Abstract: A fan-shroud structure 10 includes a fan 12 mounted for rotation about an axis B. The fan has a plurality of blades 20 with tips of the blades being coupled to an annular band 22. A shroud 26, including an annular labyrinth seal 28, is disposed generally adjacent to the annular band thereby defining a gap 30 between the annular band and the seal. The seal has a corrugated profile and is constructed and arranged to provide resistance to air flow as air swirls and flows back into the gap and to minimize air leakage across the gap.

Abstract: A fan and shroud assembly includes a fan having a hub rotating around one shaft and a plurality of blades extending outwardly from the hub, a shroud encompassing the fan to adjust airflow by rotation of the fan, a guide ring portion located at a position where a predetermined gap exists between the shroud and a circumference connecting end tips of the blades so that the fan is supported by the shroud and rotates, and a plurality of swirl prevention units integrally formed with the guide ring portion to prevent a vortex from proceeding along the circumference in the predetermined gap, each swirl prevention unit having a shape in which the length of a circular arc passing through each of the swirl prevention units with respect to the center of the shroud decreases as the arc is closer to the center of the shroud.

Abstract: A wind power system includes a rotary drive, used in conjunction with a mechanical and self-energizing coupling system. The rotary drive can be used as a wind power system in all areas. The electromagnetic coupling system can be used in all industrial areas, in all areas and types of vehicle technology, and in all electrical engineering areas. The combination of a wind power system with a rotary drive with mechanical and self-energizing coupling system indicates that the wind force can be utilized more effectively than in the case of conventional wind-driven rotors, irrespective of the physical size. This is achieved by virtue of the blade arrangement and the special design of the housing. The self-energizing coupling system furthermore has the physical advantage that the magnet is combined in one space with the iron core and, on the other hand, a short-circuited coil is energized. The current for the electromagnetic coupling may also be taken directly from the generator stage.

Abstract: A drum-type rotor carries an annular row of moving blades having root portions held within a slot in the periphery of the rotor. A turbine casing surrounds the rotor and carries a static blade assembly with an annular row of static blades which, together with the annular row of moving blades, constitutes an impulse turbine stage. The static blade assembly has a radially inner static ring confronting a periphery of the rotor with a seal acting therebetween. The static blade assembly has an outer static ring which has a substantially greater thermal inertia and stiffness then the inner static ring and is capable of sufficient radial sliding relative to the casing so as to accommodate relative thermal expansion and contraction of the outer static ring and the turbine casing.

Abstract: Sectors (16) of synchronizing ring blades are maintained against tangential rotational movements by sliding into the grooves (18) of a casing (15) by pins (23) passing through perforations in the extension of said two parts, and prevented from accidental removal either by a flexible lock ring (24) or by a locking tab (26) maintained between the two parts when they have been completely assembled.

Abstract: A centrifugal blower with an eddy blade is disclosed. The centrifugal blower includes a multiblade impeller with a plurality of blades, and a scroll casing surrounding the multiblade impeller, with a spiral passage defined between the scroll casing and the impeller to guide air radially accelerated in the impeller to an air outlet port of the scroll casing, thus discharging the air from the scroll casing through the air outlet port. The eddy blade is installed in the spiral passage at a position around the air outlet port to generate a uniform current velocity distribution of air, thus preventing generation of an eddy at variance with a main current in a stream of air.

Abstract: The present invention provides a turbine moving blade, a turbine stationary blade, and a turbine split ring which are capable of restraining the deterioration and peeling-off of a thermal barrier coating easily and surely, and a gas turbine capable of enhancing the energy efficiency by increasing the temperature of combustion gas. The turbine moving blade provided in a turbine constituting the gas turbine includes a platform having a gas path surface extending in the combustion gas flow direction, and a blade portion erecting on the platform. The thermal barrier coating covering the gas path surface is formed so as to go around from the gas path surface to an upstream-side end face and a downstream-side end face of the outer peripheral faces of the platform.

Abstract: Both air duct inlet silencers and air duct outlet silencers for use with a stationary gas turbine are disclosed. The sound attenuating duct unit suitable for connecting to an outlet of a stationary gas turbine includes a housing having a horizontal housing section and a vertical housing section and having sidewalls surrounding a main airflow passageway that extends along a substantial bend. An air inlet is located at one end of the horizontal housing section and is adapted for connection to the outlet of the gas turbine. Preferably two air outlets are located proximate to an upper end of the vertical housing section. Splitters are mounted in the housing, and they divide sections of the main airflow passageway into smaller air passageways. At least one of the splitters is positioned upstream in the main airflow passageway relative to other splitters. The splitters contain sound attenuating material capable of withstanding airflow temperatures in the main airflow passageway of at least 500 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: The present invention contemplates a multi-airfoil vane segment produced as a single crystal casting from a rhenium containing directionally solidified alloy. The single crystal casting containing grain boundary strengtheners.

Abstract: Contoured intakes and fan housing assemblies for floor care machines are disclosed. In one embodiment, a contoured intake includes a contoured duct having a passage therethrough. The passage has a cross-sectional area progression that smoothly varies between a first cross-sectional area and a second cross-sectional area. Turbulence within the intake passage may be reduced or inhibited, and noise generated by the airstream within the intake passage may be reduced. In another embodiment, the contoured duct may include a bellmouth substantially surrounding the first open end that may inhibit the separation of the airstream within the intake passage. In a further embodiment, an airflow propulsion device for a floor care machine may include a motor having a drive shaft, a fan operatively coupled to the drive shaft, and a fan housing disposed about the fan and having a transition passage proximate the radially-outward ends of the vanes of the fan.

Abstract: The shafts of upstream and downstream turbines are interconnected by a coupling. A diffuser is provided in an intermediate cavity between the upstream and downstream turbines to recover kinetic energy, as well as minimize or eliminate windage and spinning losses resultant from exposure of the coupling to the flowpath along the turbines. A radial entry inlet provides a supplemental fluid admission into the intermediate cavity, the admission being turned axially and circumferentially for joining with the flow exiting the upstream turbine for combined flow to the downstream turbine.

Abstract: An airless blaster arrangement (100) for the surface treatment of objects with blasting agents comprising an airless blaster (10) consisting of several radially arranged thrower blades (11) which are secured to at least one side disk (14). An aura (12, 13) for the projection of blasting agents is respectively provided between two thrower blades. A distributor element (20) with a star-shaped cross-section formed by several guide with respect to the airless blaster (10) and is connected thereto in a rotationally fixed manner. One guide rib (21) of the distributor element (20) is respectively joined to a thrower blade (11). A blasting agent guide channel (22) of the distributor element (20) leads into the blasting agent projection area (12).

Abstract: A turbine nozzle is disclosed having a nozzle blade with an inner band, wherein the inner band has a region to receive a nozzle cover plate and at least one raised angel wing seal land section proximate a side of the recess; the nozzle cover plate is seated on the region of the inner band and the plate has a raised angel wing seal land section aligned with the at least one raised angel wing seal land section on the inner band, wherein the perimeter of the nozzle cover is welded to the inner band; a slot in the angel wing seal land is adjacent the perimeter of the cover plate, and the slot is filled with an insert after the cover plate is welded to the nozzle inner band.

Abstract: Wind power generator including a wind turbine rotating in a cylindrical wind tunnel body and capable of generating high output power by accelerating a wind flow. The wind tunnel body expands toward a wind flow direction and the wind turbine is arranged adjacent to a wind inlet of the wind tunnel body. An angle of inclination of a side wall portion of the wind tunnel body against an axis of the wind tunnel body is in a range from 5 to 25 degrees. The inlet of the wind tunnel body has a curved surface smoothly expanding toward an outside of the wind tunnel body. A collar-shaped brim is formed on an outside of an opening edge of a wind outlet of the wind tunnel body. Wind flowing into the wind tunnel body sharply accelerates immediately after passing through the inlet and rotates the wind turbine.

Abstract: Reaction hydraulic turbine that includes a draft tube having side wails arranged to define an inlet and an outlet and an elbow arranged to position the outlet substantially perpendicular to the inlet. A turbine runner is positioned adjacent the inlet and the outlet is arranged to define a flow exit, and a splitter vane is mounted within the draft tube to partially extend across a width of the draft tube. In this manner, flow is redirected about the elbow of the draft tube. The splitter vane includes opposing side edge surfaces that are spaced from the side walls, such that swirl flow is permitted around the splitter vane within the draft tube.

Abstract: A cover is provided to conceal the forward-facing step defined by the protrusion of the first stage diaphragm into the LP inlet. The cover presents a smoothly contoured surface to the flowing fluid in both radial and circumferential directions and thus reduces energy loss of the working fluid, thereby to increase performance of the LP turbine.

Abstract: A cover is provided to conceal the forward-facing step defined by the protrusion of the first stage diaphragm into the LP inlet. The cover presents a smoothly contoured surface to the flowing fluid in both radial and circumferential directions and thus reduces energy loss of the working fluid, thereby to increase performance of the LP turbine.

Abstract: A system and method for improving cooling of a heat-generating component in a closed-loop cooling system is shown. The system comprises a venturi having a throat which is coupled to an expansion tank that is exposed to atmospheric pressure in the embodiment being described. The venturi, when used with a pressure switch, can operate to determine a flow rate which can be used to generate a signal which in turn is used to activate or deactivate one or more of the components, such as the heat-generating component, in the system. Also shown is another embodiment wherein a circular venturi is provided to permit a venturi passageway to be defined about an axis of the pump in order to shorten the overall length of the pump and venturi combination.

Abstract: In an air conditioner (10) including an indoor-side chamber (21) containing an indoor heat exchanger (11) and an indoor fan (12), and an outdoor-side chamber (22) containing outdoor heat exchanger (13) and an outdoor fan (14), the indoor-side chamber (21) and the outdoor-side chamber (22) being partitioned by a partition plate (20), the partition plate (2) has a top panel (42) having a ventilation opening portion and a ventilation shutter (49) for opening/closing said ventilation opening portion (48) to freely adjust the opening degree of said ventilation opening portion (48). An indoor fan casing (34) having a heater lower-portion mounting portion (64) located above a drain pan (33) is provided between the indoor fan (12) and the partition plate (20), and an electrical heater (55) is disposed on the heater lower-portion mounting portion (64) so that the electric heater (55) is located above the drain pan (33) through the lower-portion mounting portion (64).

Abstract: Vanes of the type for directing a fluid radially are fabricated by forming the vanes integrally to a support structure made from a sacrificial material which is removed in assembly so that the vanes are supported for operative use. In one embodiment, the vanes are formed in the dams of an annular burner by preforming the vanes supported to a disk; the vanes and disk apparatus is fitted to side plates which are then brazed together and the disk portion and complementary side plate portions are removed, for defining the dam that is affixed to the liner of the annular combustor. Other configurations are contemplated that are tailored to fit the intended embodiment. The vane and support portion made from a sacrificial material constitute an apparatus of this invention.

Abstract: A flow conditioner for a steam turbine inlet includes an annular ring adapted to seat in a flange portion of an inlet in a turbine casing and a pair of wing portions extending from the annular ring in a flow direction, away from the annular ring. A related method of smoothing flow through an inlet of a steam turbine inlet casing wherein the inlet includes a circular flange and a non-circular transition portion extending between the annular flange and a main body portion of the steam turbine casing includes the steps of a) identifying surface discontinuities that disrupt flow of working fluid through the steam inlet; b) providing a flow conditioner that is shaped to conceal one or more of the surface discontinuities; and c) inserting the flow conditioner into the inlet.

Abstract: An air cycle system for use in a vehicle having an internal combustion engine is provided. A compressor has an outflow to an intercooler with an outflow to a first bypass valve. The first bypass valve has an open and a closed orientation, directing air to the engine of the vehicle in the open orientation and directing air to an expander in the closed orientation. The expander has an outflow to a second bypass valve that is adjustable so it can direct a variable fraction of air to the engine and the remainder of the air to an air handling unit. The air handling unit has at least a fan, a scroll center, and first and second air flow paths. The first air flow path has an input at the scroll center from the second bypass valve and the second air flow path has an input at the fan from the interior of the vehicle. The air handling unit mixes air from the first and second flow paths and directs the mixed air to the interior of the vehicle.

Abstract: A multi-use clean air fan and fan motor mount assembly comprising a bifurcated conical air inlet and blown air deflector, a fan motor mount, motor mount supports, a fan motor and a fan, the bifurcated conical air inlet and blown air deflector having a long outer wall, and a short inner wall, the fan motor mount suspended within the bifurcated conical air inlet and blown air deflector by motor mount supports fastened between the outer wall of the bifurcated conical air inlet and blown air deflector and the fan motor mount, an aperture defining a central opening in the top of the bifurcated conical air inlet and blown air deflector, the fan and fan motor having a common longitudinal axis with the longitudinal axis of the bifurcated conical air inlet and blown air deflector, the fan having a series of vanes extending outwardly from the central longitudinal axis of the fan, the inside of the long outer wall of the bifurcated conical inlet and blown air deflector surrounding more than half of the longitudinal heig

Abstract: A centrifugal separator for purifying liquids containing impurities, has a main fluid conduit forming a passage with an inlet for receiving raw liquid to be purified, and first and second outlets. A discharge conduit is in the passage and is connected to the first outlet. A stator is positioned in the fluid passage for imparting an initial swirling axial movement to the raw liquid. A rotor positioned in the fluid passage upstream of the discharge conduit and downstream of the stator, imparts a further swirling axial movement to the raw water in the fluid passage for causing solids in the raw liquid to migrate outwardly. Clean liquid enters the discharge conduit to exit the separator via the first outlet, and solids laden liquid passes the discharge conduit and exits the separator via the second outlet.

Abstract: High efficiency and low noise is achieved in an automotive engine-cooling fan assembly by flaring the inlet to the shroud barrel, and shaping the tips of the fan blades to conform to the shape of the inlet. Separation of the flow entering the fan is reduced by extending the flare over the axial extent of the blade tip, and tip clearance losses are reduced by controlling recirculation along the entire blade tip. Blade rake is used to minimize fan deflection, thereby allowing the use of small tip clearances, which further enhance performance.

Abstract: An improved pump for washing machines provides resistance to roping of filamentary materials through the use of a single vane impeller. A combination of high clearance and elastomeric vane and asymmetry of the impeller serve to prevent or reduce clogging caused by filamentary materials.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bleed deflector for a gas turbine engine. The bleed deflector comprises an inlet portion for receiving bleed air from the engine, a perforated top plate for discharging the bleed air into a duct, and an aerodynamically shaped strut for positioning the perforated top plate above an inner wall of the duct to allow dilution air to flow beneath the top plate.

Abstract: An blade row for use in a compressor is provided. The blade row has a plurality of inlet guide vanes. Each inlet guide vane has a meanline approximately equal to NACA standard A4K6 meanline, a thickness distribution approximately equal to NACA standard SR 63 thickness distribution, a stagger angle, and a lift coefficient between 0.0 and 0.8.

Abstract: An apparatus for diverting, revectoring and accelerating a mass of gas, for example, a rapidly moving air mass traversing the landscape, wherein the apparatus comprises first and second spaced-apart upstanding walls, the first wall being disposed relative to the second wall such that the lower terminus of the first wall is disposed above the lower terminus of the second wall, thereby forming an entry inlet for high velocity air mass to pass between the walls and exit at the other end; the walls are disposed in a convergent rotation in the direction of the exit outlet of the apparatus and further, the upper terminus of the second wall being positioned relative to the upper terminus of the first wall such that an air mass flowing through the space between the first and second walls will exit the apparatus at an accelerated flow rate relative to the entry flow rate and with a vector divergent from the flow vector at the entry inlet and the walls being disposed.

Abstract: A small cooling fan includes a rotating fan body with a vane in a flat fan housing, and an air channel for backflow prevention. The air channel is provided outside of the vicinity of the tip of the vane of the rotating fan body, extends to an air outlet, and has an inner height larger than that of a fan chamber. This structure can prevent the backflow of the wind at the air outlet and reduce the loss of the static pressure, thereby increasing the airflow quantity in spite of the small size.

Abstract: A blower assembly for an environmental control system comprising a blower housing and a blower operably carried in that housing, the housing having a one-piece inlet ring and ring support, the support having a plurality of upstanding columns that define the space within which the blower operates, and the housing being characterized by the absence of apertured side members. A unitary inlet ring and ring support for a blower assembly, the support having a plurality of upstanding columns, some columns having upstanding webs extending between them and between the inlet ring.

Abstract: The exhaust turbocharger includes an exhaust gas turbine (3) and a turbine casing (1), in which is formed the volute inlet flow duct (2) which starts with an inlet connection (5). An exhaust gas flow (4) is carried to the exhaust gas turbine (3) in this duct (2) . The turbocharger also includes a flow straightener (8), which is arranged in the inlet connection (5) and guides the exhaust gas flow in the volute direction (10) of the inlet flow duct (2).

Abstract: A tower for a wind generator made up of a plurality of sections to which are affixed a plurality of transition rings, at least one being conical in shape, a plurality of L-shaped flanges and a T-shaped flange.

Abstract: The present invention 10 discloses a wheel-like member 30 consisting of a central circular body member 18 having a plurality of spokes 22 radiating from its outside perimeter that attach to the inside perimeter of an outer circular body member 24. On the outside perimeter of the outer circular body member a plurality of hinges 26 with paddles 16 are attached thereto that can only open to a pre-determined angle “A” from the wheel 30 that ensures water current 14 is caught by the paddles on only one side of the wheel which causes the wheel to rotate in only one direction. The kinetic energy stored in the wheel 30 while rotating is harnessed through a drive shaft 34 connected to the central circular body member 18 that connects to a generator 36 placed perpendicular to the central circular body member 18.

Abstract: A swirl generator for creating bulk swirl in a compressor plenum in the opposite direction to the direction of rotation of the compressor rotor. The generator includes a continuous flow passageway formed by an inlet duct and a compressor forming an angle in the range of about 0°-180° to one another. A non-uniform velocity gradient is created by forming an area of non-uniform cross-sectional area within the flow passageway. The non-uniform area may comprise a ramp with a tapered end line, a rounded line of intersection, a fillet or by lengthening one side wall of the inlet duct relative to the opposite side wall. Preferably, the non-uniform cross sectional area uniformly tapers from ones sidewall of the flow passageway to the opposite sidewall.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine fan assembly includes fan blades spaced axially from stator vanes inside an annular bypass duct. A plurality of perforated baffle plates are installed in the annular bypass duct downstream of the stator vanes. The perforated baffle plates extend in a generally axial direction and are unevenly, circumferentially spaced apart from one another to divide a major section of the annular bypass duct into a plurality of axial flow-path segments in an asymmetrical pattern to disrupt continuity, destroy a symmetrical pattern and absorb sound energy of a spinning mode of sound pressures imbedded in the air flow downstream of the stator vanes, without substantially affecting a thrust provided by the air flow when discharged from the bypass duct.

Abstract: An apparatus for diverting, revectoring and accelerating a mass of gas, for example, a rapidly moving air mass traversing the landscape, wherein the apparatus comprises first and second spaced-apart upstanding walls, the first wall being disposed relative to the second wall such that the lower terminus of the first wall is disposed above the lower terminus of the second wall, thereby forming an entry inlet for high velocity air mass to pass between the walls and exit at the other end; the walls are disposed in a convergent rotation in the direction of the exit outlet of the apparatus and further, the upper terminus of the second wall being positioned relative to the upper terminus of the first wall such that an air mass flowing through the space between the first and second walls will exit the apparatus at an accelerated flow rate relative to the entry flow rate and with a vector divergent from the flow vector at the entry inlet and the walls being disposed.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine nozzle includes outer and inner bands. Each of the bands includes segments circumferentially adjoining at corresponding splits. The splits of the inner band are circumferentially spaced from the splits of the outer band. A plurality of vanes are fixedly joined to the outer and inner segments which collectively define an accordion loadpath therethrough.

Abstract: An in-line centrifugal fan including a housing having an inlet and an outlet spaced apart and substantially coaxial one to another and a motorized centrifugal-type impeller mounted centrally within the housing substantially coaxially between the inlet and the outlet. A plurality of spaced air flow redirecting vanes are each connected to and radially extend inwardly from the housing toward, but not to, a radially outermost perimeter of the impeller whereby air flow through the housing is increased by the vanes. Various vane configurations, clearances and number of vanes are disclosed.

Abstract: A blower for a furnace is provided with an inlet guide to increase efficiency and pressure output of the blower. The blower includes a blower housing with an inlet opening and an outlet discharge opening. A cylindrical wall is provided around the inlet opening and projects into a hollow interior of the blower housing. A radial wall extends outward form the cylindrical wall toward the discharge outlet opening to prevent recirculation of gases from the outlet to the inlet during operation of the blower.

Abstract: In an exhaust turbine for a turbocharger having a rotor rotatably supported in a turbine casing wherein the turbine casing has a spiral inlet with an annular space disposed directly around the rotor and an axial cavity extending from the annular space axially into the casing and slideably receiving a guide vane structure so as to be movable between a retracted position in the annular space and an extended position, in which the guide vane structure is disposed in the annular space, the guide vane structure has opposite outer and inner cover rings and the turbine casing has a recess opposite the axial cavity so that in the extended position of the guide vane structure its outer cover ring is fittingly received in the recess while the inner cover ring is disposed at the outer end of the axial cavity providing for a smooth inlet flow duct surface.

Abstract: A fan shroud is provided for a cooling fan that is partially offset relative to a core portion of a vehicle mounted heat converter. The fan shroud has an arcuate portion that is offset from the core portion. The fan shroud also has an arcuate portion and a connection portion that are not offset from the core portion. The fan shroud has an overlap ratio defined as a ratio of the portion of the fan blades covered by the fan shroud in the cooling fan to the axial depth (front end to rear end) of blades. The overlap ratio at the arcuate portion is set smaller than the overlap ratio at the arcuate portion and the connection portion.

Abstract: A multi-use clean air fan and fan motor mount assembly comprising a bifurcated conical air inlet and blown air deflector, a fan motor mount, motor mount supports, a fan motor and a fan, the bifurcated conical air inlet and blown air deflector having a long outer wall, and a short inner wall, the fan motor mount suspended within the bifurcated conical air inlet and blown air deflector by motor mount supports fastened between the outer wall of the bifurcated conical air inlet and blown air deflector and the fan motor mount, an aperture defining a central opening in the top of the bifurcated conical air inlet and blown air deflector, the fan and fan motor having a common longitudinal axis with the longitudinal axis of the bifurcated conical air inlet and blown air deflector, the fan having a series of vanes extending outwardly from the central longitudinal axis of the fan, the inside of the long outer wall of the bifurcated conical inlet and blown air deflector surrounding more than half of the longitudinal heig

Abstract: At a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.

Abstract: In a centrifugal type blower unit, a diameter of an air suction port is set to be larger than a minimum inner diameter of a centrifugal fan, and a slanting portion is formed in each blade of the centrifugal fan at a side of the air suction port so that an inner radius dimension of the centrifugal fan is increased toward the air suction port. Therefore, it can prevent sub-flow air which is sucked into the centrifugal fan from an end side of the blades in an axial direction from interfering with main-flow air which is sucked into the centrifugal fan from an inner radius side of the blades. Thus, the blower unit can reduce second noise generated therefrom without greatly reducing air-blowing capacity.

Abstract: A vortex prevention apparatus is combined with a pump, and prevents an air entrained vortex or a submerged vortex from being produced when water in the pump pit is pumped up by a pump. A suction member is disposed in an open water channel and has a suction port. An auxiliary flow-path forming structure is disposed substantially concentrically around the suction member with a gap defined between the auxiliary flow-path forming structure and an outer circumferential surface of the suction member.

Abstract: A method of increasing low cycle fatigue life of a turbine nozzle comprising a plurality of stationary airfoils extending between radially inner and outer ring segments comprising a) providing at least one radial passage in each of the plurality of airfoils; b) installing a rod in the radial passage extending between the radially inner and outer ring segments and fixing one end of the rod to one of the inner and outer rings; and c) pre-loading the rod to compress the airfoil between the inner and outer ring segments.

Abstract: A composite thermal barrier coating system includes a honeycomb metallic structure filled with high thermal expansion ceramic hollow spheres in a phosphate bonded matrix. The composite thermal barrier coating system may be manufactured to thicknesses in excess of current thermal barrier coating systems, thereby imparting greater thermal protection. Superior erosion resistance and abrasion properties are also achieved. The composite thermal barrier coating is useful on combustion turbine components such as ring seal segments, vane segment shrouds, transitions and combustors.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine fan assembly has a plurality of axially swept fan exit guide vanes circumferentially disposed around an axially extending centerline, a plurality of fan frame struts having axially swept strut leading edges and circumferentially disposed around the centerline directly aft of the exit guide vanes, and an axially extending annular gap between the trailing edges of the fan exit guide vanes and the strut leading edges. Each of the fan exit guide vanes has pressure and suction sides, vane trailing edges, and is circumferentially leaned such that the pressure side facing radially inward. Preferably, the axially swept vane trailing edges and the axially swept strut leading edges generally conform to each other in shape. An annular splitter is radially disposed at a spanwise position to split airflow from the fan into fan bypass airflow and core engine airflow and includes a splitter leading edge preferably positioned aft of the strut leading edges.