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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171739 | Internally mounted fuel manifold with support pins An apparatus for internally mounting a fuel manifold within a surrounding casing in a gas turbine engine which includes a fuel manifold and support pins which are displaceable relative to mounting portions on the fuel manifold between a retracted position, wherein t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8047008 | Replaceable orifice for combustion tuning and related method A combustor assembly having a transition piece and at least one orifice assembly in the transition piece, the orifice assembly comprising: a boss having an outside periphery and an inside periphery, the inside periphery including an annular seat and an upstanding fl... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7971439 | Annular turbomachine combustion chamber An annular turbomachine combustion chamber comprising an inner wall, an outer wall, and a chamber end wall disposed between said inner and outer walls in the upstream region of said chamber, the chamber end wall presenting a central portion and an outer assembly fla... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7908869 | Thermal and external load isolating impeller shroud A gas turbine engine has a compressor assembly and a turbine assembly rotationally mounted on a shaft, the turbine assembly being driven by hot gases discharged from a combustion chamber disposed between the compressor and turbine assemblies, the compressor having a... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7854126 | Annular combustion chamber with a removable end wall A one-piece combustion chamber having an end wall subdivided into sectors. The combustion chamber comprises a chamber end wall interconnecting the inner and outer walls, and it includes windows closed by removable walls, each carrying a plurality of injector systems... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7637111 | Easily demountable combustion chamber with improved aerodynamic performance The component elements of a jet engine combustion chamber are assembled together in a manner that is designed to facilitate maintenance while also improving aerodynamic performance. In an embodiment, the outer cap and the inner cap have tongues and the chamber end w... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7581402 | Turbine engine combustor with bolted swirlers Aspects of the invention relate to a system for attaching a fuel swirler assembly in a turbine engine combustor. According to embodiments of the invention, at least an axial upstream end of the fuel swirler assembly can be attached to a combustor support frame using... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7540157 | Internally mounted fuel manifold with support pins A method and apparatus for internally mounting a fuel manifold within a surrounding casing in a gas turbine engine which involves inserting the fuel manifold into the casing with support elements positioned in a retracted position, displacing the support elements in... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7415828 | Fuel nozzle sheath retention ring A gas turbine fuel nozzle comprises a body and a sheath adapted to surround the body. A snap-on device is provided for releasably retaining the sheath on the body. The snap-on device is displaceable between a first position for allowing the sheath to be fitted over ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7370477 | Device for fastening a fluid duct to a turbojet casing A device for fastening a fluid duct such as a fuel duct in an orifice of a turbojet casing, the device comprising a ring screwed into the orifice of the casing and having an annular rim coming to bear against a washer at the end of the duct, and a nut screwed onto t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7356994 | Alignment and positioning system for installing a fuel injector in a gas turbine engine A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine is disclosed wherein the engine has an engine case that includes a reception bore for accommodating the fuel injector, and wherein the fuel injector includes a fuel inlet fitting having an annular mounting flange defining opp... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350360 | Annular combustor for a gas turbine The invention relates to an annular combustor (13) for a gas turbine (10), into which combustor (13) burners (14, 15) open on an inlet side, and which combustor (13) extends in the axial direction from the inlet side to an outlet s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334960 | Attachment device for removable components in hot gas paths in a turbine engine An attachment device for coupling one or more removable turbine components to a carrier of a turbine engine. The attachment device may include a securement structure rotatable about an axis of rotation and including one or more arms for grasping an arm extending fro... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7308794 | Combustor and method of improving manufacturing accuracy thereof An improved gas turbine engine combustor with a liner and a dome connected to the liner trough small radius transition portions only, the dome having a plurality of fuel nozzles mounted therein and an interior directly exposed to a combustion region of the combustor... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7270175 | Extended impingement cooling device and method An extended impingement cooling structure to cool outside an air supply plenum comprises an inner wall; an impingement sheet; a series of supports to maintain the inner wall in spaced relation to the impingement sheet, and a baffle supported between the inner wall a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7249463 | Aerodynamic fastener shield for turbomachine A fastener shield for use in a fluid flow path within a gas turbine engine for reducing fluid drag and heating generated by fluid flow over a plurality of circumferentially spaced fasteners. The fastener shield has a radially-extending, downstream-facing mounting fl... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7194866 | Static structure for an expendable gas turbine engine A static structure for a miniature gas turbine engine includes a forward housing, a forward cover, a diffuser housing, a diffuser, a turbine nozzle, a combustor liner, a combustor housing and an exhaust pipe with relatively uncomplicated assembly interfaces. The sta... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185498 | Modular gas turbine Method and arrangement for providing a gas turbine (1) having a duct (11) for carrying gas from a gas turbine inlet (9) to a gas turbine outlet (10) and an outer housing (19, 20, 21) arranged radially outside a wall structure (1... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7159403 | Apparatus for assembling gas turbine engine combustors A method for assembling a gas turbine engine combustor facilitates reducing costs and time required for assembly. The combustor includes a spectacle plate, a plurality of swirlers, and a plurality of deflector plates. The method includes coupling an assembly fixture... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7124487 | Method for controlling carbon formation on repaired combustor liners A method for controlling combustor liner carbon formation on repaired combustors includes making modular effusion panel subassemblies remote from the combustor liner; removing a non-effusion or damaged panel from the combustor liner; and replacing the non-effusion o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124572 | Recuperator and turbine support adapter for recuperated gas turbine engines A recuperator and turbine support adapter for securing a recuperator to a combustor case is provided. The recuperator and turbine support adapter comprises an outer strutted body, an inner strutted body and a thermal spring. The thermal spring allows for thermal exp... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121096 | Gas turbine engine combustor A combustor for a gas turbine engine comprising a combustion chamber wall having formed therein at least one hole for admitting air into the combustion chamber and at least one air intake chute aligned with said hole. The air intake chutes are attached to the combus... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100360 | Pulsed combustion engine A pulsed combustion device includes a support structure and a combustor carousel supported by the support structure and rotating relative thereto about an axis. The carousel has a number of combustion conduits in a circumferential array. Each conduit cyclically rece... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093419 | Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engine combustors A method facilitates assembling a gas turbine engine. The method comprises coupling a combustor including a dome assembly and a combustor liner that extends downstream from the dome assembly to a combustor casing that is positioned radially outwardly from the combus... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093448 | Multi-action on multi-surface seal with turbine scroll retention method in gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine comprises a turbine scroll inside a combustor housing, discouragers with 90-degree bending angles, a radial nozzle contacting a forward bayonet on the forward side of the turbine scroll at a bayonet engagement point and a B-width measured betwee... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082771 | Combustion chamber A combustion chamber (4) of a gas turbine (1), the combustion space (24) of which is bounded by an annular combustion chamber inner wall (28) and a combustion chamber outer wall (26), in which in order to generate a working medium ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055331 | Burner arrangement for the annular combustion chamber of a gas turbine In a burner arrangement for the annular combustion chamber of a gas turbine, a plurality of burners are arranged above one another, in each case in pairs in the radial direction, on concentric rings. In a burner arrangement of this type, the mechanical integrity of ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047722 | Small scale hybrid engine (SSHE) utilizing fossil fuels This invention describes a miniaturized hybrid diesel-electric engine formed by a closed-loop system powered by plasma-aided combustion of JP-8 fuel (or other hydrocarbon fuels) working in tandem with a vapor cycle utilizing miniaturized expanders and condensers. Th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7013652 | Gas turbo set A gas turbo set comprises a compressor, combustion chamber and turbine, a common rotor shaft having arranged on it, within the compressor, a plurality of rows of compressor moving blades and, within the turbine, a plurality of rows of turbine moving blades, which al... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010921 | Method and apparatus for cooling combustor liner and transition piece of a gas turbine A method and apparatus for cooling a combustor liner and transitions piece of a gas turbine include a combustor liner with a plurality of circular ring turbulators arranged in an array axially along a length defining a length of the combustor liner and located on an... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007480 | Multi-axial pivoting combustor liner in gas turbine engine A multi-axial pivoting liner within the combustion system of a turbine engine allows the system to work with minimum thermal interference, especially during system operation at transient conditions, by allowing the liner to pivot and slide about its centerline and r... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6988369 | Combustion chamber sealing ring, and a combustion chamber including such a ring The present invention provides a fixing or sealing ring for maximizing cooling at the end of a combustion chamber wall. For this purpose, the ring is constituted by a sleeve which is fixed around the end of a wall of the combustion chamber by means of a plurality of... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6983608 | Methods and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engines A method facilitates assembling a gas turbine engine. The method comprises providing an engine frame including an integrally formed outer band, an inner band, and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced apart struts extending radially therebetween, and providing at ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6978621 | Turbo recuperator device A device and method for recuperating a gas turbine engine comprises a compressor being configured to receive a coolant fluid stream, to compress the coolant fluid stream and to discharge the compressed coolant fluid stream to a turbine in fluid communication with th... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968702 | Nozzle bolting arrangement for a turbine A radial flow turbine including a rotor having a plurality of vanes defining an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path therebetween. A shroud is positioned to cover at least a portion of the flow path and a housing is positioned to at least partially support the rotor fo... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6952927 | Multiport dome baffle A combustor baffle includes an annular splashplate having a center mounting tube therein for receiving a carbureted stream. A semi-ferrule is offset both laterally and transversely from the tube, and is open laterally outwardly therefrom. The semi-ferrule cooperates... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951109 | Apparatus and methods for minimizing and/or eliminating dilution air leakage in a combustion liner assembly Variations in dilution air leakage paths in a gas turbine combustion liner assembly are minimized or eliminated to reduce emissions and variations in emissions from combustor to combustor. Leakage paths between the liner sleeve and venturi outer liner are minimized ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951112 | Methods and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engines A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling an outer structure within the gas turbine engine, wherein the outer structure includes a socket extending from a radially inner surface of the outer structure, and coupling an inner structure to the oute... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6941758 | Internally coolable screw A screw includes a head and a shank, and includes a coolant passage which has an inflow opening and an outflow opening. The cooling pasage does not pass axially through the entire head and shank. By avoiding a coolant flow which passes axially through the entire scr... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938424 | Annular combustion chambers for a gas turbine and gas turbine The invention relates to an annular combustion chamber for a gas turbine wherein the annular combustion chamber extends in an axial direction, encloses a combustor and has on its inside facing the combustor a bearing structure on which a lining element secured to th... | 09/06/2005 |
