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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/22 (2006.01); F02C 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/22 (2013.01); F02C 3/08 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for controlling gas turbine engine rotor blades tip clearance is described. A rotor is mounted to an engine shaft, supported by a thrust bearing, for rotation within a gas path shroud circumscribing blades of the rotor, the gas path shroud having a non-cylindrical shape in the vicinity of the rotor blades. A rotary actuator is associated with the thrust bearing and configured for axial translation of the thrust bearing, to thereby axially translate the engine shaft and the rotor blades relative to the gas path shroud. This translation is configured to vary the blade tip clearance of the rotor.