Abstract: A turbine of a turbo engine including a casing and a turbine nozzle stage, the turbine nozzle stage including an outer metal shroud secured to the casing, an inner metal shroud, and a plurality of ring sectors made of ceramic-matrix composite material forming a crown extending between the outer metal shroud and the inner metal shroud and having an internal shroud and an external shroud, each ring sector having an internal platform forming a portion of the internal shroud, an external platform forming a portion of the external shroud, and at least one blade extending between the external platform and the internal platform and secured thereto. Each sector is fixed to the outer metal shroud using at least one assembly including a screw and a nut, the screw passing through the outer platform of the sector and the outer metal shroud.

Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine includes, among other things, an airfoil that extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge and a cooling circuit disposed inside of the airfoil. The cooling circuit includes at least one core cavity that extends inside of the airfoil, a baffle received within the at least one core cavity, a plurality of pedestals positioned adjacent to the at least one core cavity and a first plurality of axial ribs positioned between the plurality of pedestals and the trailing edge of the airfoil.

Abstract: A cooled machine component having a body with at least one integrated cooling channel having a lattice structure for guiding a cooling fluid through an interior, the lattice structure arranged as a void space penetrated by a plurality of hollow or solid struts. The lattice structure has an inlet for providing the cooling fluid to be guided through the void space of the lattice structure, and has an outlet for receiving the cooling fluid, the outlet being fluidically connected to a hollow interior of at least one of the plurality of hollow struts. At least a subset of the hollow struts provides a fluidic connection for cooling fluid from the outlet to a plurality of further downstream discharge ports. Walls of the body surrounding each of the plurality of further downstream discharge ports are physically connected to corresponding jackets of the at least one of the plurality of hollow struts.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a shaft and a heatshield that circumscribes the shaft. The heatshield defines a cylindrical body that has radially inner and outer sides and extends between first and second axial ends. The heatshield is exclusively supported on the shaft at the first and second axial ends. The heatshield includes at least one seal member on the radially outer side. A damper member is disposed at the radially inner side of the heatshield for attenuating vibration of the heatshield.

Abstract: A sealing flange sector for a turbomachine rotor disc includes a radially outer part which is configured to bear at least partly against blades of the turbomachine rotor disc to ensure sealing between the blades and a radially inner part configured to bear on an annular strip mounted on a face of the turbomachine rotor disc, the radially inner part having a first groove disposed radially outwardly of a second groove. The first groove includes at least one foolproofing element.

Abstract: A scroll shape of a compressor forms into a spiral shape a flow path of fluid discharged from a diffuser provided on a downstream side of the compressor in a fluid flow direction. The scroll shape has a scroll outer diameter that is not constant in a circumferential direction. An increase degree of a ratio A/R is set to be increased in a range from a winding start position to a winding end position of a scroll portion where A is a passage cross-sectional area of the scroll portion and R is a radius from a center of the compressor to a center of a passage cross section of the scroll portion.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine component according to an example of the present disclosure includes a wall extending in a thickness direction between first and second wall surfaces. The first wall surface bounds an internal cavity. The wall includes a plurality of cooling passages. Each of the cooling passages extend in a first direction between an inlet port and an outlet port coupled to a respective diffuser, and the inlet port coupled to the internal cavity along the first wall surface. Sidewalls of adjacent diffusers are conjoined to establish a common diffuser region interconnecting the diffusers and a common outlet along the second wall surface. A method of cooling a gas turbine engine component is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an acoustic liner for a gas turbine engine, having: a face sheet; a first plurality of resonator chamber cavities, distributed non-uniformly against the face sheet, the first plurality of resonator chamber cavities defining a first aggregated volume that is configured to target noise attenuation at a first frequency, the first plurality of resonator chamber cavities include first and second resonator chamber cavities fluidly coupled to each other, which have different configurations with respect to each other; and a second plurality of resonator chamber cavities, distributed non-uniformly against the face sheet, the second plurality of resonator chamber cavities define a second aggregated volume that differs from the first aggregated volume and is configured to target noise attenuation at a second frequency, the second plurality of resonator chamber cavities include third and fourth resonator chamber cavities fluidly coupled to each other, which have different configurations with respect to each

Abstract: A turbocharger device for an internal combustion engine and a method for mounting a turbocharger device are described. The turbocharger device has a housing with a locating hole, in which a turbocharger shaft is mounted by two rolling element bearings. A rolling element bearing sleeve is situated between the two rolling element bearings. The rolling element bearing sleeve and hence the two rolling element bearings are fixed with the turbocharger shaft in the axial direction with the aid of two pins, which are introduced through a hole in the housing and are pressed into a groove in the rolling element bearing sleeve. During this process, the beveled tips of the pins slide along the chamfered outer edges of the groove as far as an end position, which fixes the axial position of the rolling element bearing sleeve.

Abstract: The invention relates to a turbine housing, in particular for a turbo charging assembly (2) within a combustion engine, wherein the turbine housing (10) accommodates a shaft (8) with a turbine wheel (6) which is adapted to deliver fluid from a volute (26) as a fluid intake through an inlet channel to an fluid outlet (24), wherein the volute (26) and the fluid outlet (24) are separated along an axial direction (12) by a hollow area (30), the hollow area (30) being formed between an inner wall section (32) and an out wall section (34) around the fluid outlet (24) and being located in the axial direction (12) from a cover plate (36) covering the inlet channel next to the turbine wheel (6) within the turbine housing (10).

Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a bearing compartment, a seal runner, a seal configured to cooperate with the seal runner to seal the bearing compartment, and a catcher in contact with the seal runner to minimize deflection of the seal runner. A method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A blade outer air seal (BOAS) for a gas turbine engine according to one disclosed non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes a seal body having a radially inner face and a radially outer face that axially extend between a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion; and a multitude of cooling fins disposed around the radially outer face of the seal body, at least one of the multitude of cooling fins having at least one aperture.

Abstract: A vane arc segment includes an airfoil piece that has a first platform, a second platform, and an airfoil section between the first platform and the second platform. At least the first platform is formed of a fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) and defines a radial flange. A cap is fitted on the radial flange.

Abstract: A compressor section for a gas turbine engine includes a blade including a platform, a tip and an airfoil extending between the platform and tip. The airfoil includes a root portion adjacent to the platform, a midspan portion and a tip portion. Each of the root portion, midspan portion and tip portion define a meridional velocity at stage exit with the tip portion including a first meridional velocity greater than a second meridional velocity of the midspan portion. A blade for an axial compressor of a gas turbine engine and a method of operating a compressor section of a gas turbine engine are also disclosed.

Abstract: In a fan case having an annular outer wall with a plurality of fan case bolt holes there through, bushings are inserted into the fan case bolt hole and are dimensioned to define an annular gap between the bolt hole inner surface and the bushing outer surface. An adhesive material disposed within each annular gap between the bushing and the corresponding fan case bolt hole, with the adhesive material forming a liquid shim separating the bushing outer surface from the bolt hole inner surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fan unit, having an air guide tube and a fan grate, wherein an air channel is formed by the air guide tube and the fan grate is arranged over a first end opening of the air guide tube in order to protect a fan wheel that can be arranged within the air guide tube. In order to improve such a fan unit in such a way that vibrations can be reduced in a simple and effective manner, at least three damping elements are arranged between the air guide tube and the fan grate in order to reduce vibrations.

Abstract: A fan assembly for use in a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes a fan disk having a number of fan blades and a windage shield coupled to the fan disk to move therewith. The fan assembly supplies air for use in the engine. The windage shield rotates with the fan disk during operation of the gas turbine engine and directs air supplied by the fan blade.

Abstract: A first-stage turbine vane supporting structure reduces chordal leakage between a first-stage turbine vane segment and its supporting ring. The structure includes a first-stage turbine vane segment including an outer platform, an inner platform, and a first-stage turbine vane disposed between the inner and outer platforms; an inner rail protruding from the inner platform in a longitudinal direction of the first-stage turbine vane; a supporting ring for supporting the first-stage turbine vane segment by engaging with the inner rail while facing one surface of the inner rail; a supporting member engaging with the supporting ring to define a U-shaped space bordered by three side surfaces surrounding the inner rail; and a flexible member interposed between the inner rail and one of the three side surfaces of the U-shaped space. A protrusion formed on the inner rail engages with a sealing surface of the supporting ring in an airtight manner.

Abstract: A feedback sensor system is provided. The feedback sensor system includes a first ring rotatable about an axial direction and a second ring also rotatable about the axial direction. The first ring includes one or more first ring features and the second ring includes one or more second ring features. The feedback sensor system also includes a sensor directed at the surface of the first ring for sensing a parameter influenced by the one or more first ring features and the one or more second ring features. The sensor may determine a position of the first ring relative to the second ring by sensing the parameter.

Abstract: A blade of a steam turbine includes a plurality of turbine blade rows which are fixed to a radially outer side of a rotor shaft rotating about an axis, and are arranged in an axial direction in which the axis extends, and a turbine vane row which is disposed to be adjacent to an upstream side of the turbine blade row in the axial direction for each of the plurality of turbine blade rows, the blade of a steam turbine including a blade body which is disposed in a steam main flow path which is formed around a rotary shaft such that main steam flows through the steam main flow path, the blade body having an airfoil cross section in which a concave positive-pressure surface and a convex negative-pressure surface are continuous to each other via a leading edge and a trailing edge.