The present disclosure relates generally to turbine shroud assemblies, and more specifically to sealing of turbine shroud assemblies used with gas turbine engines.
Gas turbine engines are used to power aircraft, watercraft, power generators, and the like. Gas turbine engines typically include a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The compressor compresses air drawn into the engine and delivers high pressure air to the combustor. In the combustor, fuel is mixed with the high pressure air and is ignited. Products of the combustion reaction in the combustor are directed into the turbine where work is extracted to drive the compressor and, sometimes, an output shaft. Left-over products of the combustion are exhausted out of the turbine and may provide thrust in some applications.
Compressors and turbines typically include alternating stages of static vane assemblies and rotating wheel assemblies. The rotating wheel assemblies include disks carrying blades around their outer edges. When the rotating wheel assemblies turn, tips of the blades move along blade tracks included in static shrouds that are arranged around the rotating wheel assemblies. Such static shrouds may be coupled to an engine case that surrounds the compressor, the combustor, and the turbine.
Some shrouds are made up of a number of segments arranged circumferentially adjacent to one another to form a ring. Such shrouds may include sealing elements between segments to block air from leaking through the segments during operation of the gas turbine engine.
The present disclosure may comprise one or more of the following features and combinations thereof.
A turbine shroud assembly for use with a gas turbine engine may comprise a first shroud segment, a second shroud segment, and a plurality of seals. The first shroud segment may include a first carrier segment arranged circumferentially at least partway around a central axis and a first blade track segment supported by the first carrier segment to define a first portion of a gas path of the turbine shroud assembly. The first blade track segment may have a first shroud wall that extends circumferentially partway around the central axis and a first attachment feature that extends radially outward from the first shroud wall. The first shroud wall may have a first radial outer surface and a first radial inner surface. The first radial outer surface may include a first portion and a second portion that extends radially inward and circumferentially away from the first portion to provide a first chamfered edge of the first shroud wall. The second shroud segment may be arranged circumferentially adjacent the first shroud segment about the central axis. The second shroud segment may include a second carrier segment arranged circumferentially at least partway around the central axis and a second blade track segment supported by the second carrier segment to define a second portion of the gas path of the turbine shroud assembly. The second blade track segment may have a second shroud wall that extends circumferentially partway around the central axis and a second attachment feature that extends radially outward from the second shroud wall. The second shroud wall may have a second radial outer surface and a second radial inner surface. The second radial outer surface may include a first portion and a second portion that extends radially inwardly and circumferentially away from the first portion of the second radial outer surface to provide a second chamfered edge of the second shroud wall.
In some embodiments, the plurality of seals may extend circumferentially into the first shroud segment and the second shroud segment to block gases from escaping the gas path radially between the first shroud segment and the second shroud segment. The plurality of seals may include a strip seal and a rod seal. The strip seal may extend axially along the first portion of the first radial outer surface of the first shroud wall and the first portion of the second radial outer surface of the second shroud wall. The rod seal may be located radially inward of the strip seal and may extend axially along the second portion of the first radial outer surface of the first shroud wall and the second portion of the second radial outer surface of the second shroud wall to block the gases from passing radially between and beyond the first shroud wall and the second shroud wall.
In some embodiments, the rod seal may include an axial segment, a forward radial segment, and an aft radial segment. The axial segment may extend axially between a first end and a second end thereof opposite the first end. The forward radial segment may extend radially outward from the axial segment toward the first carrier segment and the second carrier segment. The aft radial segment may extend radially outward from the axial segment toward the first carrier segment and the second carrier segment. The aft radial segment may be spaced apart axially aft of the forward radial segment. The axial segment may have a semi-circle shaped cross-section when viewed axially.
In some embodiments, the forward radial segment may be coupled with the axial segment axially aft of the first end of the axial segment. The aft radial segment may be coupled with the axial segment axially aft of the forward radial segment and axially forward of the second end of the axial segment. The strip seal may include a body segment, a first radial segment, and a second radial segment. The body segment may extend axially along the first portion of the first radial outer surface of the first shroud wall and the first portion of the second radial outer surface of the second shroud wall between a first end of the body segment and a second end thereof opposite the first end. The first radial segment may be coupled to the first end of the body segment and may extend radially outward from the first end of the body segment into the first carrier segment. The second radial segment may be coupled to the second end of the body segment and may extend radially outward from the second end of the body segment into the first carrier segment.
In some embodiments, the strip seal may be located axially between the forward radial segment of the rod seal and the aft radial segment of the rod seal. The forward radial segment of the rod seal may abut the first radial segment of the strip seal and the aft radial segment of the rod seal may abut the second radial segment of the strip seal such that the first radial segment and the second radial segment of the strip seal cooperate to axially locate the rod seal.
In some embodiments, the first carrier segment may include a first outer wall, a first flange, a second flange, a third flange, and a fourth flange. The first flange may extend radially inward from the first outer wall. The second flange may be axially spaced apart from the first flange and may extend radially inward from the first outer wall. The third flange may extend radially inward from the first outer wall and may be located axially between the first flange and the second flange. The fourth flange may extend radially inward from the first outer wall and may be located axially between the third flange and the second flange.
In some embodiments, the plurality of seals may include a damping segment that engages each of the strip seal, the first carrier segment, and the second carrier segment to urge the strip seal radially inward against the first shroud wall and the second shroud wall. The damping segment may be formed to include a first radially-extending portion at a forward end of the damping segment and a second radially-extending portion at an aft end of the damping segment. The first radially-extending portion may extend into a first slot formed in the third flange to engage the third flange and the second radially-extending portion may extend into a second slot formed in the fourth flange to engage the fourth flange.
In some embodiments, the damping segment may be w-shaped and may include a curved intermediate portion that extends between and interconnects the first radially-extending portion and the second radially-extending portion. The strip seal may include a body segment, a first radial segment, and a second radial segment. The body segment may extend axially along the first portion of the first radial outer surface of the first shroud wall and the first portion of the second radial outer surface of the second shroud wall between a first end of the body segment and a second end thereof opposite the first end. The first radial segment may be coupled to the first end of the body segment and may extend radially outward from the first end of the body segment into the first flange of the first carrier segment. The second radial segment may be coupled to the second end of the body segment and may extend radially outward from the second end of the body segment into the second flange of the first carrier segment.
In some embodiments, the rod seal may include an axial segment, a forward radial segment, and an aft radial segment. The axial segment may extend axially between a first end and a second end thereof opposite the first end. The forward radial segment may extend radially outward from the axial segment and is spaced apart from the first end of the axial segment. The aft radial segment may extend radially outward from the axial segment and may be spaced apart from the forward radial segment and the second end of the axial segment. The strip seal may be located axially between the forward radial segment and the aft radial segment such that the rod seal is blocked from axial movement due to engagement of at least one of the forward radial segment and the aft radial segment with the strip seal.
In some embodiments, the first radial outer surface of the first shroud wall may include a third portion that extends circumferentially away from the first portion of the first radial outer surface to locate the first portion of the first radial outer surface circumferentially between the second portion of the first radial outer surface and the third portion of the first radial outer surface. The third portion of the first radial outer surface may be radially spaced apart from the first portion of the first radial outer surface. The second radial outer surface of the second shroud wall may include a third portion that extends circumferentially away from the first portion of the second radial outer surface to locate the first portion of the second radial outer surface circumferentially between the second portion of the second radial outer surface and the third portion of the second radial outer surface. The third portion of the second radial outer surface may be radially spaced apart from the first portion of the second radial outer surface.
According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a turbine shroud assembly for use with a gas turbine engine may comprise a first shroud segment, a second shroud segment, and a plurality of seals. The first shroud segment may include a first carrier segment arranged circumferentially at least partway around a central axis and a first blade track segment supported by the first carrier segment to define a first portion of a gas path of the turbine shroud assembly. The first blade track segment may have a first shroud wall that extends circumferentially partway around the central axis and a first attachment feature that extends radially outward from the first shroud wall. The second shroud segment may be arranged circumferentially adjacent the first shroud segment about the central axis. The second shroud segment may include a second carrier segment arranged circumferentially at least partway around the central axis and a second blade track segment supported by the second carrier segment to define a second portion of the gas path of the turbine shroud assembly. The second blade track segment may have a second shroud wall that extends circumferentially partway around the central axis and a second attachment feature that extends radially outward from the second shroud wall. The plurality of seals may extend circumferentially into the first shroud segment and the second shroud segment. The plurality of seals may include a first seal, a second seal, and a damping segment. The first seal may extend axially along the first shroud wall and the second shroud wall. The second seal may be located radially inward of the first seal and may extend axially along the first shroud wall and the second shroud wall. The damping segment may be located radially outward of the first seal and may engage the first seal, the first carrier segment, and the second carrier segment.
In some embodiments, the second seal may include an axial segment that extends axially between a first end and a second end thereof opposite the first end. The axial segment may have a semi-circle shaped cross-section when viewed axially. The first seal may include a body segment, a first radial segment, and a second radial segment. The body segment may extend axially along the first shroud wall and the second shroud wall between a first end of the body segment and a second end thereof opposite the first end. The first radial segment may be coupled to the first end of the body segment and may extend radially outward from the first end of the body segment into the first carrier segment. The second radial segment may be coupled to the second end of the body segment and may extend radially outward from the second end of the body segment into the first carrier segment.
In some embodiments, the first carrier segment may include a first outer wall, a first flange, a second flange, a third flange, and a fourth flange. The first flange may extend radially inward from the first outer wall. The second flange may be axially spaced apart from the first flange and may extend radially inward from the first outer wall. The third flange may extend radially inward from the first outer wall and may be located axially between the first flange and the second flange. The fourth flange may extend radially inward from the first outer wall and may be located axially between the third flange and the second flange. The damping segment may be formed to include a first radially-extending portion at a forward end of the damping segment and a second radially-extending portion at an aft end of the damping segment. The first radially-extending portion may extend into a first slot formed in the third flange to engage the third flange and the second radially-extending portion may extend into a second slot formed in the fourth flange to engage the fourth flange.
In some embodiments, the first seal may include a body segment, a first radial segment, and a second radial segment. The body segment may extend axially along the first shroud wall and the second shroud wall between a first end of the body segment and a second end thereof opposite the first end. The first radial segment may be coupled to the first end of the body segment and may extend radially outward from the first end of the body segment into the first flange of the first carrier segment. The second radial segment may be coupled to the second end of the body segment and may extend radially outward from the second end of the body segment into the second flange of the first carrier segment. The damping segment may engage the body segment of the first seal.
A method of assembling a turbine shroud assembly for use with a gas turbine engine may comprise assembling a first shroud segment by coupling a first blade track segment with a first carrier segment to support the first blade track segment radially inward of the first carrier segment. The first blade track segment may have a first shroud wall and a first attachment feature that extends radially outward from the first shroud wall. The first shroud wall may have a first radial outer surface that includes a first portion and a second portion that extends radially inward and circumferentially away from the first portion. The method may comprise assembling a second shroud segment by coupling a second blade track segment with a second carrier segment to support the second blade track segment radially inward of the second carrier segment. The method may comprise locating a strip seal on the first portion of the first radial outer surface of the first shroud wall. The method may comprise locating a damping segment on a radially outer surface of the strip seal so that the damping segment engages the strip seal and the first carrier segment. The method may comprise locating a rod seal radially inward of the strip seal on the second portion of the first radial outer surface of the first shroud wall.
In some embodiments, the method may comprise locating the strip seal axially between a forward radial segment of the rod seal and an aft radial segment of the rod seal so that the rod seal is blocked from axial movement relative to the strip seal. The method may comprise urging the strip seal radially inward against the first portion of the first radial outer surface of the first shroud wall through engagement of the damping segment with the first carrier segment and urging the rod seal radially inward against the second portion of the first radial outer surface of the first shroud wall through engagement of the damping segment with the strip seal.
These and other features of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following description of the illustrative embodiments.
For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the disclosure, reference will now be made to a number of illustrative embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same.
An illustrative aerospace gas turbine engine 10 includes a fan 12, a compressor 14, a combustor 16, and a turbine 18 as shown in
The turbine 18 includes at least one turbine wheel assembly 20 and a turbine shroud assembly 22 positioned to surround the turbine wheel assembly 20 as shown in
The turbine shroud assembly 22 includes a plurality of shroud segments and pluralities of seals between adjacent shroud segments as suggested in
The plurality of seals 30 in the illustrative embodiment includes a first seal 44, a second seal 46, and a damping segment 48 as shown in
The second shroud segment 28 is arranged circumferentially adjacent the first shroud segment 26 about the central axis 11. A circumferential gap G is formed between the first shroud segment 26 and the second shroud segment 28 as shown in
The first shroud segment 26 includes a first carrier segment 32, a first blade track segment 34, and a first retainer 36 as shown in
The second shroud segment 28 includes a second carrier segment 38, a second blade track segment 40, and a second retainer 42 as shown in
The plurality of seals 30 extends circumferentially into the first shroud segment 26 and the second shroud segment 28 as shown in
Degradation and fluttering of strip seals may be a concern in turbine shroud assemblies. To minimize degradation of the first seal 44, the second seal 46 is located radially inward of the first seal 44 to protect the first seal 44 from heat of the gases in the gas path 25. Further, to minimize fluttering, and thus, reduce the possibility of failure of the first seal 44, the damping segment 48 engages the first seal 44 and the carrier segments 32, 38 to urge the first seal 44 radially inwardly against the blade track segments 34, 40 so that any flutter or vibration is dampened. In an event in which the second seal 46 degrades or fails, the first seal 44 blocks gases in the gas path 25 from escaping the gas path 25 radially outward and circumferentially between the first shroud segment 26 and the second shroud segment 28.
Turning back to the first shroud segment 26, the first carrier segment 32 of the first shroud segment 26 includes a first outer wall 50, a first flange 52, and a second flange 54 as shown in
The first flange 52 of the first carrier segment 32 includes a first wall 62 formed to include a radially inward facing surface 64 as shown in
The first carrier segment 32 further includes a third flange 56 and a fourth flange 58 as shown in
The first blade track segment 34 includes a first shroud wall 72 and a first attachment feature 74 that extends radially outward from the first shroud wall 72 as shown in
The first radial outer surface 76 of the first shroud wall 72 includes a first portion 76A, a second portion 76B, and a third portion 76C as shown in
The first radial outer surface 76 is exposed to air located radially between the first carrier segment 32 and the first blade track segment 34. The first seal 44 of the plurality of seals 30 is located on the first portion 76A of the first radial outer surface 76, and the second seal 46 is located on the second portion 76B of the first radial outer surface 76 as shown in
In the illustrative embodiment, the first retainer 36 includes a mount pin 37 and a mount plug 39 as shown in
The second carrier segment 38 of the second shroud segment 28 includes a second outer wall 45, a fifth flange 47, and a sixth flange 49 as shown in
The second carrier segment 38 further includes a seventh flange 53 and an eighth flange 55 as shown in
The seventh flange 53 of the second carrier segment 38 is formed to include a seventh slot 57 as shown in
The second blade track segment 40 includes a second shroud wall 61 and a second attachment feature 63 that extends radially outward from the second shroud wall 61 as shown in
Illustratively, the second attachment feature 63 includes a third attachment flange 63A and a fourth attachment flange 63B axially aft of the third attachment flange 63A. Each of the attachment flanges 63A, 63B is formed to include a hole that receives the second retainer 42 therein. The third attachment flange 63A is located axially between the fifth flange 47 and the seventh flange 53. The fourth attachment flange 63B is located axially between the eighth flange 55 and the sixth flange 49. Illustratively, the second blade track segment 40 is made of ceramic matrix composite materials.
The second radial outer surface 65 of the second shroud wall 61 includes a first portion 65A, a second portion 65B, and a third portion 65C as shown in
The second radial outer surface 65 is exposed to air located radially between the second carrier segment 38 and the second blade track segment 40. The first seal 44 of the plurality of seals 30 is located on the first portion 65A of the second radial outer surface 65, and the second seal 46 is located on the second portion 65B of the second radial outer surface 65 as shown in
The plurality of seals 30 includes the first seal 44, the second seal 46, and the damping segment 48 shown in
The first seal 44 extends axially along the first portion 76A of the first radial outer surface 76 of the first shroud wall 72 and the first portion 65A of the second radial outer surface 65 of the second shroud wall 61 to block the gases from passing radially between and beyond the first shroud wall 72 and the second shroud wall 61 as shown in
The second radial segment 88 of the first seal 44 is coupled to the second end 84B of the body segment 84 as shown in
Illustratively, the body segment 84, the first radial segment 86, and the second radial segment 88 all extend along a straight path. In some embodiments, the first radial segment 86 and the second radial segment 88 are each perpendicular to the body segment 84. A radial inner surface of the body segment 84 directly contacts the first portions 76A, 65A of the radial outer surfaces 76, 65 of the shroud walls 72, 61 as shown in
The first recess 80 of the first blade track segment 34 and the second recess 69 of the second blade track segment 40 retain the body segment 84 of the first seal 44 circumferentially between the first blade track segment 34 and the second blade track segment 40 as shown in
The second seal 46 is located radially inward of the first seal 44 as shown in
The second seal 46 includes an axial segment 90, a forward radial segment 92, and an aft radial segment 93 as shown in
The forward radial segment 92 is coupled with the axial segment 90 axially aft of the first end 90A of the axial segment 90 as shown in
The first seal 44 is located axially between the forward radial segment 92 and the aft radial segment 93 as shown in
Because the first radial segment 86 and the second radial segment 88 of the first seal 44 extend radially outward into the slots 60, 78, 51, 79 formed in the carrier segments 32, 38, the first seal 44 is blocked from axial movement. Further, because the forward radial segment 92 of the second seal 46 abuts the first radial segment 86 of the first seal 44 and the aft radial segment 93 of the second seal 46 abuts the second radial segment 88 of the first seal 44, the second seal 46 is blocked from axial movement due to the engagement with the first seal 44.
The damping segment 48 engages each of the first seal 44, the first carrier segment 32, and the second carrier segment 38 to urge the first seal 44 radially inward against the first portion 76A of the first radial outer surface 76 of the first shroud wall 72, the first portion 65A of the second radial outer surface 65 of the second shroud wall 61, and the axial segment 90 of the second seal 46. The damping segment 48 extends along a curvilinear path as shown in
The engagement between the first radially-extending portion 96 and the third slot 68 and the second radially-extending portion 98 and the fourth slot 70 applies a force to the body segment 84 of the first seal 44 as suggested in
In some embodiments, the turbine shroud assembly 22 further includes strip seals 102, 104, 106, 108, 110 as shown in
While the disclosure has been illustrated and described in detail in the foregoing drawings and description, the same is to be considered as exemplary and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only illustrative embodiments thereof have been shown and described and that all changes and modifications that come within the spirit of the disclosure are desired to be protected.
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