WO2024257599A1 - ガスタービンエンジン - Google Patents
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- This disclosure relates to gas turbine engines.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a gas turbine engine equipped with a variable exhaust nozzle that can adjust the exhaust area.
- the gas turbine engine described in Patent Document 1 has a complex structure because the exhaust area is adjusted by deforming the variable exhaust nozzle. Therefore, one aspect of the present disclosure aims to provide a gas turbine engine that has an exhaust nozzle with a simple structure but is capable of changing the cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas flow path.
- a gas turbine engine includes a tail cone, an exhaust nozzle that covers the tail cone from the radially outer side and forms an exhaust gas flow path between the tail cone and the tail cone, a cylindrical support casing that is located upstream of the exhaust nozzle and supports the exhaust nozzle so that the exhaust nozzle can move in the fore-and-aft direction, and an actuator that is attached to the exhaust nozzle or the support casing and changes the cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas flow path by moving the exhaust nozzle in the fore-and-aft direction relative to the tail cone.
- the cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas flow path can be changed while still using an exhaust nozzle with a simple structure.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a gas turbine engine.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the exhaust gas flow path and its vicinity, showing the exhaust nozzle in a normal position.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the exhaust gas flow path and its vicinity, showing the exhaust nozzle in a normal position and in a moving position.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the engine 100 according to the embodiment.
- the left side of the paper in FIG. 1 is the front of the engine 100, and the right side of the paper in FIG. 1 is the rear of the engine 100.
- the front of the engine 100 will be simply referred to as the "front direction”
- the rear of the engine 100 will be simply referred to as the “rear direction”
- the axial direction of the engine 100 will be simply referred to as the "axial direction”
- the direction around the axis of the engine 100 will be simply referred to as the “circumferential direction”
- the radial direction of the engine 100 will be simply referred to as the "radial direction”.
- the engine 100 of this embodiment is a two-shaft turbofan engine for aircraft.
- the engine 100 supplies air taken in by the fan 10 to the low-pressure compressor 11, and also supplies it to a bypass flow path 13 located radially outward of the low-pressure compressor 11.
- the air supplied to the low-pressure compressor 11 is compressed by the low-pressure compressor 11, and then further compressed by the high-pressure compressor 12, and then supplied to the combustor 14.
- fuel is sprayed into the compressed air and combusted, generating high-temperature and high-pressure combustion gas.
- the combustion gas generated in the combustor 14 is supplied to the high-pressure turbine 15 and the low-pressure turbine 16, and drives the high-pressure turbine 15 and the low-pressure turbine 16 to rotate.
- the high-pressure turbine 15 is connected to the high-pressure compressor 12 via an external shaft 17. Therefore, the high-pressure compressor 12 rotates as the high-pressure turbine 15 rotates.
- the low-pressure turbine 16 is connected to the low-pressure compressor 11 and the fan 10 via an internal shaft 18. Therefore, the low-pressure compressor 11 and the fan 10 rotate as the low-pressure turbine 16 rotates.
- the combustion gas that has passed through the high-pressure turbine 15 and the low-pressure turbine 16 merges with the air that has passed through the bypass passage 13 and is discharged rearward as exhaust gas through the exhaust gas passage 19.
- the engine 100 according to this embodiment is capable of changing the cross-sectional area of this exhaust gas passage 19.
- the purpose of changing the cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas passage 19 is not limited, but may be, for example, to adjust the thrust of the engine 100.
- Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the exhaust gas passage 19 shown in Fig. 1.
- the engine 100 according to this embodiment includes a tail cone 21, an exhaust nozzle 22, a support casing 23, and a variable nozzle mechanism 24. Below, these components will be described in order.
- the tail cone 21 is a member located downstream of the high-pressure turbine 15 and the low-pressure turbine 16 in the flow direction of the combustion gas, and guides rearward the exhaust gas that has passed through the high-pressure turbine 15 and the low-pressure turbine 16.
- the tail cone 21 has a conical shape with an outer diameter smaller at a rear portion than at a front portion.
- the tip may be hemispherical, for example, and the shape of the tail cone 21 is not particularly limited.
- the exhaust nozzle 22 is a member that covers a portion of the tail cone 21 from the radially outer side.
- the exhaust nozzle 22 forms an exhaust gas flow path 19 between the exhaust nozzle 22 and the tail cone 21.
- the exhaust nozzle 22 in this embodiment covers a portion of the tail cone 21 from the radially outer side, but may cover the entire tail cone 21 from the radially outer side.
- the rear end of the exhaust nozzle 22 is located forward of the rear end of the tail cone 21.
- the rear end of the exhaust nozzle 22 may be located rearward of the rear end of the tail cone 21, or may be located at the same axial position as the rear end of the tail cone 21.
- the exhaust nozzle 22 of this embodiment includes a nozzle body 31 and a first fixing portion 32.
- the nozzle body 31 has a cylindrical shape with a cross-sectional area that decreases toward the rear. More specifically, the nozzle body 31 has a truncated cone shape with the inner diameter of the front portion being larger than the inner diameter of the rear portion. However, the nozzle body 31 does not have to be strictly a truncated cone, and the rear end portion may not be circular, and the shape of the nozzle body 31 is not particularly limited.
- the first fixing portion 32 is annular, is located at the tip portion of the exhaust nozzle 22, and extends radially outward from the front end of the nozzle body 31 in a cross-sectional view. However, the shape of the first fixing portion 32 may be a shape other than annular.
- the support casing 23 is a member that supports the exhaust nozzle 22. As shown in Fig. 1, in this embodiment, a casing that forms the bypass flow passage 13 functions as the support casing 23.
- the support casing 23 is located upstream of the exhaust nozzle 22 in the flow direction of the exhaust gas, and has a cylindrical shape.
- the support casing 23 includes a second fixing portion 36 located in a rear portion.
- the second fixing portion 36 is annular and protrudes radially outward.
- the shape of the second fixing portion 36 may be a shape other than annular.
- the support casing 23 supports the exhaust nozzle 22 so that it can move in the front-rear direction.
- the "front-rear direction" includes not only the axial direction but also a direction slightly inclined relative to the axial direction.
- the support casing 23 of this embodiment supports the exhaust nozzle 22 so that it can move in the front-rear direction via an actuator 25, which will be described later.
- the engine 100 according to this embodiment may further have a plurality of through holes formed in the first fixing portion 32 of the exhaust nozzle 22, and a plurality of rod-shaped members extending rearward from the second fixing portion 36 of the support casing 23 and passing through the through holes.
- the support casing 23 can support the exhaust nozzle 22 so that it can move in the front-rear direction via the rod-shaped members in addition to the actuator 25.
- the mechanism that supports the exhaust nozzle 22 so that it can move in the front-rear direction is not limited to the configuration of this embodiment.
- variable nozzle mechanism 24 includes a first fixed portion 32 of the exhaust nozzle 22, a second fixed portion 36 of the support casing 23, an actuator 25, and an expandable seal 26.
- first fixed portion 32 of the exhaust nozzle 22 and the second fixed portion 36 of the support casing 23 are as described above, so only the actuator 25 and the expandable seal 26 will be described below.
- the actuator 25 is a device that moves the exhaust nozzle 22 in the forward and backward directions relative to the tail cone 21.
- the type of the actuator 25 is not limited, and may be, for example, electric or hydraulic.
- the engine 100 of this embodiment is equipped with a plurality of actuators 25 located at different circumferential positions. However, the number of actuators 25 equipped in the engine 100 is not limited.
- the actuator 25 of this embodiment has an actuator body 41 and a rod 42 that moves in the front-rear direction relative to the actuator body 41.
- the actuator body 41 is fixed to the second fixing portion 36 of the support casing 23.
- the tip portion of the rod 42 is fixed to the first fixing portion 32 of the exhaust nozzle 22. Therefore, when the rod 42 moves in the front-rear direction relative to the actuator body 41, the exhaust nozzle 22 moves in the front-rear direction relative to the support casing 23, and further the exhaust nozzle 22 moves in the front-rear direction relative to the tail cone 21.
- the actuator 25 is attached to the support casing 23, but may also be attached to the exhaust nozzle 22.
- the actuator body 41 may be fixed to the first fixing portion 32 of the exhaust nozzle 22, and the rod 42 may be fixed to the second fixing portion 36 of the support casing 23.
- variable nozzle mechanism 24 is located radially outward of the exhaust gas flow path 19. Therefore, the variable nozzle mechanism 24 does not impede the flow of exhaust gas passing through the exhaust gas flow path 19. In addition, since the actuator 25 is not exposed to high-temperature exhaust gas, the actuator 25 is less likely to deteriorate.
- variable nozzle mechanism 24 is located inside the outer edge of the portion of engine 100 excluding variable nozzle mechanism 24 (see dashed double-dashed line in FIG. 1). This makes it possible to prevent the frontal projection area of engine 100 from increasing.
- the portion of support casing 23 with the largest outer diameter is located radially outside of the portion of variable nozzle mechanism 24 that is located radially outward. Note that, for example, if equipment is provided on the radially outer portion of engine 100, the "portion of engine 100 excluding variable nozzle mechanism 24" also includes that equipment.
- the expandable seal 26 is a seal located between the exhaust nozzle 22 and the support casing 23.
- the expandable seal 26 has a circular ring shape that continues in the circumferential direction along the boundary between the exhaust nozzle 22 and the support casing 23.
- the expandable seal 26 may have a shape other than a circular ring.
- the expandable seal 26 may be discontinuous in the circumferential direction.
- the front end of the expandable seal 26, i.e., the upstream end in the exhaust gas flow direction, is fixed to the second fixing part 36 of the support casing 23.
- the front end of the expandable seal 26 may be fixed to a part other than the second fixing part 36 of the support casing 23.
- the rear end of the expandable seal 26, i.e., the downstream end in the exhaust gas flow direction, is fixed to the first fixing part 32 of the exhaust nozzle 22.
- the rear end of the expandable seal 26 may be fixed to a part other than the first fixing part 32 of the exhaust nozzle 22.
- the expandable seal 26 of this embodiment is expandable in the front-rear direction.
- the expandable seal 26 may be, for example, a bellows seal. Since the expandable seal 26 of this embodiment is expandable in the front-rear direction, it can deform in accordance with the front-rear movement of the exhaust nozzle 22. Therefore, even if the exhaust nozzle 22 moves in the front-rear direction, the gap between the exhaust nozzle 22 and the support casing 23 can be sealed, preventing exhaust gas from leaking through that gap.
- the cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas passage 19 changes as the exhaust nozzle 22 moves in the front-rear direction relative to the tail cone 21.
- the cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas passage 19 refers to the area of a cross section perpendicular to the axial direction at a predetermined axial position of the exhaust gas passage 19.
- the predetermined axial position of the exhaust gas passage 19 may be, for example, a position corresponding to the axial center of the tail cone 21, or may be an axial position where the cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas passage 19 is smallest.
- FIG. 3 shows the exhaust nozzle 22 in its normal position and in its movable position.
- the position of the exhaust nozzle 22 shown by the dashed line in FIG. 3 will be referred to as the "normal position,” and the position of the exhaust nozzle 22 shown by the solid line will be referred to as the "movable position.”
- a predetermined axial position of the exhaust gas flow path 19 is indicated by the symbol X. Then, at the predetermined axial position X of the exhaust gas flow path 19, the inner diameter R2 of the exhaust nozzle 22 when the exhaust nozzle 22 is in the movable position is larger than the inner diameter R1 of the exhaust nozzle 22 when the exhaust nozzle 22 is in the normal position.
- the exhaust gas flow passage 19 is a flow passage formed between the exhaust nozzle 22 and the tail cone 21
- the cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas flow passage 19 at a specific axial position X of the exhaust gas flow passage 19 is determined by the outer diameter of the tail cone 21 and the inner diameter of the exhaust nozzle 22 at the specific axial position X of the exhaust gas flow passage 19. Therefore, when the exhaust nozzle 22 moves rearward relative to the tail cone 21, i.e., when the exhaust nozzle 22 moves from the normal position to the moving position, the inner diameter of the exhaust nozzle 22 at the specific axial position X of the exhaust gas flow passage 19 becomes larger, and the cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas flow passage 19 becomes larger.
- the cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas flow path 19 can be changed by moving the exhaust nozzle 22 in the forward and backward directions relative to the tail cone 21 using the actuator 25. Therefore, with the engine 100 according to this embodiment, the cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas flow path 19 can be changed even with an exhaust nozzle 22 having a simple configuration.
- a first item disclosed in this specification is a gas turbine engine comprising: a tail cone; an exhaust nozzle covering the tail cone from the radially outside and forming an exhaust gas flow path between the tail cone and the tail cone; a cylindrical support casing located upstream of the exhaust nozzle and supporting the exhaust nozzle so that the exhaust nozzle can move in a forward and backward direction; and an actuator attached to the exhaust nozzle or the support casing and changing the cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas flow path by moving the exhaust nozzle in a forward and backward direction relative to the tail cone.
- This configuration allows the cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas flow path to be changed while still using an exhaust nozzle with a simple structure.
- the second item disclosed in this specification is a gas turbine engine described in the first item, in which the upstream end is fixed to the support casing, the downstream end is fixed to the exhaust nozzle, and the engine is equipped with an expandable seal that can expand and contract in the fore-and-aft direction.
- This configuration prevents exhaust gas from leaking through the gap between the exhaust nozzle and the support casing, even if the exhaust nozzle moves back and forth.
- the third item disclosed in this specification is the gas turbine engine described in the second item, in which a variable nozzle mechanism including the actuator, the expandable seal, a first fixing portion of the exhaust nozzle to which the expandable seal is fixed, and a second fixing portion of the support casing to which the actuator and the expandable seal are fixed, is located radially outward of the exhaust gas flow path.
- variable nozzle mechanism does not impede the flow of exhaust gas passing through the exhaust gas flow path.
- the fourth item disclosed in this specification is the gas turbine engine described in the third item, in which the variable nozzle mechanism is located inside the outer edge of the part of the gas turbine engine excluding the variable nozzle mechanism when the gas turbine engine is viewed from the front.
- This configuration helps prevent the engine's forward projection area from expanding.
- Tail cone 22 Exhaust nozzle 23
- Support casing 24 Variable nozzle mechanism 25
- Actuator 26 Expandable seal 32
- First fixed part 36
- Second fixed part 100 Gas turbine engine
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以下、実施形態について説明する。はじめに、実施形態に係るガスタービンエンジン(以下、単に「エンジン」と称する)100の概要を説明する。図1は、本実施形態に係るエンジン100の概略図である。図1の紙面左方がエンジン100の前方であり、図1の紙面右方がエンジン100の後方である。以下では、エンジン100の前方を単に「前方」、エンジン100の後方を単に「後方」、エンジン100の軸心方向を「軸方向」、エンジン100の軸心周りの方向を「周方向」、エンジン100の径方向を単に「径方向」と称する。
次に、排気ガス流路19の断面積を変化させる機構について説明する。図2は、図1に示す排気ガス流路19付近の拡大図である。本実施形態に係るエンジン100は、テールコーン21と、排気ノズル22と、支持ケーシング23と、可変ノズル機構24と、を備えている。以下、これらの構成要素について順に説明する。
図1に示すように、テールコーン21は、高圧タービン15及び低圧タービン16よりも燃焼ガスの流れ方向下流に位置し、高圧タービン15及び低圧タービン16を通過した排気ガスを後方に案内する部材である。テールコーン21は、前方部分よりも後方部分の外径が小さい円錐状の形状を有している。ただし、テールコーン21は、先端が半球状であるなど厳密な円錐でなくてもよく、テールコーン21の形状は特に限定されない。
排気ノズル22は、テールコーン21の一部を径方向外側から覆う部材である。排気ノズル22は、テールコーン21との間で排気ガス流路19を形成する。本実施形態の排気ノズル22は、テールコーン21の一部を径方向外側から覆うが、テールコーン21の全部を径方向外側から覆ってもよい。また、本実施形態では、排気ノズル22の後方端部がテールコーン21の後方端部よりも前方に位置している。ただし、排気ノズル22の後方端部がテールコーン21の後方端部よりも後方に位置していてもよいし、テールコーン21の後方端部と同じ軸方向位置に位置していてもよい。
支持ケーシング23は、排気ノズル22を支持する部材である。図1に示すように、本実施形態では、バイパス流路13を形成するケーシングが、支持ケーシング23として機能する。支持ケーシング23は、排気ノズル22よりも排気ガスの流れ方向上流側に位置し、筒状の形状を有している。また、図2に示すように、支持ケーシング23は、後方部分に位置する第2固定部36を含んでいる。第2固定部36は、円環状であって、径方向外方に突出している。ただし、第2固定部36の形状は、円環状以外の形状を有していてもよい。
可変ノズル機構24は、排気ノズル22の第1固定部32と、支持ケーシング23の第2固定部36と、アクチュエータ25と、伸縮シール26と、を含む。このうち、排気ノズル22の第1固定部32及び支持ケーシング23の第2固定部36は上述した通りであるから、以下ではアクチュエータ25及び伸縮シール26について説明する。
続いて、排気ガス流路19の断面積の変化について説明する。本実施形態では、排気ノズル22がテールコーン21に対して前後方向に移動することにより、排気ガス流路19の断面積が変化する。ここで、排気ガス流路19の断面積とは、排気ガス流路19の所定の軸方向位置における軸方向に対して垂直な断面の面積である。排気ガス流路19の所定の軸方向位置は、例えば、テールコーン21の軸方向の中央にあたる位置であってもよく、排気ガス流路19の断面積が最も小さくなる軸方向の位置であってもよい。
本明細書で開示する第1の項目は、テールコーンと、前記テールコーンを径方向外側から覆って前記テールコーンとの間で排気ガス流路を形成する排気ノズルと、前記排気ノズルよりも上流側に位置し、前記排気ノズルを前後方向に移動可能に支持する筒状の支持ケーシングと、前記排気ノズル又は前記支持ケーシングに取り付けられ、前記排気ノズルを前記テールコーンに対して前後方向に移動させることにより、前記排気ガス流路の断面積を変化させるアクチュエータと、を備えている、ガスタービンエンジンである。
22 排気ノズル
23 支持ケーシング
24 可変ノズル機構
25 アクチュエータ
26 伸縮シール
32 第1固定部
36 第2固定部
100 ガスタービンエンジン
Claims (4)
- テールコーンと、
前記テールコーンを径方向外側から覆って前記テールコーンとの間で排気ガス流路を形成する排気ノズルと、
前記排気ノズルよりも上流側に位置し、前記排気ノズルを前後方向に移動可能に支持する筒状の支持ケーシングと、
前記排気ノズル又は前記支持ケーシングに取り付けられ、前記排気ノズルを前記テールコーンに対して前後方向に移動させることにより、前記排気ガス流路の断面積を変化させるアクチュエータと、を備えている、ガスタービンエンジン。 - 上流側端部が前記支持ケーシングに固定され、下流側端部が前記排気ノズルに固定され、前後方向に伸縮可能な伸縮シールを備えている、請求項1に記載のガスタービンエンジン。
- 前記アクチュエータ、前記伸縮シール、前記排気ノズルの前記伸縮シールが固定される第1固定部、並びに、前記支持ケーシングの前記アクチュエータ及び前記伸縮シールが固定される第2固定部を含む可変ノズル機構は、前記排気ガス流路よりも径方向外側に位置している、請求項2に記載のガスタービンエンジン。
- 前記可変ノズル機構は、当該ガスタービンエンジンを前方から見たとき、当該ガスタービンエンジンの前記可変ノズル機構を除く部分の外縁よりも内側に位置している、請求項3に記載のガスタービンエンジン。
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