Patents by Inventor Stefan BUSAM

Stefan BUSAM 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: 10287989
    Abstract: Disclosed is a turbomachine having an annular flow duct and a housing structure surrounding the flow duct and a multiplicity of guide vanes and rotor blades which are arranged in the flow duct. The rotor blades are rotatably accommodated in the housing structure whereas the guide vanes are fixed in the housing structure, a plurality of guide vanes forming an annular guide vane ring. The housing structure has a seal in the region of the radially inner flow duct boundary in order to prevent hot gas escaping from the flow duct, which seal is arranged on guide vane roots of the guide vanes of the guide vane ring via a seal support and forms a seal against a rotatable seal surface, the seal support being formed from an intermetallic material, in particular a TiAl material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Frank Stiehler, Stephan Klaen, Stefan Busam, Bernhard Theis
  • Publication number: 20170159609
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbofan aircraft engine that comprises a primary duct including a combustion chamber; a first turbine disposed downstream of the combustion chamber; a compressor disposed upstream of the combustion chamber and coupled to the first turbine; and a second turbine disposed downstream of the first turbine and coupled to a fan for feeding a secondary duct of the turbofan aircraft engine. The bypass ratio of the inlet area of the secondary duct to the inlet area of the primary duct is at least 7 and the second turbine comprises at least two stages. The mean outer radius of the last stage of the second turbine divided by the length of the second turbine is at least 1.4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Carsten SCHOENHOFF, Rudolf STANKA, Erich STEINHARDT, Claus RIEGLER, Stephen Royston WILLIAMS, Hans-Peter HACKENBERG, Eckart HENRICH, Stefan WEBER, Klaus Peter RUED, Hermann KLINGELS, Patrick WACKERS, Christoph BICHLMAIER, Stefan BUSAM, Matthias KROBOTH, Norbert HUEBNER
  • Publication number: 20170159573
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbofan aircraft engine that comprises a primary duct including a combustion chamber; a first turbine disposed downstream of the combustion chamber; a compressor disposed upstream of the combustion chamber and coupled to the first turbine; and a second turbine disposed downstream of the first turbine and coupled to a fan for feeding a secondary duct of the turbofan aircraft engine. The bypass ratio of the inlet area of the secondary duct to the inlet area of the primary duct is at least 7 and the second turbine comprises at least two stages. For the first stage the mean radius r of a stator vane expressed in inch divided by the number of stator vanes is at least 0.18.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Carsten SCHOENHOFF, Rudolf STANKA, Erich STEINHARDT, Claus RIEGLER, Stephen Royston WILLIAMS, Hans-Peter HACKENBERG, Eckart HENRICH, Stefan WEBER, Klaus Peter RUED, Hermann KLINGELS, Patrick WACKERS, Christoph BICHLMAIER, Stefan BUSAM, Matthias KROBOTH, Norbert HUEBNER
  • Publication number: 20140227080
    Abstract: Disclosed is a turbomachine having an annular flow duct and a housing structure surrounding the flow duct and a multiplicity of guide vanes and rotor blades which are arranged in the flow duct. The rotor blades are rotatably accommodated in the housing structure whereas the guide vanes are fixed in the housing structure, a plurality of guide vanes forming an annular guide vane ring. The housing structure has a seal in the region of the radially inner flow duct boundary in order to prevent hot gas escaping from the flow duct, which seal is arranged on guide vane roots of the guide vanes of the guide vane ring via a seal support and forms a seal against a rotatable seal surface, the seal support being formed from an intermetallic material, in particular a TiAl material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Frank STIEHLER, Stephan KLAEN, Stefan BUSAM, Bernhard THEIS