Aerodynamic fastener shield for turbomachine

• Main Authors: ANDERSON, WILLIAM C, SENYO, JESSE, EPSTEIN, MICHAEL J, DONG, ZHIFENG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 11.06.2008
• Subjects: BLASTING; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; HEATING; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES; STEAM ENGINES; WEAPONS

A fastener shield (100) 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 (100) has a radially-extending, downstream-facing mounting flange (104) with a plur...