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- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02C—GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- F02C3/00—Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid
- F02C3/04—Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid having a turbine driving a compressor
- F02C3/107—Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid having a turbine driving a compressor with two or more rotors connected by power transmission
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02C—GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- F02C3/00—Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid
- F02C3/14—Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid characterised by the arrangement of the combustion chamber in the plant
- F02C3/145—Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid characterised by the arrangement of the combustion chamber in the plant the combustion chamber being in the reverse flow-type
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02C—GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING 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 present disclosure relates generally to turbine engines, and more specifically to a split compressor turbine engine.
- Turbine engines generally compress air in a compressor section, and provide the compressed air to a combustor.
- the compressed air is mixed with a fuel, and ignited within the combustor.
- the resultant combustion products are passed to a turbine section, and are expanded across the turbine section.
- the expansion of the combustion products drives rotation of the turbine section.
- the turbine section is connected to the compressor section via one or more shafts, and the rotation of the turbine section, in turn, drives rotation of the compressor section.
- the compressor section and the turbine section each include multiple compressors and turbines, respectively.
- the first compressor referred to as a low pressure compressor, compresses ambient air, and provides the compressed air to the second compressor, referred to as the high pressure compressor.
- This arrangement is referred to as the compressors being in series, and provides compressed air to the combustor section from a single output source in the compressor section.
- a turbine engine in one exemplary embodiment includes a first compressor and a second compressor fluidly parallel to the first compressor, a reverse flow combustor fluidly connected to the first compressor and the second compressor, and a first turbine and a second turbine fluidly in series, and fluidly connected to an output of the reverse flow combustor.
- a fluid inlet of the first compressor and a fluid inlet of the second compressor are approximately equal sized, such that fluid flow into each of the first compressor and the second compressor is approximately equal.
- At least one of the first turbine and the second turbine is a single stage turbine.
- each of the first turbine and the second turbine is a single stage turbine.
- first compressor and the first turbine are connected to a first spool, and wherein the second compressor and the second turbine are connected to a second spool.
- the first spool and the second spool are collinear.
- the first compressor, the second compressor, the first turbine and the second turbine are connected to a single spool.
- At least one of the first compressor and the second compressor is a direct drive compressor.
- the first compressor and the second compressor are counter-rotating compressors.
- the first compressor and the second compressor are co-rotating.
- At least one of the first compressor and the second compressor is comprised of multiple rotors, each of the rotors being constructed of a lightweight high strength ceramic.
- the lightweight high strength ceramic is a silicon based structural ceramic material.
- the lightweight high strength ceramic comprises one of silicon nitride, silicon carbide, silicon carbide fiber reinforced ceramic composite, and carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide composite.
- An exemplary method for driving a turbine engine includes splitting an inlet flow between a first compressor and a second compressor, providing an output flow of each of the first compressor and the second compressor to a reverse flow combustor, and driving a first turbine and a second turbine to rotate by expanding combustion products generated in the reverse flow combustor across the first turbine and the second turbine.
- Another example of any of the above described methods for driving a turbine engine further includes driving rotation of the first compressor via a shaft connecting the first compressor to the first turbine, and driving rotation of the second compressor via a shaft connecting the second compressor to the second turbine.
- Another example of any of the above described methods for driving a turbine engine further includes driving rotation of the first compressor and the second compressor via a shaft connecting the first compressor and the second compressor to the first turbine and the second turbine.
- a turbine engine in one exemplary embodiment includes a first compressor and a second compressor fluidly parallel to the first compressor, a combustor fluidly connected to the first compressor and the second compressor, and a turbine section comprising a first turbine and a second turbine downstream of the first turbine, the turbine section being fluidly connected to an output of the combustor.
- each of the first turbine and the second turbine are single stage turbines.
- FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a split compressor turbine engine architecture according to a first example.
- FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a split compressor turbine engine architecture according to a second example.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a method for operating a gas turbine engine according to either of the examples of FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an exemplary split compressor turbine engine architecture 100 .
- the engine includes a pair of split compressors 112 , 114 within a compressor section 110 .
- the compressors 112 , 114 share an inlet 116 , and operate in fluid parallel, with the compressed air output being merged into a single compressed airflow 122 downstream of both compressors 112 , 114 .
- the inlet 116 draws ambient air from a surrounding atmosphere through a first inlet 102 on a forward end of the engine 100 and through a second inlet 104 , on a radially outward surface of the engine 100 .
- Airflow into the engine follows flowpath 120 , and branches into the first inlet 102 along a first branch 124 and into the second inlet 104 along a second branch 126 .
- the first and second branch 124 , 126 merge at the compressor section 110 inlet 116 , and the flow is then split again between inlets of the first compressor 112 and the second compressor 114 .
- the split is approximately 50%, with each compressor 112 , 114 receiving approximately the same volume of air along its respective flowpath as the other compressor 112 , 114 .
- Such an example can be achieved by providing each of the compressors 112 , 114 approximately equal sized inlets, thereby ensure that an approximately equal volume of air will enter the compressors 112 , 114 .
- the compressors can be sized such that different volumes of air are received at their inlets, or a controlled or passive metering device can be incorporated at the inlet 116 .
- Each compressor 112 , 114 includes multiple compressor stages 118 that sequentially compress the air resulting in a higher pressure at the compressor outlet than at the compressor inlet 116 .
- Each stage includes a compressor rotor and a corresponding compressor stator, with the rotors being shaped to drive air along the compressor as the rotors rotate.
- the compressor rotors are constructed of lightweight, high strength materials, such as a lightweight high strength ceramic material.
- the light weight high strength ceramic material is a silicon based structural material, such as silicon nitride, silicon carbide, silicon carbide reinforced ceramic composite, or carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide composite.
- the compressed airflow 122 is passed to a reverse flow combustor 130 , where the compressed air is mixed with a fuel and ignited according to known combustor techniques.
- the resultant combustion products are passed along a combustion product flowpath 140 into a turbine section 150 .
- each of the single stage turbines 152 , 154 includes a single rotor 151 , and a single stator vane 153 .
- either or both of the turbines 152 , 154 within the turbine section 150 can include multiple turbine stages, instead of the illustrated single stage turbines 152 , 154 .
- Each rotor 151 is connected to a corresponding shaft 160 , 170 .
- the shafts 160 , 170 are alternately referred to as spools.
- Each shaft 160 , 170 connects the turbine rotor 151 to a corresponding one of the compressors 112 , 114 , and drives the rotation of the corresponding compressor 112 , 114 .
- the shafts 160 , 170 are collinear, with the shaft 160 that is connected to the forward turbine 154 being radially outward of the shaft 170 that is connected to the aft turbine 152 . While illustrated in FIG. 1 utilizing direct drive connections to the shafts 160 , 170 , one of skill in the art could adapt the engine architecture 100 to utilize a geared connection, and drive one or both of the compressors 112 , 114 via a geared connection.
- the turbines 152 , 154 are sized such that rotation of the forward turbine 154 , and rotation of the aft turbine 152 , drive rotation of their corresponding compressors 112 , 114 at the same, or approximately the same, speed at any given time.
- each of the compressors 112 , 114 are driven to rotate in the same direction about an engine centerline axis, and are referred to as co-rotating compressors 112 , 114 .
- the compressors 112 , 114 rotate in opposite directions about the centerline axis, and are referred to as counter-rotating compressors 112 , 114 .
- the turbine 152 , 154 corresponding to a given compressor 112 , 114 rotates in the same direction as the compressor 112 , 114 .
- FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an alternate configuration split compressor turbine engine architecture 200 .
- the architecture 200 includes two compressors 212 , 214 arranged in parallel with an inlet flow to a compressor section 210 being split between the compressors 212 , 214 .
- the output of the compressor section 210 is provided to a reverse flow combustor 230 , where the compressed air from the compressor section 210 is mixed with a fuel and ignited.
- the resultant combustion products are provided from the reverse flow combustor 230 to a turbine section 250 including a first turbine 254 and a second turbine 252 .
- Each of the turbines 252 , 254 includes a single stage having a stator 253 and a rotor 251 .
- the turbines 252 , 254 can include multiple stages and operate in a similar fashion.
- Each of the turbines 252 , 254 is connected to a single shaft 260 .
- the shaft 260 is, in turn, connected to both of the compressors 212 , 214 in either a direct drive (as illustrated) or a geared connection.
- the shaft 260 translates rotation from the turbines 252 , 254 to the compressors 212 , 214 , thereby allowing the turbines 252 , 254 to drive rotation of the compressors 212 , 214 .
- the engine architecture 200 of FIG. 2 operates, and is configured, in fundamentally the same manner as the engine architecture of FIG. 1 .
- One of skill in the art, having the benefit of this disclosure will understand the necessary adjustments required to configure the engine architecture for a single shaft, as opposed to the two shaft example described above in greater detail.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a method 300 for operating a split compressor turbine engine, such as the engine architectures 100 , 200 of FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- a split compressor turbine engine such as the engine architectures 100 , 200 of FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- an airflow is provided to a split inlet, and is divided between two parallel operating compressors within a compressor section in a “Split Inlet Flow to Compressors” step 310 .
- the compressors operate in parallel to compress the air, and provide an output of compressed air.
- the compressed air output from each compressor is rejoined into a single compressed airflow in a “Rejoin Compressed Airflow” step 320 .
- the rejoined compressed air is provided to a reverse flow combustor and mixed with a fuel in the reverse flow combustor in a “Provide Compressed Air to Reverse Flow Combustor” step 330 .
- the fuel/air mixture is ignited and the resultant combustion products are expelled from the reverse flow combustor according to known reverse flow combustor techniques.
- the resultant combustion products are provided to a turbine section and expanded across multiple turbines within the turbine section in an “Expand Combustion Products Across Turbine” step 340 .
- the expansion of the combustion products drives the turbines to rotate, and the rotation of the turbines is utilized to drive rotation of at least one corresponding compressor via a shaft connection.
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