Cooling device for movable turbine blade collars
US4522557A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2240/81
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
From an external turbine chamber (17), cooling air passages are formed through coils mounted in ball-and-socket fashion (26) in a cavity portion (21) above the stationary turbine nozzle vanes (16) from which it escapes downstream through holes (29) in the platform (15) of the stationary vanes (16) in the form of jets of air parallel to the flow of the main gas flow to create a cooling film on the leading edge (30) of the shroud (9) of the movable blades (10) of the turbine rotor in order to cool these blade shroud (9). An airtight connection between this supply chamber (17) and the main flow is ensured by a flexible seal (32) formed of elastic blades (33) in sections attached to one end of the downstream flange (14) of the turbine nozzle housing (11) and supported at the other end by the turbine ring (5).
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