Gas turbine apparatus with actuators to counteract deformations of housing
US7220097B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas turbine apparatus includes a compressor and/or a turbine, having rotor blades mounted on a rotor that is rotatable relative to a stationary housing, with a clearance gap between the rotor blades and the housing. During operation, external forces tend to deform the housing and the clearance gap. At least two actuators are arranged circumferentially offset from one another about the circumference of the housing. Each actuator is coupled to the housing and adapted to apply onto the housing a rotational moment about a torque axis that is at least approximately parallel to the housing axis. Based on the signal of a sensor that senses the deformation, a regulating unit actuates the actuators so as to counteract or compensate any deformations of the housing that arise during operation of the apparatus.
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