Patents by Inventor Kevin Kampka
Kevin Kampka 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).
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Publication number: 20240084708Abstract: A rotor of a gas turbine having two adjacent rotor discs, on each of which moving blades are fastened, an annular rotor component being arranged between the rotor discs and having at its opposite ends circumferential annular grooves, in each of which a circumferential fastening projection on the respective rotor disc engages. When the rotor is stationary a first outer flank of the first annular groove rests under pressure against a first outer flank of the first fastening projection and there is play between a first inner flank of the first annular groove and a first inner flank of the first fastening projection.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Peter Kury, Mirko Milazar, Christopher W Ross, Yulia Bagaeva, Karsten Kolk, Ivan Lbov, Alexander Romanov, Harald Hoell, Kevin Kampka, Rene Mahnke, Andreas Andreas, Daniel Hofsommer, Ekkehard Maldfeld, Jörg Richter
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Patent number: 11377956Abstract: A flow inducer assembly and a method for cooling turbine blades of a gas turbine engine are presented. The gas turbine engine includes a rotor disk having circumferentially distributed disk grooves and turbine blades. Each turbine blade includes a blade root inserted into blade mounting section of the disk groove. Seal plates are attached to an aft side circumference of the rotor disk. The flow inducer assembly is integrated to each seal plate at a side facing away from the rotor disk. The flow inducer assembly is configured to function as a paddle due to rotation of the rotor disk and the seal plate therewith during operation of the gas turbine engine to drive ambient air as a cooling fluid into the disk cavity and enter inside of the turbine blade from the blade root for cooling the turbine blade.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Peter Schröder, Christopher W. Ross, Santiago R. Salazar, Patrick M. Pilapil, Roger Matthews, Kevin Kampka, Joana Verheyen, Ching-Pang Lee, Javan Albright, James McCoy, Sin Chien Siw, Kok-Mun Tham
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Patent number: 11319823Abstract: A sealing element and a rotor of a gas turbine having at least one rotor disc and having an annular rotor component arranged adjacently to the rotor disc and having a plurality of sealing elements arranged distributed around the circumference. The sealing elements are fastened to the rotor disc at least in the axial direction. An inner edge portion of each of the sealing elements is adjacent to a sealing portion of the rotor component. In order to provide a seal between the sealing element and rotor component whilst at the same time enabling a relative axial displacement, a ring seal is arranged in a receiving space formed by the sealing element and rotor component.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Peter Schroder, Karsten Kolk, Peter Kury, Dirk Springborn, Kevin Kampka, Christopher W. Ross, Yulia Bagaeva
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Patent number: 11319824Abstract: A rotor for a gas turbine having a rotor disk on which there are a plurality of rotor components distributed around the circumference. The rotor disk has a circumferential securing shoulder with a contact face. Retaining faces come to bear against the contact face, each of the retaining faces have a retaining shoulder of the respective rotor component and are designed with a form that complements the contact face. In order to optimize the bearing stresses between the retaining shoulder and the securing shoulder, the retaining face has a smaller radius than the contact face, namely the retaining radius is at least 0.99 times and at most 0.995 times the contact radius. Also provided is an axially extending aperture in the rotor component, the width of which in the circumferential direction is 25% to 75% of the rotor component width in the circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Harald Hoell, Kevin Kampka, Peter Schröder
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Publication number: 20210301664Abstract: A flow inducer assembly and a method for cooling turbine blades of a gas turbine engine are presented. The gas turbine engine includes a rotor disk having circumferentially distributed disk grooves and turbine blades. Each turbine blade includes a blade root inserted into blade mounting section of the disk groove. Seal plates are attached to aft side circumference of the rotor disk. The flow inducer assembly is integrated to each seal plate at a side facing away from the rotor disk. The flow inducer assembly is configured to function as a paddle due to rotation of the rotor disk and the seal plate therewith during operation of the gas turbine engine to drive ambient air as a cooling fluid into the disk cavity and enter inside of the turbine blade from blade root for cooling the turbine blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2018Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Peter Schröder, Christopher W. Ross, Santiago R. Salazar, Patrick M. Pilapil, Roger Matthews, Kevin Kampka, Joana Verheyen, Ching-Pang Lee, Javan Albright, James McCoy, Sin Chien Siw, Kok-Mun Tham
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Publication number: 20210095568Abstract: A rotor for a gas turbine having a rotor disk on which there are a plurality of rotor components distributed around the circumference. The rotor disk has a circumferential securing shoulder with a contact face. Retaining faces come to bear against the contact face, each of the retaining faces have a retaining shoulder of the respective rotor component and are designed with a form that complements the contact face. In order to optimize the bearing stresses between the retaining shoulder and the securing shoulder, the retaining face has a smaller radius than the contact face, namely the retaining radius is at least 0.99 times and at most 0.995 times the contact radius. Also provided is an axially extending aperture in the rotor component, the width of which in the circumferential direction is 25% to 75% of the rotor component width in the circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Harald Hoell, Kevin Kampka, Peter Schröder
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Publication number: 20200392857Abstract: A sealing element and a rotor of a gas turbine having at least one rotor disc and having an annular rotor component arranged adjacently to the rotor disc and having a plurality of sealing elements arranged distributed around the circumference. The sealing elements are fastened to the rotor disc at least in the axial direction. An inner edge portion of each of the sealing elements is adjacent to a sealing portion of the rotor component. In order to provide a seal between the sealing element and rotor component whilst at the same time enabling a relative axial displacement, a ring seal is arranged in a receiving space formed by the sealing element and rotor component.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Peter Schroder, Karsten Kolk, Peter Kury, Dirk Springborn, Kevin Kampka, Christopher W. Ross, Yulia Bagaeva
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Patent number: 10641096Abstract: A rotor, in particular a gas turbine rotor, having multiple rotor discs, each of which has an axial through-opening, and the rotor discs are axially clamped by at least one tie rod extending through the through-openings and are combined so as to form at least one rotor disc unit. At least one support ring which surrounds the tie rod and is in engagement with a paired rotor disc rests against the outer diameter of the tie rod, and the tie rod is supported against the rotor disc by the support ring. In order to axially secure the at least one support ring, at least one securing ring is provided which is secured to the paired rotor disc by a rotational lock and which holds the support ring against the rotor disc. The securing ring is prevented from unscrewing by a securing plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Kevin Kampka, Karsten Kolk, Peter Schröder, Vyacheslav Veitsman
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Patent number: 10378367Abstract: A wheel disk assembly having a wheel disk, a plurality of blade devices, which are arranged thereon in a manner distributed over the circumference, and a plurality of sealing plates, which are retained in two annular grooves spaced apart from each other radially. In this assembly, the first annular groove is provided in the wheel disk and is bounded axially outward by an annular projection. The projection, in turn, is interrupted by a recess extending in the circumferential direction, with the result that a sealing plate can be inserted axially through the recess between the annular grooves. A closure piece is furthermore provided for closing the recess, which closure piece is captively retained on the sealing plate by a form fit.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Harald Hoell, Kevin Kampka, Karsten Kolk, Marc Lange, Peter Schröder, Vyacheslav Veitsman
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Patent number: 10337338Abstract: A wheel disk assembly having a wheel disk, a plurality of blade devices fastened along an outer circumference of the wheel disk, a plurality of sealing plates accommodated between the wheel disk and the blade devices such that the sealing plates are moveable in the circumferential direction, and securing devices designed such that the securing devices secure the sealing plates against movement in the circumferential direction. Pins are provided as securing devices, which pins are detachably retained in bores arranged on the wheel disk and reach into recesses that are formed on surfaces of the sealing plates facing the wheel disk, wherein at least one of the pins, preferably all of the pins, are designed such that, in order to disengage a pin from the associated recess, the pin in question can be plunged further into the bore in a resilient manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2015Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Kevin Kampka, Christian Kowalzik, Peter Schröder, Vyacheslav Veitsman
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Patent number: 10309234Abstract: Wheel disc arrangement has a wheel disc, a plurality of blade devices fastened along the outer circumference, and a plurality of sealing plates held in two radially spaced-apart annular grooves. The first annular groove is bounded axially outwards by an annular projection. The second annular groove is defined by a plurality of adjacently arranged annular groove segments in the individual blade devices. The first annular groove is of undercut design and has at least two axially opposite and protruding holding projections with a respective bearing surface. The sealing plates have, in the inside diameter, two supporting projections corresponding to the holding projections, axially opposite and face away from one another, with a supporting surface. The arrangement is configured such that the supporting surfaces of the sealing plates are supported against the bearing surfaces of the holding projections under the effect of a centrifugal force.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Harald Hoell, Kevin Kampka, Karsten Kolk, Marc Lange, Peter Schröder, Vyacheslav Veitsman
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Patent number: 10174618Abstract: A rotor for a turbine has a plurality of rotor components lined up in the axial direction and connected by a connecting rod, wherein a groove which extends in the circumferential direction and is open in the axial direction is disposed on one of the rotor components, wherein a coupling element running around the connecting rod in order to support the connecting rod is disposed in the groove. The rotor is adapted to enable particularly stable support of the connecting rod in order to prevent vibrations. The coupling element is disposed on a retaining element connected to the connecting rod.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Karin Costamagna, Sascha Dungs, Harald Hoell, Kevin Kampka, Karsten Kolk, Ulf Laudage, Peter Schröder, Vyacheslav Veitsman
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Patent number: 10047626Abstract: A gas turbine includes an insert element for fastening to a ring segment body of a turbine of the gas turbine. The ring segment body has a recess on a hot gas side. The insert element is designed to cover the recess. The insert element includes a cover plate, which has a concavely shaped front side and a back side, and at least one foot arranged on the back side for positioning on the ring segment body. A mounting method includes mounting the insert element where the insert element is fixed to a recess of a ring segment body of a turbine of a gas turbine.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2014Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Fathi Ahmad, Michael Händler, Kevin Kampka, Christian Kowalski, Christian Kowalzik, Nihal Kurt, Stefan Schmitt, Peter Schröder
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Patent number: 10018051Abstract: An insert element fastens to an annular segment body of a turbine of a gas turbine. The annular segment body has a recess on a hot-gas side. The insert element is designed to cover the recess and has a concave front side and a rear side having at least one shaped portion for positioning on the annular segment body. An annular segment has the insert element, a gas turbine has the insert element, and a mounting method mounts the insert element.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Fathi Ahmad, Michael Händler, Kevin Kampka, Christian Kowalski, Christian Kowalzik, Nihal Kurt, Stefan Schmitt, Peter Schröder
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Publication number: 20180058219Abstract: A rotor disk of a rotor, in particular of a gas turbine, which has serrations, at least on one side, for torque transmission, having a plurality of teeth distributed over the circumference, the tooth flanks of which are aligned opposite with respect to a respective central plane, wherein the tooth flanks have a course that deviates from a radial direction in a cross section perpendicular to the rotor axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Kevin Kampka, Karsten Kolk, Roger Matthews
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Publication number: 20180023401Abstract: A wheel disk assembly, having a wheel disk, a plurality of blade devices, which are fastened along the outer circumference of the wheel disk, and a plurality of sealing plates, which are retained in two annular grooves radially spaced apart from each other. A first annular groove is in the wheel disk and a second annular groove is formed by the blade devices in a segmented manner. Simplified mounting of the sealing plates is achieved in that the first annular groove is expanded by an axially extending recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Harald Hoell, Kevin Kampka, Karsten Kolk, Marc Lange, Peter Schröder, Vyacheslav Veitsman
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Publication number: 20180023394Abstract: A rotor, in particular a gas turbine rotor, having multiple rotor discs, each of which has an axial through-opening, and the rotor discs are axially clamped by at least one tie rod extending through the through-openings and are combined so as to form at least one rotor disc unit. At least one support ring which surrounds the tie rod and is in engagement with a paired rotor disc rests against the outer diameter of the tie rod, and the tie rod is supported against the rotor disc by the support ring. In order to axially secure the at least one support ring, at least one securing ring is provided which is secured to the paired rotor disc by a rotational lock and which holds the support ring against the rotor disc. The securing ring is prevented from unscrewing by a securing plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Kevin Kampka, Karsten Kolk, Peter Schröder, Vyacheslav Veitsman
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Publication number: 20170241284Abstract: A wheel disc arrangement having a wheel disc, having multiple vane devices which are fastened along an outer circumference of the wheel disc, having at least one sealing plate received between the wheel disc and the vane devices so as to be displaceable in a circumferential direction, and having at least one securing device designed so as to secure the sealing plate against a displacement in the circumferential direction, wherein the securing device has a bolt, which extends through a passage opening provided in the sealing plate, and a recess, which is provided on the wheel disc or on a vane device, which recess receives the free end of the bolt and the wall of which recess limits a movement of the bolt in the circumferential direction, wherein the bolt is, in an axial direction, secured on the sealing plate against undesired release by way of a detent connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Harald Hoell, Kevin Kampka, Karsten Kolk, Marc Lange, Peter Schröder, Vyacheslav Veitsman
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Publication number: 20170241276Abstract: A wheel disk assembly having a wheel disk, a plurality of blade devices fastened along an outer circumference of the wheel disk, a plurality of sealing plates accommodated between the wheel disk and the blade devices such that the sealing plates are moveable in the circumferential direction, and securing devices designed such that the securing devices secure the sealing plates against movement in the circumferential direction. Pins are provided as securing devices, which pins are detachably retained in bores arranged on the wheel disk and reach into recesses that are formed on surfaces of the sealing plates facing the wheel disk, wherein at least one of the pins, preferably all of the pins, are designed such that, in order to disengage a pin from the associated recess, the pin in question can be plunged further into the bore in a resilient manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Kevin Kampka, Christian Kowalzik, Peter Schröder, Vyacheslav Veitsman
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Publication number: 20170211397Abstract: A wheel disk assembly having a wheel disk, a plurality of blade devices, which are arranged thereon in a manner distributed over the circumference, and a plurality of sealing plates, which are retained in two annular grooves spaced apart from each other radially. In this assembly, the first annular groove is provided in the wheel disk and is bounded axially outward by an annular projection. The projection, in turn, is interrupted by a recess extending in the circumferential direction, with the result that a sealing plate can be inserted axially through the recess between the annular grooves. A closure piece is furthermore provided for closing the recess, which closure piece is captively retained on the sealing plate by a form fit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2015Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Harald HOELL, Kevin KAMPKA, Karsten KOLK, Marc LANGE, Peter SCHRODER, Vyacheslav VEITSMAN