Abstract: The turbine exhaust case can have an outer shroud, an inner shroud internal to the outer shroud, an annular exhaust path between the outer shroud and the inner shroud, and a plurality of struts each having a length extending across the annular exhaust path from a radially inner end to a radially outer end, the struts circumferentially interspaced from one another, the struts each having a leading edge and a trailing edge, a stiff connection between the radially inner end and the inner shroud, and a point connection between the radially outer end and the outer shroud.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a blower housing component with a housing body and a mounting flange extending radially outward from the housing body, at which mounting flange multiple mounting points are arranged for mounting the blower housing component, which mounting points are evenly spaced in the circumferential direction, wherein radial ribs extending radially in a straight line along the mounting flange are formed between the housing body and the mounting points, and wherein the radial ribs are intersected by tangential ribs extending along the mounting flange, which tangential ribs extend tangentially to the housing body between two of the mounting points, respectively, and connect the two mounting points, respectively.

Abstract: A detection device for a turbine blade of an aircraft engine includes a machine table, a fixing frame, a dip coating mechanism, and a detection mechanism. A sliding cavity is formed in an upper end of the machine table, a support plate is slidably arranged in the sliding cavity, a side end of the support plate is rotatably connected to a chuck, the fixing frame is in an inverted “U” shape and is fixed on the upper end of the machine table, and a mounting barrel is rotatably arranged on the fixing frame. The dip coating mechanism and the detection mechanism are arranged on the machine table, such that wall-hanging sediments in an air film hole and a cooling channel will be exposed to a first photosensitive camera and a second photosensitive camera through fluorescent liquid, thus completing wall hanging and blockage detection of the blade synchronously.

Abstract: A turbine hot gas path (HGP) component includes a body having an exterior surface exposed to a hot gas path, and a cooling circuit defined along an interior surface of the body and fluidly coupled to a coolant source. The cooling circuit includes a plurality of sections spaced from one another but fluidly connected. Each section includes a wall defining at least one cooling passage, and a connector wall coupling between the wall of a first section of the plurality of sections and the wall of an adjacent, second section of the plurality of sections. The wall of the first section and the wall of the adjacent, second section are spaced apart, segregating stress between the sections. The connector wall is more flexible than: the wall of the first section, the wall of the adjacent, second section, and the body, allowing stress relief between the sections.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods of manufacturing wind turbine root attachment are provided. In various embodiments, an assembly for wind turbine root attachments includes a bushing, a core, and a filler. The bushing includes a body having cutouts extending from the proximal end to the distal end on either side of the bushing and a core cutout at the distal end. The bushing further includes an ear disposed at the proximal end of the bushing and within the first cutout. The core includes two wedges where the thick end of each wedge abut one another. The thin end of the proximal wedge is disposed within the core cutout and the core includes cutouts extending from the proximal end to the distal end on either side of the core. The filler is disposed within the cutout on the side of the assembly having the ear.

Abstract: A fibrous texture in the form of a web includes a first portion extending in a longitudinal direction between a proximal part and an intermediate part. One or more layers of warp threads or strands present on the side of an inner face of the fibrous texture include threads or strands of glass fibers, the threads or strands of the other layers of warp threads or strands including threads or strands of carbon fibers. The fibrous texture further includes a second portion extending in the longitudinal direction between the intermediate part and a distal part of the fibrous texture. One or more of the plurality of layers of warp threads or strands present on the side of an outer face of the fibrous texture include threads or strands of glass fibers. The warp threads or strands are continuous over the entire length of the fibrous texture.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cooling device for a turbine nozzle guide vane with a low-melting-point metal as a flowing working media. A plurality of cooling channels and a cavity are arranged in a guide vane. The cooling device includes a flow divider, a collector, a radiator and an electromagnetic pump, the cooling device and the guide vane form a closed loop. Liquid low-melting-point metal or alloy thereof as the flowing working medium is driven by the electromagnetic pump to circularly flow in the closed loop and dissipate rapidly through the radiator. Air cooling is not adopted in the present disclosure, cooling air originally led out from a gas compressor is saved so as to increase the propelling power of an aircraft. Air film holes do not need to be formed in the outer surface of the guide vane so as to improve strength of the guide vane.

Abstract: A turbine blade for a gas turbine engine. The turbine blade includes an airfoil having a tip cavity. The tip cavity has a floor bounded by a wall. A pocket opening is formed in the wall proximate a trailing edge of the turbine blade. A passageway communicates cooling medium from an internal cooling circuit to a cooling hole formed in part through the floor and in part through the trailing edge.

Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly (1) for a turbomachine comprising: a first rotor module (2) comprising a first blade (20), a second rotor module (3), connected to the first rotor module (2), and comprising a second blade with a length less than the first blade (20), and a damping device (4) extending with at least one component along a turbomachine longitudinal axis (X-X), characterized in that the damping device (4) is annular while extending circumferentially around the turbomachine longitudinal axis (X-X) and in that the damping device (4) comprises a first radial external surface (40) supported with friction against the first module (2) as well as a second radial external surface (42) supported with friction against the second module (3), so as to couple the modules (2, 3) in order to damp their respective vibrational movements during operation.

Abstract: A rotor blade assembly includes a first rotor blade and a second rotor blade positioned adjacent to one another. The first rotor blade and the second rotor blade each include a platform and an airfoil extending radially outward from a root coupled to the platform to a tip. The airfoil includes a part-span shroud. The part-span shroud extends from the airfoil and is disposed between the root and the tip. The part-span shroud includes a pressure side portion extending from the pressure side surface and a suction side portion extending from the suction side surface. A damper is in contact with both the part span shroud of the first rotor blade and the part span shroud of the second rotor blade at an interference joint. The damper is movable relative to the part span shroud of both the first rotor blade and the second rotor blade.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fan coil unit and an air conditioning system. The fan coil unit includes: a housing, which defines an airflow inlet, an airflow outlet, and an airflow path from the airflow inlet to the airflow outlet; a cross-flow fan, which is located at the airflow inlet to introduce an airflow into the housing; and a heat exchange unit located downstream of the cross-low fan on the airflow path.

Abstract: An airfoil includes an airfoil section that has an airfoil wall that defines a leading end, a trailing end, and first and second sides that join the leading end and the trailing end. The first and second sides span in a longitudinal direction between first and second ends, and the airfoil wall circumscribes an internal core cavity. An arced rib extends from the first side to the second side and divides the internal core cavity into a forward cavity and an aft cavity. A cooling passage network is embedded in the airfoil wall aft of the rib and between inner and outer portions of the airfoil wall. The network includes a cooling passage leading edge and a cooling passage trailing edge. The aft core cavity has a central cavity section and a cavity lobe. The cavity lobe projects between the rib and the cooling passage leading edge.

Abstract: A turbine vane, a turbine, and a gas turbine capable of reducing thermal stress are provided. The turbine vane may include an airfoil including a leading edge and a trailing edge, an inner shroud disposed at one end of the airfoil to support the airfoil, an outer shroud disposed at the other end of the airfoil to support the airfoil and configured to face the inner shroud, a first cooling passage and a second cooling passage configured to extend in a height direction thereof, and a first passage bending part configured to connect the first cooling passage and the second cooling passage, and the first passage bending part is positioned inside the inner shroud or the outer shroud.

Abstract: A furnace blower assembly includes a blower housing a blower and a motor. The blower is positioned within the housing and is adapted to rotate relative to the housing. The motor is coupled to the blower. The housing defines an outlet having an external periphery and an internal periphery. The external periphery or the internal periphery of the outlet is adapted to be fitted to a portion of the external periphery or the internal periphery of the duct. The outlet defines a longitudinal axis. The outlet has a peripheral edge and a protrusion extending outwardly from the external periphery or the internal periphery of the outlet. The protrusion is spaced from the peripheral edge of the outlet and is adapted to abut the peripheral edge of the duct.

Abstract: A nozzle for a turbine system includes an airfoil, an inner sidewall, and an outer sidewall. Each of the inner sidewall and outer sidewall includes a peripheral edge defining a pressure side slash face, a suction side slash face, a leading edge face, and a trailing edge face. At least one of the inner sidewall pressure side slash face, the inner sidewall suction side slash face, the outer sidewall pressure side slash face, or the outer sidewall suction side slash face includes a first swept surface extending at a first angle relative to a nominal slash face angle and a second swept surface extending at a second angle relative to the nominal slash face angle. The first and second swept surfaces meet at an arc having a peak that is circumferentially aligned with a stiffening member extending circumferentially on a respective sidewall.

Abstract: A system for a turbine blade tip to address wear during rubbing with a shroud, and also tip rail cooling, is provided. The turbine blade tip includes a tip rail and cooling passage(s) extending through a radially outer end surface thereof, providing direct cooling to the tip. The tip rail may include tip rail cooling inserts. The radial outer end surface of the tip rail includes a first portion radially inward of a second portion thereof. An abrasive layer extends along the first portion adjacent the cooling passage(s), and may include a matrix alloy having a plurality of cubic boron nitride (cBN) particles and a plurality of ceramic particles embedded therein. The abrasive layer extends radially outward of the second portion of the radial outer end surface. The system also may include a shroud including an abradable coating thereon.

Abstract: A process for coating a gas turbine engine disk comprises placing the disk having an outer surface into a chamber, the chamber configured to perform atomic layer deposition; injecting a first reactant into the chamber; forming a first monolayer gas thin film on the outer surface; removing the first reactant from the chamber; injecting a second reactant into the chamber; reacting second reactant with the first monolayer gas thin film; removing the second reactant from the chamber; and forming a protective barrier coating on the outer surface.

Abstract: Rotor systems and methods for improved performance with extended range to stall fabricated through the use of additive manufacturing. A rotor has blades that extend to tips and rotates about an axis. A casing fits over the rotor so that the tips are configured to pass proximate the casing when the rotor rotates. The casing channels a flow stream across the rotor. Grooves are defined in the casing and extend longitudinally at an acute angle relative to the axis. The grooves extend a distance upstream from a leading edge of the blades and over at least a portion of the blade tips so that the blade tips are configured to pass across the grooves when the rotor rotates.

Abstract: An impeller including a hub surface and a plurality of blades protruding from the hub surface. Each of the plurality of blades has a pressure surface located on a leading side of the rotation direction and a suction surface located on a trailing side of the rotation direction. Each of the plurality of blades is provided with a plurality of first concave surfaces at a boundary between the pressure surface and the hub surface, and one second concave surface at a boundary between the suction surface and the hub surface. At least two different first concave surfaces having different concave radii in cross section are included in the plurality of first concave surfaces. A first concave radius that is the largest among the different concave radii is identical to a second concave radius that is a concave radius of the second concave surface in cross section.

Abstract: A hollow turbine airfoil or a hollow turbine casting including a cooling passage partition. The cooling passage partition is formed from a single crystal grain structure nickel based super alloy, a cobalt based super alloy, a nickel-aluminum based alloy, or a coated refractory metal.