body based on impingement cooling. Subsequently, the impingement cooling air cools the middle and back face of the center body based on convective and/or effusion cooling. At least the back face of the center body includes on the inside at least one damper.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mixing arrangement for mixing a fuel with a stream of oxygen containing gas flowing along an axis in an axial channel, especially in the second combustor of a gas turbine with sequential combustion. The mixing is improved and the mixing length reduced by said mixing arrangement comprising an injector with at least one injector ring, which is passed by said stream of gas inside and outside.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotor assembly for a rotary machine such as a gas turbine. The present solution provides a sealing wire located inside a groove engraved in the rotor body. The sealing wire is responsive to radial centrifugal forces acting during normal operation of the machine, and moves radially in the groove until a sealing configuration is achieved such to prevent damaging hot leakage towards machine components.

Abstract: The invention concerns a gas turbine combustion system, including a gas turbine. The gas turbine includes at least one compressor, at least one combustion chamber for generating working gas, wherein the combustion chamber connected to receive compressed air from the compressor, at least one turbine connected to receive working gas from the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber consists of an individual can-combustor or comprising a number of can-combustors arranged in an annular can-architecture, wherein the can-combustor having at least one premixed burner. The ignition of the mixture starts at the premixed burner outlet and the flame is stabilized in the region of the premixed burner outlet by means of a backflow zone. The can-combustor comprising a number of premixed burners arranged uniformly or divided at least in two groups within the can-combustor.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determining a temperature in a pressurized flow path of a gas turbine comprising the steps of sending an acoustic signal from an acoustic signal emitting transducer across a section of the pressurized flow path, detecting the acoustic signal with a receiving transducer, measuring the time needed by the acoustic signal to travel from the acoustic signal emitting transducer to the receiving transducer, calculating the speed of sound, and calculating the temperature as a function of the speed of sound, the heat capacity ratio (?) and a specific gas constant (Rspec) of the gas flowing in the pressurized flow path. Besides the method, a gas turbine with a processor and transducers arranged to carry out such a method is disclosed.

Abstract: A method for premixing air with a gaseous fuel for being burned in a combustion chamber includes: guiding the air in an air stream along a burner axis through a coaxial air tube into a combustion chamber arranged at an end of said air tube; and impressing a swirl on the air stream by passing it through a first swirl device concentrically arranged within the air tube and comprising a plurality of radially oriented first blades. The method further includes: injecting gaseous fuel into the air stream at the first swirl device; and mixing said air in said air stream with the injected gaseous fuel in a first mixing zone arranged just after said first swirl device.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel apparatus and way for directing a supply of compressed air into a fuel nozzle assembly for mixing with a fuel source. The apparatus comprises a fuel nozzle assembly having a plurality of coaxial tubes and radially-extending swirler vanes for directing a supply of fuel to a mixing tube. Compressed air is directed to flow in a primarily axial direction by passing through a hemispherically-shaped dome portion at an air inlet region of the fuel nozzle assembly. The hemispherically-shaped dome includes a plurality of openings for directing air into the fuel nozzle assembly in a direction having a radial and axial component.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel and improved method for repairing a shrouded blade and a reconditioned shrouded blade. More specifically, a way of measuring a set of previously-operated blades to determine their post-operation geometric characteristics is provided where an offset due to deformation of the hardface surfaces of the shroud is determined. The hardface surfaces of the shroud are rough-machined and blade-compatible material is added to the hardface surfaces. A first side hardface surface of the shroud is then machined to a desired dimension offset relative to an originally manufactured blade after which a second side hardface surface is machined such that the distance between the hardface surfaces satisfies the cross-shroud dimension, which is similar to that of an originally manufactured blade.

Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a method for operating a gas turbine with sequential combustors having a first-burner, a first combustion chamber, and a second combustor arranged sequentially in a fluid flow connection. To minimize emissions and combustion stability problems during transient changes when the fuel flow to a second combustor is initiated the method includes the steps of increasing the second fuel flow to a minimum flow, and reducing the first fuel flow to the first-burner of the same sequential combustor and/or the fuel flow to at least one other sequential combustor of the sequential combustor arrangement in order keep the total fuel mass flow to the gas turbine substantially constant. Besides the method a gas turbine with a fuel distribution system configured to carry out such a method is disclosed.

Abstract: A turboengine as disclosed includes an outer wall structure and an inner wall structure, wherein the inner wall structure is provided at a radially inner position with respect to the outer wall structure, and each of the wall structures has a surface, the surfaces being arranged facing each other in the radial direction. At least one guide vane member includes at least one airfoil, a radially inner end and a radially outer end. The inner wall structure and the outer wall structure are jointly provided as a vane carrier unit, wherein the inner wall structure and the outer wall structure are fixedly connected to each other by at least one bridging member extending between the inner wall structure and the outer wall structure.

Abstract: An assembly of at least two members. One of the members supports the other member, the assembly defining an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction, an inner member of the at least two members being received radially inside an outer member of the at least two members, wherein the inner member and the outer member am attached to each other by a support arrangement, the support arrangement including at least one floating support assembly as a displaceable coupling between an inner member support point provided at the inner member and an outer member support point provided at the outer member. A displacement of support points in a radial direction results in an interrelated relative displacement of the support points in an axial direction end vice versa.

Abstract: A method for determining fatigue lifetime consumption of an engine component, by defining a reference thermal load cycle, the reference thermal load cycle being characterized by a reference load cycle amplitude and a reference load cycle time, and determining a reference load cycle lifetime consumption. The method includes measuring a temperature of the engine component, determining a thermal load cycle based upon the temperature measurement, determining a load cycle amplitude, determining a load cycle time, relating the load cycle time to the reference load cycle time, thereby determining a load cycle time factor, relating the load cycle amplitude to the reference load cycle amplitude, thereby determining a load cycle amplitude factor, combining the load cycle time factor and the load cycle amplitude factor into a combined load cycle factor for determining a load cycle lifetime consumption.

Abstract: A method for combusting a fuel includes, providing an oxidizer mass flow, providing a first oxidizer partial mass flow, combusting a fuel in the first oxidizer partial mass flow thus providing a mass flow of combustion products, providing the mass flow of combustion products to a duct, and ducting the mass flow of combustion products through the duct in a flow direction. A flow of a first supplementary fluid which is essentially aligned with the flow of combustion products is selectively provided as one of an oxidizer and a premixed fuel/oxidizer mixture. A further mass flow is discharged laterally offset with respect to a discharged mass flow of first supplementary fluid and across the flow cross section of the duct, to provide mass flows of supplementary fluids as laterally stratified layers of the respective supplementary fluids.

Abstract: A method for determining fatigue lifetime consumption of an engine component, by defining a reference thermal load cycle, the reference thermal load cycle being characterized by a reference load cycle amplitude and a reference load cycle time, and determining a reference load cycle lifetime consumption. The method includes measuring a temperature of the engine component, determining a thermal load cycle based upon the temperature measurement, determining a load cycle amplitude, determining a load cycle time, relating the load cycle time to the reference load cycle time, thereby determining a load cycle time factor, relating the load cycle amplitude to the reference load cycle amplitude, thereby determining a load cycle amplitude factor, combining the load cycle time factor and the load cycle amplitude factor into a combined load cycle factor for determining a load cycle lifetime consumption.

Abstract: A blade includes an airfoil and a root having diverging walls. The diverging walls are made of a ceramic matrix composite material. A reinforcement element is provided between the diverging walls.

Abstract: An airfoil for a working fluid path of a turboengine extends along a spanwidth direction from a base to a tip. An aerodynamic body thereof includes a suction side surface, a pressure side surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge and a tip, the tip of the aerodynamic body having a tip cross section and a cross-sectional contour circumscribing the tip cross section. A rim extends to the tip of the airfoil and follows the cross-sectional contour on the pressure side, the suction side and extends over the leading edge of the airfoil, the rim delimiting a tip cavity which is open at the tip of the airfoil. The rim is further open at the trailing edge of the airfoil such that the tip cavity is open at the trailing edge of the airfoil.