Patents by Inventor Joana Negulescu

Joana Negulescu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10436031
    Abstract: A cooled turbine runner, in particular a high-pressure turbine runner for an aircraft engine, with turbine blades that are radially arranged at a circumferential surface of a rotor disk, wherein respectively one turbine blade with a profiled blade root is inserted into a correspondingly profiled disk finger groove at the circumferential surface of the rotor disk, and wherein a cooling device is provided with at least one cooling air supply channel that extends at least substantially axially and at least over a part of the axial length of the blade root, and with at least one cooling channel that branches off from the same and extends in the interior of the turbine blade up to an outlet opening at its surface. At an inflow side of the blade root, a plug with a cooling air passage is arranged in the cooling air supply channel, wherein the cooling air passage has a geometry that forms a micro-compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Joana Negulescu, Jens Taege, Dimitrie Negulescu
  • Patent number: 10378372
    Abstract: A turbine, in particular a high-pressure turbine, for an aircraft engine, with a housing at which turbine guide vanes are circumferentially arranged, wherein the turbine guide vanes have at least one interior space through which cooling air flows during operation of the turbine. At least one turbine guide vane has a cooling air passage in the area of an inner wall with respect to the radial direction of the turbine, via which the interior space of the turbine guide vane can be supplied with cooling air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Dimitrie Negulescu, Jens Taege, Joana Negulescu, Knut Lehmann
  • Publication number: 20170138200
    Abstract: A cooled turbine runner, in particular a high-pressure turbine runner for an aircraft engine, with turbine blades that are radially arranged at a circumferential surface of a rotor disk, wherein respectively one turbine blade with a profiled blade root is inserted into a correspondingly profiled disk finger groove at the circumferential surface of the rotor disk, and wherein a cooling device is provided with at least one cooling air supply channel that extends at least substantially axially and at least over a part of the axial length of the blade root, and with at least one cooling channel that branches off from the same and extends in the interior of the turbine blade up to an outlet opening at its surface. At an inflow side of the blade root, a plug with a cooling air passage is arranged in the cooling air supply channel, wherein the cooling air passage has a geometry that forms a micro-compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Joana NEGULESCU, Jens TAEGE, Dimitrie NEGULESCU
  • Publication number: 20170022836
    Abstract: A turbine, in particular a high-pressure turbine, for an aircraft engine, with a housing at which turbine guide vanes are circumferentially arranged, wherein the turbine guide vanes have at least one interior space through which cooling air flows during operation of the turbine. At least one turbine guide vane has a cooling air passage in the area of an inner wall with respect to the radial direction of the turbine, via which the interior space of the turbine guide vane can be supplied with cooling air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Dimitrie NEGULESCU, Jens TAEGE, Joana NEGULESCU, Knut LEHMANN
  • Patent number: 7442011
    Abstract: A turbine blade locking device axially retains a turbine blade (1) inserted in an axial, profiled slot (10) of a turbine disk (6). The turbine disk (6) is provided with a locking groove (8) passing through the slot (10) and extending radially in the plane of the turbine disk (6). A locking pin (4) is inserted in the locking groove (8) and the blade root (3) is provided at its bottom side with a notch (9) aligning with the locking groove (8). A portion of an elastic element (5) is arranged radially below the locking pin (4) to pre-load the locking pin (4) in a radially outward direction and into the notch (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Joana Negulescu, Peter Davison
  • Patent number: 7309215
    Abstract: A turbine blade locking device for axial retention of a turbine blade (1) having a blade root (3) inserted in an axially extending profiled lobe slot (5) of a turbine disk (4), wherein, a sealing fin of a blade platform (10) includes, over part of its axial length, a retaining groove (6) featuring a semicircular cross-section, a disk lobe (7) of the turbine disk (4) is provided with a semi-spherical recess (8), and a ball (2) is fitted into the recess (8) and the retaining groove (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventor: Joana Negulescu
  • Publication number: 20060280611
    Abstract: A turbine blade locking device for axial retention of a turbine blade (1) having a blade root (3) inserted in an axially extending profiled lobe slot (5) of a turbine disk (4), wherein, a sealing fin of a blade platform (10) includes, over part of its axial length, a retaining groove (6) featuring a semicircular cross-section, a disk lobe (7) of the turbine disk (4) is provided with a semi-spherical recess (8), and a ball (2) is fitted into the recess (8) and the retaining groove (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventor: Joana Negulescu
  • Publication number: 20050226729
    Abstract: A turbine blade locking device axially retains a turbine blade (1) inserted in an axial, profiled slot (10) of a turbine disk (6). The turbine disk (6) is provided with a locking groove (8) passing through the slot (10) and extending radially in the plane of the turbine disk (6). A locking pin (4) is inserted in the locking groove (8) and the blade root (3) is provided at its bottom side with a notch (9) aligning with the locking groove (8). A portion of an elastic element (5) is arranged radially below the locking pin (4) to pre-load the locking pin (4) in a radially outward direction and into the notch (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Joana Negulescu, Peter Davison