Abstract: A gas turbine engine rotor stack includes one or more longitudinally outwardly concave spacers. Outboard surfaces of the spacers may be in close facing proximity to inboard tips of vane airfoils. The airfoils have dihedral and sweep.

Abstract: A variable geometry inlet guide vane assembly that reduces stress placed on downstream compressor blades in gas turbine engines. The invention circumferential leans upstream guide vanes, pushing engine core air flow radially. This allows for aerodynamic stresses on the downstream blades to be reduced. The invention overcomes the difference in movement between a unison ring and a vane arm by providing a hinge in conjunction with a spherical bearing that couples to the unison ring.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a cooling microcircuit in a blade-outer-air-seal is provided. The method broadly comprises the steps of forming a first section of the blade-outer-air-seal having a first exposed internal wall, forming a second section of the blade-outer-air-seal having a second exposed internal wall, and forming at least one cooling microcircuit on at least one of the first and second exposed internal walls.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a cooling microcircuit in a blade-outer-air-seal is provided. The method broadly comprises the steps of forming a first section of the blade-outer-air-seal having a first exposed internal wall, forming a second section of the blade-outer-air-seal having a second exposed internal wall, and forming at least one cooling microcircuit on at least one of the first and second exposed internal walls.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a turbine engine component comprises the steps of forming a first half of an airfoil portion of the turbine engine component and forming a plurality of microcircuits having at least one passageway on an exposed internal wall of the first half of the airfoil portion. The method further comprises forming a second half of the airfoil portion of said turbine engine component, and forming at least one additional cooling microcircuit having at least one passageway on an exposed internal wall of the second half of the airfoil portion. Thereafter, the first half is placed in an abutting relationship with the second half after the cooling microcircuits have been formed and inspected. The first half and the second half are joined together to form the airfoil portion.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine rotor stack includes one or more longitudinally outwardly concave spacers. Outboard surfaces of the spacers may be in close facing proximity to inboard tips of vane airfoils. The airfoils have dihedral and sweep.

Abstract: A variable geometry inlet guide vane assembly that reduces stress placed on downstream compressor blades in gas turbine engines. The invention circumferential leans upstream guide vanes, pushing engine core air flow radially. This allows for aerodynamic stresses on the downstream blades to be reduced. The invention overcomes the difference in movement between a unison ring and a vane arm by providing a hinge in conjunction with a spherical bearing that couples to the unison ring.

Abstract: A method for forming a component for use in a gas turbine engine, such as a turbine vane construction is provided. The method broadly comprises the steps of: forming a first aerodynamic structure having a first platform with a leading edge and a trailing edge, and an edge with an airfoil suction side structure; forming a second aerodynamic structure having a second platform with a leading edge and a trailing edge, and an first edge with an airfoil pressure side structure; and joining the two structures together so that the airfoil suction side structure mates with the airfoil pressure side structure to form an airfoil.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a turbine engine component comprises the steps of forming a first half of an airfoil portion of the turbine engine component and forming a first cooling microcircuit having at least one passageway on an exposed internal wall of the first half of the airfoil portion. The method further comprises forming a second half of the airfoil portion of said turbine engine component, forming a second cooling microcircuit having at least one passageway on an exposed internal wall of the second half of the airfoil portion, and placing the first half in an abutting relationship with the second half after the cooling microcircuits have been formed and inspected.

Abstract: A pressure sensor (12) is located in the compressor stage of a gas turbine engine (10) to provide a pressure signal (PR1) that shows the compressor flow characteristics. The pressure signal (PR1) is applied to a bandpass filter (16) with roll-offs above and below N2. The difference between the filter output and a stored value for the pressure signal is integrated, and compressor bleed valves (18) are opened if the integral exceeds a stored threshold. The health of a compressor stage is determined by analyzing the magnitude of compressor pressure variations at N2 while accelerating the engine and by comparing the magnitude with values obtained from a compressor with a known stall margin.