Patents by Inventor Martin Hoeger
Martin Hoeger 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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Patent number: 11371370Abstract: The invention relates to a flow arrangement for placing in the hot gas duct of a turbomachine, having a first surrounding-flow structure and a second surrounding-flow structure, the surrounding-flow structures each having, in reference to the surrounding flow in the hot gas duct, a leading edge and, downstream thereof, a trailing edge, wherein the second surrounding-flow structure is provided as a deflecting blade with a suction side and a pressure side and has a lesser profile thickness than the first surrounding-flow structure, which is arranged on the suction side of the second surrounding-flow structure, and wherein, although the second surrounding-flow structure has a partial axial overlap with the first surrounding-flow structure referred to a longitudinal axis of the turbomachine, the trailing edge of the second surrounding-flow structure is, at the same time, displaced axially downstream relative to the trailing edge of the first surrounding-flow structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AGInventors: Martin Hoeger, Fadi Maatouk, Guenter Ramm, Yavuz Guendogdu, Irene Raab
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Publication number: 20220183319Abstract: A dog treat made from a dairy based product, preferably milk having a fat content of approximately one percent, which is heated with other ingredients and pressed and hardened into a desired configuration to form a hardened cheese-like dog treat.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: JOHANNES HOEGER, ASTRID HEDWIG HOEGER, BIANCA ROMINA HOEGER, JEAN MARTIN HOEGER
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Patent number: 10746131Abstract: The present invention relates to a turbine module for a turbomachine, comprising a first flow bypass structure and a second flow bypass structure, said flow bypass structures being arranged in a hot gas duct, which is bounded by the turbine module and is designed to convey a hot gas and, namely, being arranged in succession in relation to a longitudinal axis of the turbine module in a direction of rotation, wherein, in relation to the bypass flow in the hot gas duct, the flow bypass structures each have a leading edge, and, downstream thereto, a trailing edge, and the second flow bypass structure is provided as a deflecting blade, wherein the second flow bypass structure has a smaller profile thickness than the first flow bypass structure, and wherein the hot gas duct is enclosed by a radial width.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AGInventors: Guenter Ramm, Martin Hoeger, Irene Raab, Yavuz Guendogdu
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Publication number: 20190186417Abstract: The present invention relates to a turbine module for a turbomachine, comprising a first flow bypass structure and a second flow bypass structure, said flow bypass structures being arranged in a hot gas duct, which is bounded by the turbine module and is designed to convey a hot gas and, namely, being arranged in succession in relation to a longitudinal axis of the turbine module in a direction of rotation, wherein, in relation to the bypass flow in the hot gas duct, the flow bypass structures each have a leading edge, and, downstream thereto, a trailing edge, and the second flow bypass structure is provided as a deflecting blade, wherein the second flow bypass structure has a smaller profile thickness than the first flow bypass structure, and wherein the hot gas duct is enclosed by a radial width.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AGInventors: Guenter Ramm, Martin Hoeger, Irene Raab, Yavuz Guendogdu
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Publication number: 20190024521Abstract: The invention relates to a flow arrangement for placing in the hot gas duct of a turbomachine, having a first surrounding-flow structure and a second surrounding-flow structure, the surrounding-flow structures each having, in reference to the surrounding flow in the hot gas duct, a leading edge and, downstream thereof, a trailing edge, wherein the second surrounding-flow structure is provided as a deflecting blade with a suction side and a pressure side and has a lesser profile thickness than the first surrounding-flow structure, which is arranged on the suction side of the second surrounding-flow structure, and wherein, although the second surrounding-flow structure has a partial axial overlap with the first surrounding-flow structure referred to a longitudinal axis of the turbomachine, the trailing edge of the second surrounding-flow structure is, at the same time, displaced axially downstream relative to the trailing edge of the first surrounding-flow structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AGInventors: Martin Hoeger, Fadi Maatouk, Guenter Ramm, Yavuz Guendogdu, Irene Raab
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Patent number: 9920640Abstract: An extruded profile for manufacturing a blade of an outlet guide vane of a turbine engine. A cross-sectional area has an axial length LAX and a thickness D/LAX relative to the axial length LAX. A cross-sectional area has an at least nearly axisymmetric leading edge region, a first transition region having a varying relative thickness D/LAX. A first constant region has a relative thickness D/LAX at least substantially constant and, relative to a leading edge of the extruded profile, begins at the closest at 10% LAX and ends at the furthest at 50% LAX. A second transition region has a varying relative thickness D/LAX and, relative to the leading edge of the extruded profile, begins at the closest at 30% LAX and ends at the furthest at 90% LAX. A second constant region has a relative thickness D/LAX at least substantially constant and an axial length X of 40% LAX at most; and an at least nearly axisymmetric trailing edge region.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AGInventor: Martin Hoeger
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Patent number: 9822706Abstract: The present invention relates to a subassembly for a gas turbine, in particular a gas turbine aircraft engine, having a turbine casing (11); a midframe (14), which is adjacent downstream to the turbine casing and has a number of support ribs (15) spaced apart in the peripheral direction. The turbine casing and the midframe define a flow duct (33) for a working gas exiting a combustion chamber of the gas turbine, and a cavity, in particular a cooling air duct (19), with an opening on the flow duct side is formed between the turbine casing and the midframe. An edge contour (40) of the opening on the turbine casing side varies along the periphery radially and/or axially.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AGInventor: Martin Hoeger
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Patent number: 9382806Abstract: Intermediate housing (14), in particular of turbines (11, 13) of a gas turbine engine, having a radially inner bounding wall (23) and having a radially outer bounding wall (24, 24?), having a crossflow channel (33), which is formed by the bounding walls (23, 24, 24?) and within which at least one supporting rib (15) is positioned that has a leading edge (16), a trailing edge (17), as well as side walls (18) extending between the leading edge (16) and the trailing edge (17) that direct a gas flow traversing the crossflow channel (33); the radially outer bounding wall (24) having a contour that changes in the circumferential direction at least in one section upstream of the supporting rib (15).Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbHInventors: Martin Hoeger, Inga Mahle, Jochen Gier
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Publication number: 20160061111Abstract: The present invention relates to a subassembly for a gas turbine, in particular a gas turbine aircraft engine, having a turbine casing (11); a midframe (14), which is adjacent downstream to the turbine casing and has a number of support ribs (15) spaced apart in the peripheral direction. The turbine casing and the midframe define a flow duct (33) for a working gas exiting a combustion chamber of the gas turbine, and a cavity, in particular a cooling air duct (19), with an opening on the flow duct side is formed between the turbine casing and the midframe. An edge contour (40) of the opening on the turbine casing side varies along the periphery radially and/or axially.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventor: Martin Hoeger
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Publication number: 20150300259Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft engine having an outlet housing (12) arranged downstream of a low-pressure turbine (10) and having at least one follow-up guide ring (16) which is arranged within an annular chamber (14) of the outlet housing (12) and which serves for diverting a swirling hot-gas flow (18) emerging from the low-pressure turbine (10). The follow-up guide ring (16) comprises at least one blade (20) which is arranged in the annular chamber (14) and has an upstream leading edge (22), which leading edge (22) is designed such that, from its radially inner end in the direction of a radially externally situated housing wall (24) of the outlet housing (14), it runs so as to advance in the downstream direction. In this case, the leading edge (22) is configured so as to run at an angle ? of from 15° to 35° with respect to a radial line r that lies on a plane (38) formed perpendicular to an engine axis (26).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Nicolas THOUAULT, Martin HOEGER
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Patent number: 8992172Abstract: A turbo engine, particularly a gas turbine aircraft engine, has compressor components, turbine components, and at least one combustion chamber. At least one support rib is in flow channel between two turbine components, connected one behind the other. Each support rib diverts a flow through the flow channel. A preferably cylindrical guide element runs within each support rib. Each support rib has a suction side with a greater thickness toward a radially inner flow channel wall as well as toward a radially outer flow channel wall, when viewed in the radial direction. Each support rib has a pressure side with a greater thickness toward a radially inner flow channel wall as well as toward a radially outer flow channel wall, when viewed in the radial direction. The front edge and the rear edge of each support rib are inclined in the meridian direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2009Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbHInventors: Martin Hoeger, Franz Malzacher, Marc Nagel
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Publication number: 20140064951Abstract: A vane assembly used for controlling a turning gas flow includes multiple vanes, each of which is bowed toward a pressure side of the vane at the root of the vane.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Renee J. Jurek, Thomas J. Praisner, Martin Hoeger
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Patent number: 8573941Abstract: A tandem blade design for an axial turbomachine, comprising a front blade and a rear blade disposed with an offset thereto in the circumferential direction and in the axial direction. The rear blade is profiled and positioned with respect to the front blade such that it raises the speed level at the trailing edge of the front blade in a predetermined working range in interaction with the front blade.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbHInventor: Martin Hoeger
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Publication number: 20130064657Abstract: Intermediate housing (14), in particular of turbines (11, 13) of a gas turbine engine, having a radially inner bounding wall (23) and having a radially outer bounding wall (24, 24?), having a crossflow channel (33), which is formed by the bounding walls (23, 24, 24?) and within which at least one supporting rib (15) is positioned that has a leading edge (16), a trailing edge (17), as well as side walls (18) extending between the leading edge (16) and the trailing edge (17) that direct a gas flow traversing the crossflow channel (33); the radially outer bounding wall (24) having a contour that changes in the circumferential direction at least in one section upstream of the supporting rib (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: MTU Aero Engines GmbHInventors: Martin Hoeger, Inga Mahle, Jochen Gier
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Publication number: 20130051996Abstract: A transition channel for a turbine unit with at least two components is configured as a flow channel from one component of a first pressure to a component of a second pressure. The transition channel has support ribs, extending between envelope surfaces of the transition channel and having a profile that is configured for the deflecting of a flow from an inlet cross section to an outlet cross section of the transition channel. Flow splitter blades are arranged between the support ribs, having a smaller relative profile thickness than the support ribs and/or a shorter axial design depth or profile chord length than the support ribs. Thanks to the integration of the slim and/or short flow splitter blades (tandem blades), it is possible to largely dissipate parasite secondary flows.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: MTU AERO ENGINES GMBHInventors: MARTIN HOEGER, KAI KOERBER, KARL ENGEL
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Publication number: 20110318172Abstract: The present invention relates to a tandem blade design for an axial turbomachine, comprising a front blade and a rear blade disposed with an offset thereto in the circumferential direction and in the axial direction. The rear blade is profiled and positioned with respect to the front blade such that it raises the speed level at the trailing edge of the front blade in a predetermined working range in interaction with the front blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: MTU AERO ENGINES GMBHInventor: Martin Hoeger
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Publication number: 20110225979Abstract: The invention relates to a turbo engine, in particular a gas turbine aircraft engine, having a plurality of compressor components, at least one combustion chamber and a plurality of turbine components, wherein at least one support rib (36) is positioned in a flow channel (35) between two turbine components (32, 34) connected one behind the other, wherein the support rib (36) or each support rib (36) has a suction side, a pressure side, a front edge (37) and a rear edge (38), wherein the support rib or each support rib diverts a flow that flows through flow channel (35), and wherein a preferably cylindrical guide element runs in an inside space of the support rib or of each support rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2009Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: MTU AERO ENGINES GMBHInventors: Martin Hoeger, Franz Malzacher, Marc Nagel
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Patent number: 7789631Abstract: A compressor, particularly a high-pressure compressor, of a gas turbine, particularly of an aircraft engine, includes at least one rotor and a number of blades (11, 12), which are assigned to the or to each rotor and which rotate together with the respective rotor. Each blade (11, 12) is delimited, in essence, by a flow entry edge or leading edge (16), a flow exit edge or trailing edge (17), and by a blade surface (20), which extends between the leading edge (16) and the trailing edge (17) while forming a suction side (18) and a pressure side. The leading edges (16) of the blades (11, 12) are slanted at a sweep angle that changes with the height of the respective blade (11, 12) in such a manner that the leading edges (16) comprise, in a radially external area (23) of the same, at least one forward sweep angle, a backward sweep angle or zero-sweep angle following in a radially external manner, and a forward sweep angle following, in a radially external manner, the backward sweep angle or the zero-sweep angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2005Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbHInventor: Martin Hoeger
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Patent number: 7553129Abstract: A flow structure of a gas turbine, in particular for an aircraft engine, in a transitional channel between two compressors or in a transitional channel between two turbines or in a transitional channel of a turbine outlet housing downstream from a low-pressure turbine is disclosed. Supporting ribs are positioned in the transitional channel and spaced a distance apart in the circumferential direction of the transitional channel. At least one guide vane and/or guide rib is positioned between two supporting ribs spaced a distance apart from one another. The flow outlet edge of the guide rib or each guide rib runs upstream from the flow outlet edges of the supporting ribs.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2005Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbHInventors: Martin Hoeger, Franz Malzacher
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Patent number: 7517192Abstract: A flow structure is for a gas turbine, e.g., for an aircraft engine, in a transition channel between two compressors or in a transition channel between two turbines or in a transition channel of a turbine outlet housing downstream from a low-pressure turbine, having support ribs positioned in the transition channel spaced apart from one another around the circumference of the transition channel. A channel wall which delimits the transition channel radially on the inside and/or a channel wall which delimits the transition channel radially on the outside may be drawn inwardly into the transition channel in the area of the outflow edges of the support ribs.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2005Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbHInventor: Martin Hoeger