Patents Assigned to SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS
  • Patent number: 10787909
    Abstract: In an axial turbomachine low-pressure compressor, the compressor, or booster, includes a first vane with an intrados surface, a second vane with an extrados surface, an inter-vane passage with a guiding surface, which connects the intrados surface to the extrados surface delimiting an annular vein, and which has a bulge and a recess forming a so-called 3D contouring geometry, or non-axisymmetric surface. The guiding surface includes an axially symmetrical or substantially flat zone, which axially extends through the inter-vane passage so as to separate the recess from the bulge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Stéphane Hiernaux
  • Patent number: 10773810
    Abstract: An aircraft turbojet engine low-pressure compressor or booster, comprising an inlet structure de-iced by a pressurized hot fluid circulation coming from the high-pressure compressor. The de-icing structure comprises a deformable membrane through the thickness of which the pressurized fluid circulation passes. When there is a build-up of ice on the membrane, the pressurized fluid circulation is blocked, resulting in its pressure deforming the membrane in such a manner as to crack the build-up of ice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Nicolas Raimarckers
  • Publication number: 20200284167
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for handling a rectifier of a turbojet of an aircraft, the rectifier having an axis defining the asymmetry thereof, said method comprising a step of placing the rectifier on the rollers of a supporting structure, the structure and the rollers thereof being arranged such that the axis of the rectifier is inclined at a non-null acute angle in relation to the horizontal, and a step of controlling, maintaining, assembling, handling, storing, deburring and/or cleaning the rectifier, during which the rectifier is pivoted about the axis thereof. The invention also relates to a trolley for handling a rectifier for an axial turbojet, said trolley comprising at least two of the lower rollers that have axes inclined in relation to the horizontal of said angle and at least one upper roller, the axis of which is inclined in relation to the vertical of said angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Kevin Malaise, Michael Trafalski, Matthieu Droeller
  • Patent number: 10760707
    Abstract: A fluid valve includes a valve member located between a first cavity and a second cavity, and an actuator that includes a pilot. The valve member is moved by the balance between the pressure prevailing in the first cavity and the pressure prevailing in the second cavity. The valve member includes a longitudinal hole that can be blocked by the pilot so as to modify the pressure prevailing in the first cavity and the force acting on the valve member so as to vary a fluid flow rate between an inlet and two outlets. The valve member is attached to a piston, one end of which is located in a third cavity. The force acting on the valve member is determined by the pressures prevailing in the various cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS S.A.
    Inventors: Cédric Frippiat, Jean-Christian Bomal, Nicolas Paulus
  • Publication number: 20200263561
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins arranged as a network and delimiting corridors, and an envelope having an internal wall and an external wall, the internal and external walls delimiting between them a channel for a flow of a first fluid in a main direction, the network of fins being arranged in the channel and connected to the internal and external walls, at least one passage for a flow of a second fluid being embedded in at least one of the internal and external walls, the channel being, in the main direction, divergent and then convergent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Florian Cleyet, Bruno Servais, Aurore Fezas
  • Patent number: 10746036
    Abstract: A low-pressure compressor for a turbine engine, such as an aircraft turbojet engine includes a rotor with two rows of rotor blades between which two annular ribs are positioned; and one annular row of stator blades between the rotor blades. An internal shroud is connected to the stator blades. The internal shroud includes abradable material collaborating with the annular ribs, and annular teeth made of an abradable material and which extend radially towards the rotor, so as to provide sealing. The system may be used in a method for manufacturing a bypass turbojet engine compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Stéphane Hiernaux
  • Patent number: 10746184
    Abstract: A system for measuring turbulence of a flow of a turbine engine, notably of a turbine engine compressor includes a first housing with a first pressure sensor and a first inlet, a second housing with a second pressure sensor and a second inlet inclined relative to the first inlet, and a temperature sensor. The system is configured to calculate at least two orientation components of the velocity of the flow on the basis of the pressure sensors and the temperature sensor. The inlets are disposed at the vane foot, on the leading edge at the level of an internal shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Stéphane Hiernaux
  • Publication number: 20200256887
    Abstract: A method of testing and/or controlling the operation of an axial turbomachine through which passes a gas stream, includes the following actions: measurement of operating parameters of the turbomachine, said parameters including pressure in the gas stream at different axial positions, and calculation of operating conditions of the turbomachine from the measured parameters and the Laplace coefficient ? of the gas passing through the turbomachine, wherein the measurement of parameters includes a measurement of the temperature of the gas stream, and the calculation of operating conditions includes a determination of the Laplace coefficient ? on the basis of the measurement of the temperature of the gas stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Nicolas Raimarckers, Frédéric Vallino
  • Publication number: 20200248556
    Abstract: A rotor for an axial turbomachine includes a drum formed of several parts including: composite rings made of composite material and metallic rings interposed between the composite rings. The metallic rings carry the rotor blades. The metallic rings have an axial branch axially overlapping the composite rings and at least one radial branch in contact with the composite rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Alain Derclaye
  • Publication number: 20200217219
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tank (32) for liquid, in particular of a turbine engine such as an aircraft turbojet engine, the tank comprising an external wall (36) with an inner surface (48); an inner chamber intended for containing the liquid of the tank (32) and defined by the inner surface of the external wall; and a system (42) for measuring the level of liquid. The system comprises: a submersible portion matching the inner surface of the wall (36); a clearance (52) separating the submersible portion from the inner surface; and a liquid detector (54) configured to emit a signal towards the submersible portion through the clearance, said signal being configured to be modified in the event that liquid is present in the clearance (52). The invention likewise relates to a method for measuring a level of liquid, and an associated computer program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Jean-François Cortequisse
  • Publication number: 20200200088
    Abstract: A matrix for exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid, in particular for an air-oil application in a turbine engine, includes an envelope defining a flow path of the first fluid and a network extending into the flow path and in which the second fluid flows. Along the axis defined by the curvature of the matrix, the dimensions of the envelope vary circumferentially (T(A)) and radially (R(A)). The matrix may be used with a heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: DAVID WEICKER, ROEL VLEUGELS, NICOLAS FELLIN
  • Publication number: 20200200482
    Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid includes a reference axis, a network of tubular meshes having a plurality of meshes each of which is formed, successively in a reference direction, of at least two curvilinear branches, called anterior branches, of a junction where the two anterior branches meet, and of at least two curvilinear branches, called posterior branches, diverging from the junction, wherein the meshes are stacked in staggered rows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Roxane Koeune, Nicolas Fellin
  • Patent number: 10688421
    Abstract: A strainer for filtration in an oil circuit of a turbine engine, in particular a multi-flow turbojet engine, is housed in a bore of a lubrication assembly. The oil serves to lubricate and cool mechanisms of the turbine engine. The strainer includes a filtering portion as an angular tube portion and a holding structure for the filtering portion. The structure forms a thickening and exhibits rings and structural posts. A magnet is added in a socket formed by the structure. The structure and the filtering portion are integral and are produced by additive manufacturing, which simplifies production. The application likewise relates to a method of producing the strainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Jacquerie, Tom Henkes, Laurent Tossens, Nicolas Fellin, Mathieu Chenoux
  • Patent number: 10690147
    Abstract: An assembly for a turbojet, wherein the assembly includes an outer shroud and an inner shroud that are concentric, wherein the inner shroud is segmented and includes circumferential clearances between the segments thereof. The assembly additionally includes an annular row of stator vanes connecting the inner shroud to the outer shroud, a drive with a reduction ratio that is intended to be coupled to a fan, and a circuit for cooling and for lubricating the drive. The circuit is configured to heat up at least the outer shroud during the operation of the turbine engine such as to circumferentially reduce the circumferential clearances between the segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Stephane Hiernaux
  • Patent number: 10683863
    Abstract: An internal gear pump includes a pinion, a ring arranged around the pinion, and a cylindrical wall arranged around the ring. A support element, on which the pinion and the ring are supported, carries high-pressure liquid towards a recess located at the junction between the ring and the cylindrical wall, and also carries low-pressure liquid towards another recess located at another point of the junction between the ring and the cylindrical wall. The recess allows the load of the ring on the cylindrical wall to be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Safran Aero Boosters S.A.
    Inventors: Albert Cornet, Mathieu Chenoux
  • Patent number: 10677063
    Abstract: A compressor for a turbine engine includes an annular row of blades including a first blade with an extrados surface and a second blade with an intrados surface; and a connecting surface joining the intrados surface to the extrados surface, the connecting surface having a bulge of volume VB and a recess of volume VC, the bulge and recess forming a contouring 3D. The volume of the bulge VB is greater than four times the volume VC of the recess, the connecting surface includes a flat or axisymmetric band circumferentially separating the bulge from the recess, and the bottom of the recess being formed against the intrados surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Stéphane Hiernaux
  • Patent number: 10676215
    Abstract: A jet engine includes an external cowling, a member such as an oil reservoir, and a monitoring system for the member that is able to determine information relating to the member. The external cowling includes a visualization screen that is able to communicate with the monitoring system or directly with the member, so as to display the information specific to the member. When installed in the nacelle of the jet engine, this cowling becomes a smart cowling. The system also includes a method for inspecting a member of an aircraft jet engine and a corresponding computer program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Nicolas Raimarckers
  • Patent number: 10668538
    Abstract: A method for producing an abradable seal for a turbomachine, such as a turbojet engine low-pressure compressor. The method comprises the following steps performed as follows: (a) preheating of a metal mould in a furnace; (b) filling of the hot mould with a powdery aluminium-based mixture; (c) degassing of the mixture in the mould; (d) compacting of the mixture in the still-hot mould at ambient temperature, so as to solidify the mixture in the mould. The abradable seal is thus produced in angular segments that form tiles. The angular segments are then bonded into a composite casing of the turbomachine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventor: Brigitte Detry
  • Publication number: 20200149430
    Abstract: System for an aircraft, the system comprising: a turbine engine (2) with a hydraulic lubrication circuit (30); and a fuel cell (28) with a hydraulic circuit (40) for setting and maintaining the operating temperature of the fuel cell (28); wherein the hydraulic lubrication circuit (30) and the hydraulic circuit (40) form a single and common oil circuit and the oil circuit comprises a pump (50) with a heating element integrated in the pump for heating the oil. The pump may be an electric pump with an electric motor, wherein the electric motor comprises a coil fed with DC current forming a heating element for heating the oil. The pump may comprise a body and the heating element may be an electric resistor embedded into the body of the pump and in direct contact with the oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Albert Cornet, Nicolas Raimarckers
  • Publication number: 20200109661
    Abstract: The disclosed technology concerns an aircraft turbomachine part comprising a part body drilled with at least one cavity open to the outside and at least one conduit joining the cavity on the one hand and leading to the outside on the other hand. Each cavity receives a pressure sensor, and the conduit corresponds to the cavity guides the cables connected to the sensor to the outside of the part body. The part is an aircraft turbomachine vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Safran Aero Boosters S.A.
    Inventors: Nicolas Raimarckers, Maxime Dumont, Rafael Perez, Frédéric Vallino