Patents Assigned to MTU
  • Patent number: 10151206
    Abstract: A turbomachine having at least one circulation structure is disclosed. The circulation structure has an annular space with baffle elements surrounding a main flow path and is open to the main flow path. A housing of the turbomachine to receive the circulation structure is divided in an axial plane into a front housing region and a rear housing region and the circulation structure is divided into a front structure region and a rear structure region in the axial plane of separation. A circulation structure divided into two parts in the axial direction and a method for the same is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Georg Zotz, Giovanni Brignole, Harsimar Sahota, Vitalis Mairhanser
  • Patent number: 10151209
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventor: Alexander Boeck
  • Publication number: 20180347388
    Abstract: A method for assembly of a rotor of a gas turbine with a housing and a channel which diverges in a direction of flow includes axially displacing the rotor in the direction of flow. Then, an outer sealing ring whose minimum inside diameter is smaller than the maximum outside diameter of the rotor is axially displaced in the direction of flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Walter GIEG, Petra KUFNER, Rudolf STANKA
  • Publication number: 20180347402
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbine center frame for an aircraft gas turbine, with a plurality of first components and a plurality of second components, which, in the peripheral direction, are arranged alternately next to one another and, in a radial direction, bound a flow duct conveying hot gas, wherein the first components each have two first overlapping segments and the second components each have two second overlapping segments with a respective region of the transitioning from a first component to a second component or vice versa, a first overlapping segment and a second overlapping segment are arranged overlapping, and with at least one centering element, at which the first components and the second components are supported along the peripheral direction and in a radial direction with the first components and the second components essentially centered with respect to a central axis of the turbine center frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventor: Alexander Boeck
  • Patent number: 10145003
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for forming a thermal barrier layer for a metallic component, which method involves forming a ceramic coat in which at least in part aluminum oxide and titanium oxide are disposed, the aluminum oxide and the titanium oxide being introduced by infiltration of aluminum-containing and titanium-containing particles or substances or by physical vapor deposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Philipp Doebber, Joachim Bamberg, Stefan Schneiderbanger, Thomas Bautsch
  • Patent number: 10144062
    Abstract: A method for producing a component of a turbomachine is disclosed. The method includes a) layer-by-layer deposition of a powder component material onto a component platform in a region of a buildup and joining zone, where the deposition takes place in accordance with layer information of the component to be produced; b) local layer-by-layer fusion or sintering of the powder component material by energy supplied in the region of the buildup and joining zone, where the buildup and joining zone is heated to a temperature just below a melting point of the powder component material; c) layer-by-layer lowering of the component platform by a predefined layer thickness; and d) repetition of steps a) to c) until the component is finished. A device for producing a component of a turbomachine is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Bayer, Karl-Hermann Richter
  • Publication number: 20180340435
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seal arrangement for a turbomachine, especially for an aircraft engine, for sealing a radial gap between a rotor and a stator, comprising at least one seal carrier for the supporting and/or fastening of at least one seal element, wherein the seal carrier comprises a radial crosspiece extending in a radial direction of extension and an axial crosspiece, formed as a single piece with the latter and extending in an axial direction of extension, wherein the seal element is arranged at a radially inner-lying bearing surface of the axial crosspiece, and a front ring or a front ring segment, viewed in the flow direction, and/or a rear ring or a rear ring segment, each with a radially running crosspiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Markus Schlemmer, Klaus Pirker, Lukasz Sosnowka, Bernd Kislinger, Rudolf Stanka, Marcin Regulski
  • Patent number: 10137516
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine having a base (300) and at least one work station (306) that has a module (50) for electrochemically machining a workpiece (51). The module comprises: a frame (54); and an electrode arrangement, having at least one electrode (60, 160), which is mechanically connected to the frame, and a drive (56, 156) for moving this electrode, which drive is attached to the frame; a workpiece holder (310, 311) for separably attaching the workpiece; and a positioning device (312, 313) for displacing the workpiece holder and the module relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Roland Huttner, Heinz Dietz, Christian Doll, Hermann Baur, Rolf Kneilling
  • Patent number: 10131963
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic needling device for the local surface treatment, more particularly fastening, of components, comprising a first and a second needle (2) that can move in a needle direction; a first and a second piston chamber (3) for applying pneumatic pressure to the first and second needles in the needle direction; a pressure supply (1) that can be connected to and disconnected from the piston chambers, more particularly as a result of a movement of the needles in the needling device; a pressure recording means (5) for measuring pressure fluctuations in the piston chambers; and a control means (6) designed to carry out a reaction on the basis of the measured pressure fluctuations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Janne Ehrl, Holger Polanetzki
  • Publication number: 20180326487
    Abstract: The invention relates to a layer-by-layer construction method for the additive manufacture of at least one region of a component. The layer-by-layer construction method comprises at least the following steps: a) application of at least one powder layer of a metallic and/or intermetallic material onto at least one buildup and joining zone of at least one lowerable building platform; b) layer-by-layer and local melting and/or sintering of the material for the formation of a component layer by selective exposure of the material with at least one high-energy beam in accordance with a predetermined exposure strategy; c) layer-by-layer lowering of the building platform by a predefined layer thickness; and d) repetition of steps a) to d) until the component region has been finished. The invention further relates to a layer-by-layer construction apparatus for the additive manufacture of at least one region of a component by an additive layer-by-layer construction method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Johannes Casper, Joachim Bamberg, Herbert Hanrieder, Guenter Zenzinger
  • Patent number: 10126207
    Abstract: A method for the maintenance of a used gas turbine includes the at least partially automated steps of: determining the geometry of a flow-guiding component, in particular a rotating blade or a guide vane, of the gas turbine; prognosticating the aerodynamics and/or thermodynamics of the component based on the determined geometry; and classifying the component into one of several predetermined classes based on the prognosticated aerodynamics and/or thermodynamic, where the predetermined classes denote different properties and parameter ranges indicating unusable components to usable components with poor performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Joern Staeding, Jonas Marx, Jens Friedrichs, Gerald Reitz
  • Patent number: 10125627
    Abstract: A method for disassembly of a rotor, in particular the front rotor of a gas turbine with a housing and a channel which diverges in a direction of flow and in which the rotor is arranged, is disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes axially displacing an outer sealing ring that is radially opposite the rotor, and whose minimum inside diameter is smaller than the maximum outside diameter of the rotor, against the direction of flow. Then, the rotor is axially displaced against the direction of flow, in particular out of the housing. A method for assembly of such a rotor, as well as a tool for the same, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Walter Gieg, Petra Kufner, Rudolf Stanka
  • Publication number: 20180320535
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wear-resistant shield for a rotating blade root of a rotating blade of a gas turbine, especially an aircraft gas turbine, having a base and two side walls connected to the base, wherein the side walls lie opposite each other and are shaped so as to be substantially complementary to an outer contour of a particular rotating blade root, and wherein the wear-resistant shield for this purpose is set up in such a way that, in an installed state, it is to be taken up between the respective rotating blade root and a rotating blade root mount of a rotor, especially between the respective rotating blade root and an axial securing element arranged in the rotating blade root mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Martin Pernleitner, Rudolf Stanka, Manfred Dopfer
  • Patent number: 10119408
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for connecting a turbine blade or vane to a turbine disk or to a turbine ring. First, a connecting body is formed on the turbine blade or vane by supplying an additive suitable for fusion welding to a surface of the turbine blade or vane, melting the additive on the surface, with incipient melting of the surface, and allowing the additive and the surface to solidify. Then, the connecting body is connected to the turbine disk or to the turbine ring by means of a fusion welding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventor: Karl-Hermann Richter
  • Publication number: 20180313247
    Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment system with an exhaust gas inlet, at least two exhaust gas aftertreatment elements, and a flow chamber. The exhaust gas inlet, the at least two exhaust gas aftertreatment elements, and the flow chamber are arranged relative to one another and fluidically connected together such that exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust gas inlet into the flow chamber can be distributed to the at least two exhaust gas aftertreatment elements. The exhaust gas passes through at least one first of the at least two exhaust gas aftertreatment elements along a first flow direction, and the exhaust gas passes through at least one second of the at least two exhaust gas aftertreatment elements along a second flow direction, wherein the first flow direction and the second flow direction are oriented at least diagonally to each other, preferably anti-parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: MTU FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GMBH
    Inventors: Mathias BAUKNECHT, Michael ENGELHARDT, Boban MALETIC, Samuel VOGEL
  • Patent number: 10112236
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the manufacture or repair of a three-dimensional object, comprising at least one construction chamber for a successive solidification of at least one solidifiable material layer by the layer in predefined regions for the layer-by-layer buildup of the three-dimensional object or for the layer-by-layer repair of individual regions of the three-dimensional object within the construction chamber, and at least one inlet nozzle and at least one suction nozzle for a process gas, wherein the inlet nozzle and the suction nozzle are arranged in such a way that a gas flow that passes at least partially over a construction platform formed in a construction chamber is created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Georg Schlick, Maximilian Fisser, Alexander Ladewig, Steffen Schlothauer, Thomas Hess, Andreas Jakimov
  • Patent number: 10107112
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a component from a TiAl alloy, wherein the component is shaped by forging, in particular isothermal forging, and is subsequently subjected to at least one heat treatment, wherein in the first heat treatment the temperature is between 1100 and 1200° C. and is maintained for 6 to 10 hours and then the component is cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventor: Wilfried Smarsly
  • Patent number: 10107223
    Abstract: A method for determining at least one injection parameter of an internal combustion engine, including the following steps: detecting a pressure profile in a time-resolved manner in an injection system of an internal combustion engine at least during an injection; providing a reference pressure profile for at least one operating point of the injection system; comparing the detected pressure profile with the reference pressure profile, and ascertaining at least one injection parameter as a function of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: MTU FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Walder, Robby Gerbeth
  • Patent number: 10107194
    Abstract: A gas turbine stage, in particular to an aircraft gas turbine. This gas turbine includes at least one casing having at least one bleed duct and at least one bore, and further includes at least one variable guide vane having a trunnion, a rotary plate, and a guide vane airfoil. The trunnion is disposed in the bore, and the guide vane airfoil is integrally formed with the rotary plate. The guide vane airfoil integrally formed with the rotary plate extends beyond this rotary plate in such a way that, viewed in the direction of flow of the gas path of the gas turbine, a flag corner of the guide vane airfoil, which corner faces the bleed duct and/or is in particular a virtual one, is located downstream of the beginning of the inlet opening of the bleed duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Manfred Lahmer, Harsimar Sahota
  • Publication number: 20180298761
    Abstract: A blade/vane cascade segment of a blade/vane cascade for a turbomachine is disclosed, which comprises a stage with a stage surface as well as a first blade/vane element and a second blade/vane element. The stage surface comprises a first elevation reaching as far as the pressure side of the first blade/vane element and a second elevation reaching as far as the suction side of the second blade/vane element. A furthest downstream point of a boundary of the second elevation has an axial position which differs from the axial position of at least one highest point of the first elevation by a maximum of 10% of an axial cascade span. Furthermore, a blade/vane cascade, a blade/vane channel, a stage, a turbomachine and an aircraft engine are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Markus Brettschneider, Inga Mahle, Fadi Maatouk