Ge Avio S.r.l.

General Electric Company

Luca Giacobone

Daniele Coutandin

Alberto Buonvino

Darek Tomasz Zatorski

Matteo Renato Usseglio

Francesco Bertini

Andrea Depalma

Roberto Maddaleno

Ernesto Sozio

Cosimo Bianchini

Riccardo Da Soghe

An airfoil assembly defining a primary airflow path for a turbine engine comprising a platform, an airfoil extending from the platform and into at least a portion of the primary airflow path, a secondary airflow path comprising air from the primary airflow path, and a deflector provided within the secondary airflow path.

Turbine engine component with a set of deflectors

A turbine engine having counter-rotating rotors comprising a first rotor, rotating in a first rotational direction, defining a first rotor set of blades axially spaced to define a gap, and a second rotor, rotating in a second rotational direction counter the first rotational direction. The second rotor further including a second set of blades received within the gap of the first rotor. A plurality of fluid passages is formed in the first rotor with an outlet facing the gap.

Method and apparatus for cooling a portion of a counter-rotating turbine engine

A gas turbine engine defining a longitudinal direction and a radial direction is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a turbine section comprising a stationary outer portion, a first rotating component, and a second rotating component, wherein the first rotating component includes an aft airfoil defining a hollow passageway and coupled to a radially extended first rotor portion, wherein the hollow passageway is in fluid communication with the stationary outer portion, wherein the second rotating component is coupled to a radially extended second rotor portion; and a seal assembly between a portion of the first rotating component and the second rotating component, the seal assembly defining a balance piston cavity therebetween, wherein the balance piston cavity is in fluid communication with the hollow passageway, wherein a flow of air is routed through the stationary outer portion and the hollow passageway to the balance piston cavity, and wherein a pressure of the flow of air within the balance piston cavity is controlled to provide an axial thrust that counteracts a thrust load on the second rotor portion.

Gas turbine engine with hollow rotor in fluid communication with a balance piston cavity

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Turin, Italy

Luca Giacobone