Patents Assigned to MTU Aero Engines GmbH
  • Patent number: 8628291
    Abstract: A gas turbine compressor is disclosed. The compressor includes a compressor housing, guide vanes, rotor blades, and valve-controlled blow-in openings for stabilizing the compressor flow by air that is blown in. The air flow is detected by pressure sensors and the valves are controlled as a function thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventor: Sven-J. Hiller
  • Patent number: 8622704
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas turbine blade (10), in particular a compressor blade and/or turbine blade for a turbomachine, wherein the gas turbine blade (10) comprises at least one receptacle (18) for the form-fitting arrangement of a connecting element, by means of which a mechanical load can be introduced into gas turbine blade (10). The invention further relates to a shrouding band segment (16) for arrangement on a gas turbine blade (10), a connection system having a gas turbine blade (10) and having a connecting element, a method for connecting a gas turbine blade (10) to a connecting element, and a rotor for a turbomachine having a rotor disk (12) joined to a blade ring or having a rotor ring joined to a blade ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Stiehler, Hans Peter Borufka, Patrick Prokopczuk
  • Patent number: 8623165
    Abstract: A device for fixing a component (4) in position on a component carrier (6) using a radiation-curing adhesive agent (8), in which case the radiation (30, 32) for curing the adhesive agent (8) located between the component carrier (6) and the component (4) is laterally introducible; as well as a method for fixing a component (4) in position in a component carrier (6) using an adhesive bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Fessler-Knobel, Roland Huttner
  • Patent number: 8613592
    Abstract: A guide blade of a turbomachine, in particular of a compressor, a blade of the guide blade without an inner shroud having a flow inlet edge, a flow outlet edge, a suction side, and a pressure side. The blade is formed by a plurality of blade sections stacked one on top of the other in the radial direction, and the centers of gravity of the blade sections extend along a stacking axis. The blade sections are stacked one on top of the other in the radial direction in such a way that, in a radially inner section of the blade adjacent to a radially outer section of the blade, the stacking axis has its single inflection point in its radial curvature, namely, between a first, radially inner subsection of the radially inner section in which the stacking axis has a concave curvature toward the pressure side, and a second, radially outer subsection of the radially inner section in which the stacking axis has a concave curvature toward the suction side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventor: Sergio Elorza Gomez
  • Patent number: 8608427
    Abstract: An arrangement for optimizing the running clearance for turbomachines of the axial type, such as turbocompressors, gas turbines, and steam turbines, in particular for compressors of stationary gas turbines, by controlling the inner diameter, which is relevant to the running clearance, of at least one stator structure that surrounds a rotor blade ring, including: the stator structure has a closed, circular inner ring, a circular outer ring that is situated concentric to the inner ring at a radial distance therefrom, and a plurality of links that integrally connect the inner ring to the outer ring, the links being circumferentially inclined at a defined angle (?) to the radial direction and distributed around the circumference of the stator structure, and the arrangement includes an adjustment device for rotating the inner ring relative to the outer ring with elastic modification of the running clearance-relevant inner diameter (D) of the inner ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventor: Alexander Böck
  • Patent number: 8601881
    Abstract: Described is a material sample for testing material properties under biaxial load as well as a method therefor. The material sample has a circular disk shape and, for rotation about the center line thereof, is provided with an integrally formed hub. The edge of the material sample and the hub are thicker than the ring section of the material sample located in between. In one embodiment, the ring section is designed with an annular concave fillet concentric to the hub and the concave fillet may extend from the edge to the hub and have a continuous curvature over its width. In the method, it is rotated about its center line at least at 100,000 rpm, preferably at 150,000 rpm±10,000 rpm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Pirker
  • Publication number: 20130318988
    Abstract: An aircraft engine, in particular a helicopter engine, having a one or multi-stage compressor system (V), a combustion chamber (BK) connected downstream therefrom, and a one- or multi-stage turbine system (HT, NT) connected downstream therefrom, a compressor heat exchanger system (WV), a turbine heat exchanger system (WT), and a bypass means for optionally guiding the working medium through or past at least one turbine heat exchanger (WT) of the turbine heat exchanger system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventor: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
  • Patent number: 8591182
    Abstract: A device (10) for suspending gas channel elements, in particular for suspending guide blades or guide blade segments or gas channel segments, on a housing of a gas turbines is provided. The device comprises first plate-shaped elements (11, 12, 13, 14) and second plate-shaped elements (15, 16, 17), whereby the first plate-shaped elements (11, 12, 13, 14) and the second plate-shaped elements (15, 16, 17) are connected together by web-like elements (18) which extend in an essentially perpendicular manner in relation to the first and second elements and form a meandering or crenelated profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Morgenstern, Rudolf Stanka
  • Patent number: 8573939
    Abstract: A shroud for the rotating blades of a turbo machine, particularly a gas turbine, in which shroud is arranged along the circumference of a row of several rotating blades disposed on a rotor and has at least one separation gap along its circumference. The separation gap is formed in zigzag shape and has at least three damping gaps that are distanced from one another and extend at an angle relative to an axis of rotation of the rotor, and adjacent to these, has connection gaps each connecting damping gaps or extending the latter in the direction of shroud edges, wherein, when the rotor rotates, the gap width of damping gaps is reduced until the gap walls forming the damping gaps come to rest against each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Borufka, Hernan Victor Arrieta, Klemens Hain
  • Patent number: 8573941
    Abstract: A tandem blade design for an axial turbomachine, comprising a front blade and a rear blade disposed with an offset thereto in the circumferential direction and in the axial direction. The rear blade is profiled and positioned with respect to the front blade such that it raises the speed level at the trailing edge of the front blade in a predetermined working range in interaction with the front blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Hoeger
  • Publication number: 20130287583
    Abstract: A damper (2) for damping a blade movement of a turbomachine (1), and to a method for producing the damper (2). The damper (2) has at least one side surface (21, 21?) which can be brought into frictional contact with a friction surface of the turbomachine (1) in order to damp a blade movement. The side surfaces (21, 21?) are asymmetrically convex in shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Carsten Schoenhoff, Manfred Dopfer, Martin Pernleitner, Wilfried Schuette
  • Patent number: 8568087
    Abstract: The present technology relates generally to a device for the detection of a shaft fracture in a rotor of a turbine, for example a medium pressure turbine such as a gas turbine, in particular an aircraft engine, whereby at least one stator-side sensor element is positioned downstream from the turbine in the area of a stator-side guide vane ring of another turbine in particular, a low pressure turbine; and whereby a radially inner section of the last rotor-side moving blade ring (as seen in the direction of flow) of the turbine cooperates with at least one sensor element directly and/or proximally in the event of a shaft fracture in the rotor of the turbine to generate an electric signal corresponding to the shaft fracture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Alastair McIntosh, Christopher Bilson
  • Patent number: 8555500
    Abstract: A method of producing or repairing single-crystalline turbine or engine components by the following steps: heating of braze filler metal to a temperature which is greater than or equal to the melting temperature of the braze filler metal; introducing the molten mass of the braze filler metal produced through the heating process into a crack formed in the turbine or engine component, or into the gap formed between two turbine or engine components, or into a damaged area of a turbine or engine component; and non-isothermal control or regulation of the temperature of the braze filler metal or turbine or engine component during an epitaxic solidification process of the braze filler metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Vossberg, Hans Joachim Rösler, Sebastian Piegert
  • Patent number: 8550767
    Abstract: A regulating system for a gas turbine, in particular an aircraft engine, has devices for blade-tip injection for increasing the compressor stability, these devices being activated as needed. The regulating system has devices for active clearance control, preferably in the high-pressure compressor, with which the radial clearance in the high-pressure compressor is kept in an optimum operating range, and the regulating system has a shared engine regulator for both devices. The technical problems of the prior art are avoided through the present invention, and an improved regulating system for a gas turbine, in particular an aircraft engine, is made available for active stabilization of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Horn, Klaus-Juergen Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8544716
    Abstract: A method for repairing a component of a gas turbine and a solder alloy are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes applying the solder alloy to the component in an area of the component having a punctiform damage or a linear imperfection, where the solder alloy is a mixture of a NiCoCrAlY alloy and a Ni-based solder. A molded repair part made of the solder alloy is applied to the component in an area of the component having a planar defect. The component is heat treated to solder the molded repair part on the component and to solder the solder alloy applied to the component in the area of the component having the punctiform damage or the linear imperfection. The component is cooled after the heat treating and, following the cooling, the component is further heat treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Daniels, Michael Hillen
  • Patent number: 8540861
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing gear wheels, specifically transmission gear wheels, is disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes the following steps: a) preparation of a base body for a gear wheel, b) electrochemical processing of the base body by a precise electrochemical machining process (PECM process), where several recesses running between the teeth of the gear wheel are made simultaneously electrochemically to manufacture the teeth of the gear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Bayer, Martin Bussmann, Thomas Kraenzler, Michael Lahres, Albin Platz
  • Publication number: 20130243602
    Abstract: A method for machining a workpiece. An electrode is moved linearly in the direction of the workpiece to cause material to be removed from the workpiece, at least one end of a surface of the workpiece running obliquely to a guide edge of the electrode machining this surface. The electrode is moved at least partially with the electrode surface parallel to the surface, so that during the approach to the workpiece, areas of the workpiece having an irregular edge machined at a different intensity are formed, the difference in intensity of machining on the edge of the surface to be machined being compensated in that the surface to be machined is provided with a height profile adapted to the shape of the end of the surface to be machined. A blade ring segment and blade ring is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Martin PERNLEITNER, Christian Bichlmaier, Carsten Zscherp
  • Publication number: 20130230388
    Abstract: A compressor having a stator vane assembly having an inner ring and a seal carrier secured thereto, the seal carrier having two opposite seal carrier end faces and the inner ring having two inner ring end faces which face said seal carrier end faces and are received between said seal carrier end faces with an axial gap therebetween, at least one clamping element bearing axially with a first clamping element end face against the inner ring and with a second clamping element end face against the seal carrier and being axially resiliently clamped between the inner ring and the seal carrier. A compressor with a clamping element for radial clamping is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Kraus, Felix Kern
  • Patent number: 8522525
    Abstract: A device and method for drawing off and recirculating cooling streams, specifically for drawing off and recirculating a cooling stream of fuel for cooling at least one aircraft engine accessory, is disclosed. The device having a tubular jacket part defining a flow cross-section through which a primary stream, specifically a fuel stream, flows by way of an extraction pipe which is positioned approximately in the center of the flow cross-section, or jacket part, in order to draw off a cooling stream from the primary stream, by way of a hollow strut extending in the radial direction to divert this cooling stream from the device with the aid of the extraction pipe and to supply it to at least one accessory to be cooled, and by way of a return opening to recirculate the cooling stream directed through the accessory for cooling purposes to the primary stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Goetz, Oliver Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8517668
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is utilized in combination with a gear reduction to reduce the speed of a fan relative to a low pressure turbine speed. The gas turbine engine is designed such that a blade count in the low pressure turbine multiplied by the speed of the low pressure turbine will result in operational noise that is above a sensitive range for human hearing. A method and turbine module are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: United Technologies Corporation, MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Bruce L. Morin, Detlef Korte