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Patent No.:

US 11293298 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 05, 2019

Heat transfer coefficients in a compressor case for improved tip clearance control system

Applicant:

United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Inventors:

Enzo DiBenedetto, Berlin, CT (US);

Paul E. Coderre, East Hampton, CT (US);

Horacio Antonio Altagracia, Isabela, PR (US);

Assignee:

Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:

Bachman & LaPointe, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Courtney D Heinle

Assistant Examiner:

Ryan C Clark

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/24 (2006.01); F01D 25/12 (2006.01); F04D 29/52 (2006.01); F04D 29/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/24 (2013.01); F01D 25/12 (2013.01); F04D 29/526 (2013.01); F04D 29/542 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2240/35 (2013.01); F05D 2260/20 (2013.01); F05D 2270/303 (2013.01); F05D 2270/3062 (2013.01);
Abstract

A compressor case to blade tip clearance system comprising a rotor having blades with tips, the case including an inner case comprising at least one surface feature fluidly coupled to a distribution manifold disposed in a cooling air passageway, the at least one surface feature configured to interact with the cooling air, and a tip clearance located between the tips and the inner case; wherein the tip clearance is maintained responsive to a flow of the cooling air over the at least one surface feature.

Find Patent Forward Citations

DiBenedetto, Enzo. (2022). Heat transfer coefficients in a compressor case for improved tip clearance control system (U.S. Patent No. 11293298). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11293298

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