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  • Publication number: 20120257954
    Abstract: A method and system for cooling turbine engine turbines, the system includes: at least one pair of parts to be cooled, the pair including a stator upstream from the rotor valve, and a sealing ring mounting a downstream movable blade rotor that is adjacent to the stator; a turbine casing; and an outlet path. The system further includes: at least one opening in the casing facing at least one part to be cooled; and an air circuit producing a forced convection in connection with the parts and at least one downstream outlet in the path so as to draw in and transport an ambient air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: TURBOMECA
    Inventors: Denis Luc, Alain Chanteloup, Manuel Philippe, Jean Pierre