A shaft for a gas turbine engine is provided that includes a first shaft section, a second shaft section, a first flexible linkage, and a second flexible linkage. The first shaft section extends between a forward axial end and an aft axial end along a first axial centerline. The second shaft section extends between a forward axial end and an aft axial end along a second axial centerline. The first flexible linkage includes a bridge section connected between a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm. The first diaphragm is connected to the aft axial end of the first shaft section. The second diaphragm is connected to the forward axial end of the second shaft section. The second flexible linkage includes a diaphragm and a hub. The second flexible linkage diaphragm cantilevers radially outwardly from an inner radial end to an outer radial end, and is connected to the aft axial end of the second shaft section. The hub is connected to the outer radial end of the second flexible linkage diaphragm, and includes an engine shaft coupling connected to the hub.

Flexible shaft for gas turbine engine

The second-stage nozzles include a plurality of stator vanes 10 having first, second, third, fourth and fifth passages 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48, respectively, for cooling the vanes. The first and fourth passages have a steam inlet along an outer sidewall 14 and a junction box 70 along the inner sidewall 12 for returning steam to the second passage 42. The third passage 44 has a contour corresponding to the contour of the leading edge and impingement steam is directed through openings in a partition 52, cooling the leading edge. Steam flows from the third passage 44 directly into the return passage 42 and also into a channel 64 for cooling the inner sidewall 12. Cooling air flows through fifth passage 48 radially inwardly through the inner sidewall 12 into a cavity 72 in the diaphragm 32 for flow axially outwardly into wheel cavities 86 and 88.

Steam and air cooling for stator stage of a turbine

A gas turbine engine nozzle segment includes at least two circumferentially adjacent vanes joined together along an interface between the vanes. Each of the vanes includes a hollow airfoil disposed between radially inner and outer band panels and a cooling air intake duct leading to a hollow interior of the airfoil for directing cooling air into the hollow interior. The intake duct has a duct wall protruding radially outward from the outer band panel and at least one impingement cooling hole disposed through the intake duct wall and circumferentially and radially inwardly angled. A flange portion extends circumferentially along the outer band panel and an opening in the flange portion is in fluid communication with the intake duct. The hollow airfoil, radially inner and outer band panels, intake duct wall, and flange portion are integrally formed and, preferably, integrally cast such that the vane is a single piece integrally cast vane.

Turbine nozzle segment band cooling

A turbine nozzle includes radially outer and inner bands between which extend a plurality of vanes. The vanes include impingement baffles having impingement holes for impinging cooling air inside the vane for cooling thereof. An air circuit is disposed in the inner band and includes a plurality of outlet holes. A transfer tube is disposed in flow communication between respective ones of the baffles and the air circuit for channeling thereto a portion of the cooling air from inside the baffles as pre-impingement air for discharge through the outlet holes.

Turbine nozzle having purge air circuit

In the present disclosure, an air pipe extends through a stationary blade between outer and inner shrouds. Further, an air passage is directed to a lower portion of the stationary blade and is communicated with the air pipe so that a serpentine cooling passage is formed. The air enters a cavity from the air passage and is discharged to a gas passage through an air hole, a passage and a seal. Thus, the cavity is sealed at a high pressure. Cooling air is supplied from the air passage to a rotating blade through a cooling air hole, a cooling air chamber, a radial hole and a lower portion of a platform. The stationary blade is cooled by the air through the air passage. The cooling air can be supplied to the rotating blade at a low temperature and a high pressure as they are. Accordingly, the air can be also supplied to the rotating blade when a rotor is cooled by vapor.

Blade cooling air supplying system for gas turbine

A gas turbine engine having a turbine vane assembly including an integrally cast cooling fluid nozzle (86) is disclosed. Various construction details are developed which disclose a cooling fluid nozzle including a flow passage (108) having an exit (112) and a wall means (114). In one embodiment, the wall means includes an angled leading edge (118) which mates with a circumferentially adjacent trailing edge (122) of an adjacent wall means. The leading edge is tapered such that in a most open position of the turbine vane assembly the leading edge and the trailing edge circumferentially align. In a most closed position of the turbine vane assembly, the angled leading edge aligns with the trailing edge such that a step down is created in the circumferentially directed flow of the sealed cavity. The plurality of wall means thereby produce a waterfall arrangement within the sealed cavity to reduce the windage losses.

John Rup

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Turbine vane assembly with integrally cast cooling fluid nozzle

Schauffelzusammensetzung für eine gasturbine mit integrierter kühldüse