Siemens Energy, Inc.

John Pula

Andrew R Narcus

Frank Moehrle

Jeremy Lefler

Martin Konen

Charles M Evans

Edwin Lee Kite

Eric Munoz

Neal Therrien

Kristel Negron-Sanchez

A gas turbine shroud ring segment assembly () with an outer structural block (A) having cooling channels () between inlets () on a front face and outlets () on a front hanger rail (). The outlets may be positioned on a radially inner surface () of the front rail for impingement and forced convection cooling of backsides of radially inner front lips () of adjacent shroud ring segments (A,B) mounted on front and rear rails () of the block. The outlets may enter a pocket () on the inner surface configured to allow coolant flow in all positions of the ring segments (A,B). The cooling channel may form a main channel (A) and tributary channels (B,C). These channels may be drilled upward from the rail to the inlet. The tributaries may have offset intersections (E,D) with the main channel.

Gas turbine ring segment cooling apparatus

A turbine blade tip shroud (C,D) with a seal rail (C,D) oriented in a circumferential direction of rotation () relative to a turbine axis, and extending radially outward from the tip relative to the turbine axis. A first tooth () and a second tooth () form respective downstream and upstream lateral departures or bumps on the seal rail. Each tooth has a sharp top leading edge () and a smoothly curved side surface (). A back portion () of the seal rail may span linearly from a lateral peak () of the second tooth to a back end () of the seal rail that is centered on an extended centerline () of a front portion () of the seal rail. The teeth may be disposed proximate or over a stacking axis () of the blade.

Turbine blade tip shroud

A turbine blade airfoil (R,M,T,) comprising an outer surface shape defined by Cartesian coordinates of successive transverse profiles at radial increments as set forth in Tables 1a to 1k, wherein each table defines a transverse sectional profile characterized by a smooth curve connecting the coordinates, and the surface shape comprises a smooth surface connecting the sectional profiles. The blade may include a tip shroud with edge profiles defined by Cartesian coordinates set forth in Table 2a and 2b. A gusset/fillet may be provided between the blade airfoil and the tip shroud, with a planar diagonal surface over most of a diagonal bracing area of the gusset/fillet.

Turbine blade airfoil and tip shroud

A support structure in a gas turbine combustor end cap () including a bracket () with a first leg () and a second leg () forming a generally trapezoidal geometry. Each leg has a first end (A,A) attached to an inner concentric ring (), and a second end (B,B) attached to a crossbar (). The crossbar is attached to an outer concentric ring (). A circular array of such brackets interconnects the two concentric rings (). Each leg has at least one curved middle portion (), such as an arcuate or sinusoidal curve at a midpoint on the length of each leg. This shape provides flexibility in a radial direction that accommodates differential thermal expansion of the concentric rings while providing a rigid connection in an axial direction.

Thermally compliant support for a combustion system

A nut () is affixed to an outer surface of a transition impingement sleeve forward ring () that encircles, and is affixed to, a forward end () of a tubular transition impingement sleeve (). The nut has a threaded hole () aligned with a hole () in the impingement sleeve forward ring. A machine screw () is threaded into the nut and extends through the hole (), and has a radially inner end with a wear pad (), and a radially outer end with a turning tool engagement element (). The wear pad contacts an outer surface of an aft portion of a transition piece forward outer ring () that is surrounded by the transition impingement sleeve forward ring (). The rotational position of the machine screw () sets a radial gap () between the transition impingement sleeve forward ring and the transition piece forward outer ring.

Turbine combustion system coupling with adjustable wear pad

A combustion chamber liner () with a forward section () and an aft section (). The aft section has an array of aft axial cooling fins () covered by a tubular support ring (), thus forming an array of aft axial grooves () between the aft axial fins. Inlet holes () in the front end of the support ring may admit coolant () into an upstream end of the aft axial cooling fins. An impingement plenum () may receive the coolant just before the aft axial cooling fins. Each aft axial fin may include a plurality of axially spaced bumpers () that contact the support ring. Spaces or grooves () between the bumpers provide circumferential cross flow of coolant between the grooves. The aft axial grooves may discharge the coolant as film cooling along the inner wall () of a transition duct ().

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