Device for efficient usage of cooling air for acoustic damping of combustion chamber pulsations
US7065971B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Combustion driven pressure pulsations may limit the range of operating conditions where a modern gas turbine can operate with low emission and high efficiency performance. The control of acoustic vibrations has been consequently growing as an essential issue in gas turbine design, development and maintenance. The basic idea of the present invention is to use cooling air leakage through the gaps (7) of combustor liner segments (3;4) to get acoustic damping of combustion pulsations. The main component of the design is the sealing device (8) which covers the gap (7) between the two liner segments (3) and (4). The sealing device (8) collects in the plenum (9) some of the cooling air (6) flowing between the outer casing (1) and the inner liner structure (2). For this purpose the sealing device (8) is provided with openings (12) along the side walls (10) which allow the cooling air (6) to enter the plenum (9). In the plenum (9) the cooling air (6) is distributed along the gap (7) and discharged through openings (13), distributed along the top side (11) of the sealing device (8). The jets (18) discharged through the openings (13) achieve the additional effect to dampen acoustic pulsations…
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