General Electric Company

Michael A Radomski

Peter John Linko, Iii

William E Schoenborn

Robert Patrick Tameo

Joseph C Burge

Paul S Feldman

A rotary member for restricting the flow of high temperature gas from a first cavity, intermediate rotating and stationary members of a gas turbine engine, and a second cavity, includes a central disc bore segment having an inner circumference and an outer circumferential seal segment. A closed cavity is formed by a portion of the rotating member and a portion of the rotating seal disc, with the inner circumference of the central disc bore segment positioned in a predetermined spaced relation with respect to the rotating member, forming a gap therebetween. The closed cavity contains at least one aperture adjacent the outer circumferential seal segment. A portion of the high temperature gas flows through the aperture into the closed cavity, then exits the closed cavity through the gap formed between the inner circumference of the central disc bore segment and the rotating member. The gap in effect presents a constriction which causes a concomitant increase in the velocity of the gas through the gap. The high temperature gas, flowing at a relatively high velocity across the inner circumference of the central disc bore segment reduces the temperature differential between the inner circumference and the outer circumferential seal segment thereby reducing thermal stresses in the rotary seal.

Rotary pressure seal structure and method for reducing thermal stresses

In a gas turbine engine including a compressor having a casing with a passage adapted to pass bleed air to a circumferentially extending bleed manifold surrounding the casing, the passage including a surface exposed to incendiary particles periodically entrained in the bleed air, an improvement is provided comprising means for preventing impingement of the particles upon the exposed surface. In one form the means is disposed between the exposed surface and the bleed air and is comprised of a material which, when reacted with the particles, produces a compound which is essentially nonpyrophoric in the environment of the passage.

Compressor protection means

A protection system for use with a bleed manifold of a gas turbine engine is provided and is comprised of barrier means disposed within the manifold for preventing at least a portion of incendiary particles entrained in a fluid flowing instream through the manifold from impinging upon a wall associated with said manifold. Shielding means are also provided for shielding engine casing bleed ports from impingement by the particles.

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Michael A Radomski