COOLING STRUCTURE WITH SWIRLER TUBE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY

• Main Authors: ZACCHERA, Kevin, HOUGH, Matthew Andrew, LEMOINE, Jonathan, MATEO, Alberto, TREAT, Christopher
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 04.09.2024
• 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 cooling structure for a gas turbine engine comprises a gas turbine engine structure defining a cooling cavity. A cooling component is configured to direct cooling flow in a desired direction into the cooling cavity. A bracket supports the cooling component and has an attachment interface to fix the bracket to the gas turbine engine structure. A first orientation feature 96, 102 associated with the bracket. A second orientation feature 104, 106 is associated with the gas turbine engine structure. The first and second orientation features cooperate with each other to ensure that the cooling component is only installed in one orientation relative to the gas turbine engine structure. A gas turbine engine and a method of installing a cooling structure are also disclosed.