Rtx Corporation

United Technologies Corporation

Raytheon Technologies Corporation

Edward Boucher

Nicholas W Kantany

Kristine Marie Carnavos

Donald William Peters

Robert Russell Mayer

Corey D Anderson

Rebecca R Dunnigan

Javier Nebero Johnson

Nicholas Broulidakis

Sushruth G Kamath

Konrad Kuc

Daniel R Brandt

Manuel A Casares Rivas

Kyra A Thole-Wilson

Eric G Leamon

Victoria M Imlach

Matthew Murakami

Jorge I Farah

Adam Covino

Adam Castles

Edmond Cheung

Melaine Ho

Melanie Ho

A gas turbine engine including a core having a compressor section fluidly connected to a combustor via a primary flowpath and a turbine section connected to the combustor via the core flow path. An assembly is disposed within the gas turbine engine and includes a first part connected to a second part via a radial stack joint. The first part includes a radially inward facing surface contacting a corresponding radially outward facing surface of the second part. A fastener protrudes through the first part and the second part and is configured to maintain the relative positions of the first part and the second part. A channel is disposed on at least one of the radially inward facing surfaces and is positioned between the fastener and a circumferential edge of the first part. The channel is connected to at least one cooling air source.

Tongue joint including mating channel for cooling

A system for modulating air flow in a gas turbine engine is provided. The system may include a seal wall comprising an opening, a seal door configured to slideably engage the seal wall, and an actuator configured to move the seal door over the opening. In various embodiments, the system may include a surface forward of the seal door. The seal door may be configured to seal a passage through the surface and the opening of the seal wall. A track may be disposed under the seal door. The track may comprise cobalt. Rollers may be coupled to the seal door with the rollers on the track. The seal door may comprise a nickel-chromium alloy. A sync ring may be coupled to the seal door. The actuator may be coupled through the sync ring to the seal door.

Synchronized air modulating system

An air modulating system for a gas turbine engine includes a fixed plate with a fluid passage inlet, a floating plate with a first side adjacent to the fluid passage inlet, an actuated mount configured to move the floating plate relative to the fixed plate, and a linkage element for connecting the floating plate to the actuated mount. The linkage element includes a mounting flange configured to slidably engage the floating plate.

Guided binding-resistant actuation apparatus and method

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Edward Boucher