COMBUSTOR SHELL MITIGATING PARTICULATE ACCUMULATION ON THE BULKHEAD OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE

• Main Authors: CLUM, Carey, MOURA, Dennis M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 29.06.2022
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGHVELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES; STEAM ENGINES; WEAPONS

A gas turbine engine component assembly (100) comprising: a first component (600) having a first surface (610), a second surface (620) opposite the first surface, a first cooling hole (307) located in a first section (618) of the first component extending from the second surface to first surface, and a second cooling hole (307) located in a second section (622) of the first component extending from the second surface to first surface; a second component (400) having a first surface (410) and a second surface (420), the first surface of the first component and the second surface of the second component defining a cooling channel (390) therebetween in fluid communication with the cooling holes for cooling the second surface of the second component; wherein the first cooling hole is configured to direct at least one of the airflow (590) and the particulate (592) to impinge upon the second surface of the second component at first directional flow angle (θ1).