EP2055900A2 - Feather seal and gas turbine engine system involving such seals - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
- F01D11/00—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages
- F01D11/08—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages for sealing space between rotor blade tips and stator
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
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- the disclosure generally relates to gas turbine engines.
- a typical gas turbine engine incorporates a compressor section and a turbine section, each of which includes rotatable blades and stationary vanes. Within a surrounding engine casing, the radial outermost tips of the blades are positioned in close proximity to outer air seals. The seals are parts of shroud assemblies mounted within the engine casing.
- Each outer air seal typically incorporates multiple segments that are annularly arranged within the engine casing.
- feather seals commonly are used.
- feather seals are configured as elongated strips of metal that are mounted within corresponding recesses located along adjacent ends of the segments.
- a feather seal is typically positioned between each pair of ends of adjacent segments.
- an exemplary embodiment of a feather seal for a gas turbine engine comprises: an elongate body portion; and a locating tab extending longitudinally along the body portion and extending outwardly therefrom.
- An exemplary embodiment of an outer air seal assembly for a gas turbine engine comprises: a first outer air seal segment having a first sealing surface and a first end; a second outer air seal segment having a second sealing surface and a second end; the first outer air seal segment and the second outer air seal segment being oriented in an end-to-end annular arrangement such that the first end and the second end define a gap therebetween; and a feather seal having an elongate body portion and a locating tab extending outwardly from the body portion, the body portion having a first sealing surface and a second sealing surface, the locating tab being positioned between the first sealing surface and the second sealing surface such that, in an operative position in which the first sealing surface of the feather seal contacts the first sealing surface of the outer air seal and the second sealing surface of the feather seal contacts the second sealing surface of the outer air seal, the locating tab extends into the gap and between the first outer air seal segment and the second outer air seal segment.
- An exemplary embodiment of a gas turbine engine comprises: a compressor; a combustion section; a turbine operative to drive the compressor responsive to energy imparted thereto by the combustion section, the turbine having a rotatable blade; and an outer air seal assembly annularly arranged about the turbine, at least a portion of the outer air seal being located radially outboard of the blade, the outer air seal assembly comprising: a first outer air seal segment; a second outer air seal segment; and a feather seal having an elongate body portion and a locating tab extending longitudinally along the body portion and extending outwardly therefrom; the first outer air seal segment and the second outer air seal segment being oriented in an end-to-end annular arrangement such that the first end and the second end define a gap therebetween, the locating tab extending into the gap.
- An exemplary embodiment of feather seal for a gas turbine engine comprises: an elongate body portion; and a locating tab extending longitudinally along the body portion and extending outwardly therefrom.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram depicting an exemplary embodiment of a gas turbine engine.
- FIG. 2 is a partially cut-away, schematic diagram depicting a portion of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in the vicinity of a turbine blade tip.
- FIG. 3 is a partially cut-away, schematic diagram depicting a portion of the shroud assembly of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram depicting an exemplary embodiment of a feather seal.
- the feather seals incorporate locating features that tend to position the seals between adjacent outer air seal segments.
- the locating feature is oriented along a centerline of the seal, with the seal generally exhibiting a T-shape when viewed along an end view.
- Such a configuration potentially enables the width of the feather seal to be reduced, which can reduce component weight. This can also potentially alleviate the difficulty associated with cooling outer air seals that use wider feather seals. This is because the wider feather seals tend to cover more of the outer air seal segments and thereby limit the locations where cooling holes can be formed in those segments.
- the locating feature can serve as a bumper that prevents part-to-part contact of adjacent outer air seal segments.
- part-to-part contact is conventionally accommodated by machining bumpers into the segments themselves, which oftentimes requires the use of additional material and a corresponding machining step.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram depicting an exemplary embodiment of a gas turbine engine.
- engine 100 incorporates a fan 102, a compressor section 104, a combustion section 106 and a turbine section 108.
- Various components of the engine are housed within an engine casing 110, such as a blade 112 of the low-pressure turbine, that extends along a longitudinal axis 114.
- engine 100 is configured as a turbofan engine, there is no intention to limit the concepts described herein to use with turbofan engines as various other configurations of gas turbine engines can be used.
- FIG. 2 depicts a portion of blade 112 and a corresponding portion of a shroud assembly 120 that are located within engine casing 110.
- blade 112 is positioned between vanes 122 and 124, detail of which has been omitted from FIG. 2 for ease of illustration and description.
- shroud assembly 120 is positioned between the rotating blades and the casing.
- the shroud assembly generally includes a annular mounting ring 122 and an annular outer air seal 124 attached to the mounting ring and positioned adjacent to the blades.
- Various other seals are provided both forward and aft of the shroud assembly. However, these various seals are not relevant to this discussion, as seals located between adjacent segments of the shroud will be described in detail.
- the mounting ring includes flanges (e.g., flange 126) that engage corresponding flanges (e.g., flange 128) of the outer air seal.
- flanges e.g., flange 1266
- corresponding flanges e.g., flange 1228
- Other attachment techniques may be used in other embodiments.
- outer air seal 124 is formed of multiple arcuate segments, portions of two of which are depicted schematically in FIG. 3 .
- adjacent segments 240, 242 of the outer air seal are oriented in an end-to-end relationship, with a feather seal 250 being provided to seal a gap 252 located between the segments.
- the feather seal incorporates an elongate body portion 254 and a locating tab 256 that extends outwardly from the body portion.
- the body portion includes sealing surfaces 262, 264, with each of the sealing surfaces being located on a corresponding side of the locating tab.
- relatively high pressure (P HIGH ) gas located radially outboard of feather seal 250 causes the sealing surfaces 262, 264 to contact corresponding surfaces (e.g., surfaces 266, 268) of the outer air seal segments, thereby forming an air seal.
- locating tab 256 extends between the outer air seal segments.
- locating tab 256 is a central locating tab positioned along a longitudinal centerline 270 of the feather seal. In other embodiments, other positions may be used. Additionally, the locating tab extends from the sealing portion at an angle of approximately 90°; however, various angular deviations can be exhibited in other embodiments.
- the locating tab functions as a stop that inhibits lateral movement of the feather seal. Specifically, movement of the feather seal is prevented in a direction A ( FIG. 3 ) beyond a location corresponding to contact between sidewall 272 of the locating tab and an end 274 of segment 240. Similarly, movement of the feather seal is prevented in a direction B ( FIG. 3 ) beyond a location corresponding to contact between sidewall 276 of the locating tab and an end 278 of segment 242.
- width of the feather seal may be narrowed in contrast to the width of a conventional feather seal that does not include a locating tab. As mentioned above, such a configuration can potentially result in component weight reduction, and can also potentially alleviate difficulty associated with cooling outer air seal segments that use wider feather seals.
- a locating tab can function as a bumper that inhibits physical contact between adjacent out air seal segments in a vicinity of the locating tab. Without such a locating tab extending between adjacent segments, the gap between the segments may become too narrow, thereby preventing an adequate flow of cooling air from flowing through the gap.
- an outboard retention component e.g., component 290 depicted in dashed lines
- a feather seal By way of example, such a component could form a portion of the mounting ring.
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- The disclosure generally relates to gas turbine engines.
- A typical gas turbine engine incorporates a compressor section and a turbine section, each of which includes rotatable blades and stationary vanes. Within a surrounding engine casing, the radial outermost tips of the blades are positioned in close proximity to outer air seals. The seals are parts of shroud assemblies mounted within the engine casing.
- Each outer air seal typically incorporates multiple segments that are annularly arranged within the engine casing. In order to reduce gas leakage between adjacent segments, feather seals commonly are used. Typically, feather seals are configured as elongated strips of metal that are mounted within corresponding recesses located along adjacent ends of the segments. Thus, a feather seal is typically positioned between each pair of ends of adjacent segments.
- Feather seals and gas turbine engine systems involving such seals are provided. In this regard, an exemplary embodiment of a feather seal for a gas turbine engine comprises: an elongate body portion; and a locating tab extending longitudinally along the body portion and extending outwardly therefrom.
- An exemplary embodiment of an outer air seal assembly for a gas turbine engine comprises: a first outer air seal segment having a first sealing surface and a first end; a second outer air seal segment having a second sealing surface and a second end; the first outer air seal segment and the second outer air seal segment being oriented in an end-to-end annular arrangement such that the first end and the second end define a gap therebetween; and a feather seal having an elongate body portion and a locating tab extending outwardly from the body portion, the body portion having a first sealing surface and a second sealing surface, the locating tab being positioned between the first sealing surface and the second sealing surface such that, in an operative position in which the first sealing surface of the feather seal contacts the first sealing surface of the outer air seal and the second sealing surface of the feather seal contacts the second sealing surface of the outer air seal, the locating tab extends into the gap and between the first outer air seal segment and the second outer air seal segment.
- An exemplary embodiment of a gas turbine engine comprises: a compressor; a combustion section; a turbine operative to drive the compressor responsive to energy imparted thereto by the combustion section, the turbine having a rotatable blade; and an outer air seal assembly annularly arranged about the turbine, at least a portion of the outer air seal being located radially outboard of the blade, the outer air seal assembly comprising: a first outer air seal segment; a second outer air seal segment; and a feather seal having an elongate body portion and a locating tab extending longitudinally along the body portion and extending outwardly therefrom; the first outer air seal segment and the second outer air seal segment being oriented in an end-to-end annular arrangement such that the first end and the second end define a gap therebetween, the locating tab extending into the gap.
- An exemplary embodiment of feather seal for a gas turbine engine comprises: an elongate body portion; and a locating tab extending longitudinally along the body portion and extending outwardly therefrom.
- Other systems, methods, features and/or advantages of this disclosure will be or may become apparent to one with skill in the art upon examination of the following drawings and detailed description. It is intended that all such additional systems, methods, features and/or advantages be included, within this description and be within the scope of the present disclosure.
- Many aspects of the disclosure can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram depicting an exemplary embodiment of a gas turbine engine. -
FIG. 2 is a partially cut-away, schematic diagram depicting a portion of the embodiment ofFIG. 1 in the vicinity of a turbine blade tip. -
FIG. 3 is a partially cut-away, schematic diagram depicting a portion of the shroud assembly of the embodiment ofFIGS. 1 and 2 . -
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram depicting an exemplary embodiment of a feather seal. - Feather seals and gas turbine engine systems involving such seals are provided, several exemplary embodiments of which will be described in detail. In this regard, the feather seals incorporate locating features that tend to position the seals between adjacent outer air seal segments. In some embodiments, the locating feature is oriented along a centerline of the seal, with the seal generally exhibiting a T-shape when viewed along an end view. Such a configuration potentially enables the width of the feather seal to be reduced, which can reduce component weight. This can also potentially alleviate the difficulty associated with cooling outer air seals that use wider feather seals. This is because the wider feather seals tend to cover more of the outer air seal segments and thereby limit the locations where cooling holes can be formed in those segments. In some embodiments, the locating feature can serve as a bumper that prevents part-to-part contact of adjacent outer air seal segments. Notably, such part-to-part contact is conventionally accommodated by machining bumpers into the segments themselves, which oftentimes requires the use of additional material and a corresponding machining step.
- Referring now in more detail to the drawings,
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram depicting an exemplary embodiment of a gas turbine engine. As shown inFIG. 1 ,engine 100 incorporates afan 102, acompressor section 104, acombustion section 106 and aturbine section 108. Various components of the engine are housed within anengine casing 110, such as ablade 112 of the low-pressure turbine, that extends along alongitudinal axis 114. Althoughengine 100 is configured as a turbofan engine, there is no intention to limit the concepts described herein to use with turbofan engines as various other configurations of gas turbine engines can be used. - A portion of
engine 100 is depicted in greater detail in the schematic diagram ofFIG. 2 . In particular,FIG. 2 depicts a portion ofblade 112 and a corresponding portion of ashroud assembly 120 that are located withinengine casing 110. Notably,blade 112 is positioned betweenvanes FIG. 2 for ease of illustration and description. - As shown in
FIG. 2 ,shroud assembly 120 is positioned between the rotating blades and the casing. The shroud assembly generally includes aannular mounting ring 122 and an annularouter air seal 124 attached to the mounting ring and positioned adjacent to the blades. Various other seals are provided both forward and aft of the shroud assembly. However, these various seals are not relevant to this discussion, as seals located between adjacent segments of the shroud will be described in detail. - Attachment of the outer air seal to the mounting ring in the embodiment of
FIG. 2 is facilitated by interlocking flanges. Specifically, the mounting ring includes flanges (e.g., flange 126) that engage corresponding flanges (e.g., flange 128) of the outer air seal. Other attachment techniques may be used in other embodiments. - With respect to the annular configuration of the outer air seal,
outer air seal 124 is formed of multiple arcuate segments, portions of two of which are depicted schematically inFIG. 3 . As shown inFIG. 3 ,adjacent segments feather seal 250 being provided to seal agap 252 located between the segments. In this embodiment, the feather seal incorporates anelongate body portion 254 and a locatingtab 256 that extends outwardly from the body portion. The body portion includessealing surfaces - In operation, relatively high pressure (PHIGH) gas located radially outboard of
feather seal 250 causes thesealing surfaces tab 256 extends between the outer air seal segments. - In the embodiment of
FIG. 3 (and as shown in greater detail inFIG. 4 ), locatingtab 256 is a central locating tab positioned along alongitudinal centerline 270 of the feather seal. In other embodiments, other positions may be used. Additionally, the locating tab extends from the sealing portion at an angle of approximately 90°; however, various angular deviations can be exhibited in other embodiments. - The locating tab functions as a stop that inhibits lateral movement of the feather seal. Specifically, movement of the feather seal is prevented in a direction A (
FIG. 3 ) beyond a location corresponding to contact betweensidewall 272 of the locating tab and anend 274 ofsegment 240. Similarly, movement of the feather seal is prevented in a direction B (FIG. 3 ) beyond a location corresponding to contact betweensidewall 276 of the locating tab and anend 278 ofsegment 242. By limiting movement of the feather seal with respect to thegap 252, width of the feather seal may be narrowed in contrast to the width of a conventional feather seal that does not include a locating tab. As mentioned above, such a configuration can potentially result in component weight reduction, and can also potentially alleviate difficulty associated with cooling outer air seal segments that use wider feather seals. - Additionally, a locating tab can function as a bumper that inhibits physical contact between adjacent out air seal segments in a vicinity of the locating tab. Without such a locating tab extending between adjacent segments, the gap between the segments may become too narrow, thereby preventing an adequate flow of cooling air from flowing through the gap.
- In some embodiments (see
FIG. 3 ), an outboard retention component (e.g.,component 290 depicted in dashed lines) can be used to restrict radial movement of a feather seal. By way of example, such a component could form a portion of the mounting ring. - It should be emphasized that the above-described embodiments are merely possible examples of implementations set forth for a clear understanding of the principles of this disclosure. Many variations and modifications may be made to the above-described embodiments without departing substantially from the principles of the disclosure. All such modifications and variations are intended to be included herein within the scope of this disclosure and protected by the accompanying claims.
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- An outer air seal assembly (124) for a gas turbine engine comprising:a first outer air seal segment (240) having a first sealing surface (266) and a first end;a second outer air seal segment (242) having a second sealing surface (268) and a second end;the first outer air seal segment (240) and the second outer air seal segment (242) being oriented in an end-to-end annular arrangement such that the first end and the second end define a gap (252) therebetween; anda feather seal (250) having an elongate body portion (254) and a locating tab (256) extending outwardly from the body portion (254), the body portion (254) having a first sealing surface (262) and a second sealing surface (264), the locating tab (256) being positioned between the first sealing surface (262) and the second sealing surface (264) such that, in an operative position in which the first sealing surface (262) of the feather seal (250) contacts the first sealing surface (266) of the outer air seal and the second sealing surface (264) of the feather seal (250) contacts the second sealing surface (268) of the outer air seal, the locating tab (256) extends into the gap (252) and between the first outer air seal segment (240) and the second outer air seal segment (242).
- The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a mounting ring operative to mount the first outer air seal segment (240) and the second outer air seal segment (242) in an annular arrangement.
- The assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein the first sealing surface (266) of the first outer air seal segment (240) is an outer diameter surface.
- A gas turbine engine (100) comprising:a compressor (104);a combustion section (106);a turbine (108) operative to drive the compressor (104) responsive to energy imparted thereto by the combustion section (106), the turbine (108) having a rotatable blade (112); andan outer air seal assembly (124) annularly arranged about the turbine (108), at least a portion of the outer air seal (124) being located radially outboard of the blade (112), the outer air seal assembly (124) comprising:a first outer air seal segment (240);a second outer air seal segment (242); anda feather seal (250) having an elongate body portion (254) and a locating tab (256) extending longitudinally along the body portion (254) and extending outwardly therefrom;the first outer air seal segment (240) and the second outer air seal segment (242) being oriented in an end-to-end annular arrangement such that the first end and the second end define a gap (252) therebetween, the locating tab (256) extending into the gap (252).
- The engine of claim 4, wherein the body portion (254) has a first sealing surface (262) operative to contact the first outer air seal segment (240) and a second sealing surface (264) operative to contact the second outer air seal segment (242), the locating tab (256) being positioned between the first sealing surface (262) and the second sealing surface (264).
- The assembly or engine of any preceding claim, further comprising a retention component (290) located radially outboard of the feather seal (250), the retention component (290) being operative to restrict radial movement of the feather seal (250).
- The assembly or engine of claim 6, wherein:the assembly further comprises a mounting ring operative to mount the first outer air seal segment (240) and the second outer air seal segment (242) in an annular arrangement; andthe retention component (290) is associated with the mounting ring.
- The assembly or engine of claim 6 or 7, wherein the retention component is not attached to either the first outer air seal segment (240) or the second outer air seal segment (242).
- The assembly or engine of any preceding claim, wherein the locating tab (256) is operative to maintain at least a minimum spacing between the first outer air seal segment (240) and the second outer air seal segment (242).
- A feather seal (250) for a gas turbine engine comprising:an elongate body portion (254); anda locating tab (256) extending longitudinally along the body portion (254) and extending outwardly therefrom.
- The feather seal of claim 10, wherein the body portion (254) has a first sealing surface (262) and a second sealing surface (264), the locating tab (256) being positioned between the first sealing surface (262) and the second sealing surface (264).
- The assembly, engine or feather seal of any preceding claim, wherein, as viewed in end view, the feather seal (250) is T-shaped.
- The assembly, engine or feather seal of any preceding claim, wherein the locating tab (256) extends the length of the body portion (254).
- The assembly, engine or feather seal of any preceding claim, wherein the locating tab (256) extends outwardly from a longitudinal centerline of the body portion (254).
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