Abstract: Rotor systems including an engine shaft, a forward hub, a rear hub, a rotor disk arranged between the forward hub and the rear hub, and a seal tube configured to define a forward hub compartment and a rear hub compartment. The forward hub compartment is defined forward of the rotor disk and the rear hub compartment is defined aft of the rotor disk. The seal tube is connected at a forward end to at least one of the rotor disk and the engine shaft and at a rear end to at least one of the rear hub and the engine shaft and the seal tube includes at least one axial compliance element configured to enable axial extension and compression of the seal tube in an axial direction along the engine shaft.

Abstract: A reverse flow gas turbine engine has a low pressure (LP) spool and a high pressure (HP) spool arranged sequentially in an axial direction. The LP spool comprises an LP compressor disposed forward of an LP turbine and drivingly connected thereto via an LP compressor gear train. The HP spool comprises an HP compressor in flow communication with the LP compressor, and an HP turbine disposed forward of the HP compressor and drivingly connected thereto via an HP shaft.

Abstract: Disclosed is a support element for a lightning protection system of a wind turbine blade comprising: a first surface configured to face towards the suction side or the pressure side of the wind turbine blade; a second surface opposite the first surface; a root side surface configured to face towards the root of the wind turbine blade; and a tip side surface configured to face towards the tip of the wind turbine blade; wherein the first surface comprises a first receptor base recess configured to receive a first receptor base for coupling with a first receptor of the lightning protection system.

Abstract: A sealing apparatus for an axial flow turbomachine is disclosed. An example axial flow turbomachine includes band segments bordering a flow path, a first spline seal disposed at a first angle within a first slot of the band segments, a second spline seal disposed at second angle within a second slot of the band segments, a Z-seal disposed across a gap between the first slot and the second, the Z-seal positioned at least partially within the first slot and the second slot. The Z-seal includes a first segment disposed at the first angle at least partially within the first slot, the first segment to contact the first spline seal, a second segment disposed at the second angle at least partially within the second slot, a portion of the second segment in connection with a portion of the first segment, the second segment to contact the second spline seal.

Abstract: A centrifugal blower includes an outer rotor, and a turbo fan. The turbo fan includes blades, an other end plate, and a cylinder portion. The cylinder portion is located inside the other end plate, and is fixed to the outer rotor. A surface of the outer rotor configures a rotor guide surface that guides an air flow toward a channel provided between adjacent blades. Each blade has a leading edge side portion located radially inside the cylinder portion. An outer end portion of the rotor guide surface in the radial direction is located at the same position in the axial direction as a one side cylinder end portion of the cylinder portion in the axial direction, in a state where a rotor contact portion of the outer rotor and a blade contact portion of the leading edge side portion are in contact with each other.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wind turbine blade comprising a shell body, a down conductor arranged in the shell body for conducting lightning current to ground, an electrical connector arranged in electrical connection with the down conductor, a lightning receptor element arranged at a surface of the shell body or outside the shell body, the lightning receptor element being in electrical connection with the electrical connector. A method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade with a lightning protection system is also provided.

Abstract: An electric heating apparatus for deicing, a method for manufacturing the electric heating apparatus for deicing, a blade and a wind turbine including the same. The electric heating apparatus for deicing includes: a heat generating module, including a heat generating element and a bus bar for conducting electricity to the heat generating element, where the bus bar includes a lead-out portion for connecting an external power source; a thermally conductive encapsulating layer, which is insulated and is to cover the heat generating module except the lead-out portion; and a first substrate and a second substrate, respectively arranged below and above the thermally conductive encapsulating layer, so that the heat generating module and the thermally conductive encapsulating layer are arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: A wind turbine rotor blade has a spar cap including conductive material, and a lightning conductor extending over the spar cap. There is a non-conductive layer between the lightning conductor and the spar cap. An equipotential bonding element electrically bonds the lightning conductor to the spar cap. The non-conductive layer is discontinuous to define a gap, and the equipotential bonding element extends through the gap.

Abstract: Provided is a wind turbine including a generator enclosed in a generator housing, the generator housing including a rotating housing and a stationary housing, whereby the rotating housing is separated from the stationary housing by a first gap; a canopy mounted on a tower and including an electrical connection to a down conductor of the tower, wherein the canopy is separated from the generator housing by a second gap; a lightning current path provided by a plurality of brush assemblies mounted on the stationary housing, wherein a brush assembly includes a brush holder mounted on the stationary housing such that a carbon brush extends across the first gap to make electrical contact with the rotating housing; and an electrical connector extending across the second gap to electrically connect the brush holder to the canopy. Also provided is a method of providing a lightning current path for such a wind turbine.

Abstract: A cooling fan and an electronic device are provided. The cooling fan comprises a plurality of blades disposed in a circumferential direction of a rotating shaft. The plurality of blades includes a first blade and a second blade. A windward surface of the first blade includes a first alignment part and a first offset part. The first alignment part is aligned with a windward surface of the second blade, and the first offset part and the windward surface of the second blade are arranged in a staggered manner.

Abstract: Provided is a stepped conductivity arrangement between a carbon-based element and a down conductor of a wind turbine rotor blade, which stepped conductivity arrangement includes a transition interface arranged to electrically connect a first electrically conductive part and a second electrically conductive part, wherein the first electrically conductive part extends from the down conductor, the second electrically conductive part extends from the carbon-based element, and wherein the electrical conductivity of the transition interface decreases in the direction of the second electrically conductive part. The embodiments further describe a wind turbine rotor blade comprising such a stepped conductivity arrangement and a method of providing such a stepped conductivity arrangement.

Abstract: Provided is a blade for a wind turbine including a structure having: a suction side and a pressure side extending between a leading edge and the trailing edge, a conducting or semi-conducting element. The blade further includes: a thermally conducting electrical insulation, at least partially in contact with the structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is wind turbine blade and a spar beam for structurally connecting a first blade section and a second blade section of a wind turbine blade. The spar beam comprises a first fibre reinforced element extending parallel to a spar beam axis. The spar beam comprising a conductive beam sheath circumscribing at least a beam sheath angular distance of the spar beam about the spar beam axis and longitudinally extending from a fourth beam axis position to a fifth beam axis position. The first fibre reinforced element is positioned between the conductive beam sheath and the spar beam axis.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine rotor having an axis, comprising: a body about the axis having an inner surface, a seat having an outer seat edge at a first radial location surrounded by the inner surface at a second radial location, a lip along the inner surface having an inner lip edge spaced axially away from the seat to define a gap, the lip at a rated axial location between the inner lip edge and the seat facing toward the seat at a normal angle; a damper in the gap having first and second damper surfaces, the first damper surface adjacent the seat; and a split ring in the gap adjacent the second damper surface, having an outer ring edge spaced from the inner surface, engaging the lip at the rated axial location and resiliently expandable against the lip deflects the split ring to load the damper against the seat.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine blade (10) comprising a shell body with at least one pressure side shell member (36) and at least one suction side shell member (38), and a plurality of shear webs (70) arranged within the shell body. The plurality of shear webs (70) is successively arranged spanwise within the shell body such that adjacent shear webs overlap along part of their spanwise extent (L), wherein a gap (88) in the chordwise direction is provided between adjacent shear webs (70).

Abstract: A sealing assembly includes a plurality of sealing members configured to be located circumferentially adjacent one another between adjacent rotating blade stages in a turbine. The sealing members include axially extending sealing portions having spline seal slots defined in opposing slash faces thereof. The slots are structured to allow insertion of a spline seal into facing slots on adjacent sealing members when the sealing members are in an axially offset position, and to retain the spline seal in the facing slots when the sealing members are moved to an operative axial position. The slots may include spline seal-retaining seats therein to properly position and retain the spline seal. The sealing members allow easy assembly of the sealing assembly with proper positioning of the spline seal, and without damaging the spline seal or adjacent structure. A method assembling the sealing assembly is also disclosed.

Abstract: A wind turbine blade includes a blade main body and a leading edge protector. The leading edge protector includes a conductive material and covers a leading edge of the blade main body. The leading edge protector is also electrically connected to a down conductor disposed in a hollow space enclosed by a skin in the blade main body or a conductive mesh member provided along an outer surface of the skin.

Abstract: A wind turbine blade mould extending longitudinally in a spanwise direction and transversely in a chordwise direction is provided and a spar cap (134, 136) is laid the mould. The spar cap comprises a plurality of strips (138) extending longitudinally in the spanwise direction and arranged side-by-side in the chordwise direction, said strips comprising one or more intermediate strips (158) arranged between peripheral strips (160, 162) which are inclined relative to the intermediate strips. A shear web (126) comprising a flange (130a) extending longitudinally in the spanwise direction is provided, the flange comprising a base (144) defining a primary bonding surface (164). A chordwise width of the primary bonding surface corresponds substantially to a chordwise width of the intermediate strips of the spar cap. The primary bonding surface of the flange is bonded to the one or more intermediate strips of the spar cap.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a ceramic wall for bounding an engine core gas path. The ceramic wall has a ceramic wall first side that faces the engine core gas path and a ceramic wall second side that faces away from the engine core gas path. There is a metallic wall adjacent the ceramic wall second side. The metallic wall has a metallic wall first side that faces the ceramic wall and a metallic wall second side that faces away from the ceramic wall. The metallic wall and the ceramic wall are spaced apart such that there is a channel there between. There is a seal on the ceramic wall second side, and the metallic wall has at least one cooling hole adjacent the seal for emitting cooling air to cool the seal.

Abstract: A windmill blade includes a leading edge protector at a leading edge portion of a blade main body including a skin surrounding a hollow space. The leading edge protector is fixed to the skin from the hollow space.