Additively deposited gas turbine engine cooling component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11248491-B2
Application number	US-201916729041-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2019
Priority date	Sep 13, 2016
Publication date	Feb 15, 2022
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022

Abstract

An example gas turbine engine component includes a component configured to separate a cooling air plenum from a heated gas environment. The component includes a substrate defining a surface, and a unitary structure. The unitary structure includes a cooling region and a cover layer. The cover layer defines a hot wall surface configured to face the heated gas environment. The cooling region is disposed between the cover surface and the substrate and includes a plurality of support structures extending between the cover layer and the surface of the substrate. At least some of the support structures define a respective bond surface bonded to the substrate at the surface of the substrate. An example technique for fabricating the gas turbine engine component includes additively depositing the unitary structure on the surface of the substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of fabricating a dual walled component configured to separate a cooling air plenum from a heated gas environment, the method comprising:
additively depositing a material to form a unitary structure on a surface of a substrate, wherein the substrate defines a cold wall surface configured to face the cooling air plenum, wherein the unitary structure comprises a cooling region and a cover layer, wherein the cover layer defines a hot wall surface configured to face the heated gas environment, wherein the cooling region is disposed between the cover layer and the substrate and comprises a plurality of support structures extending between the cover layer and the surface of the substrate, and wherein at least some of the support structures of the plurality of support structures define a respective bond surface bonded to the substrate at the surface of the substrate, wherein the bond surface inhibits transfer of heat across the bond surface from the unitary structure to the substrate.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of support structures defines a plurality of cooling channels, respective cooling channels of the plurality of cooling channels being between adjacent support structures of the plurality of support structures.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the hot wall surface defines a plurality of cooling apertures, wherein respective cooling apertures of the plurality of cooling apertures are fluidly connected to respective cooling channels of the plurality of cooling channels for fluidly connecting the heated gas environment to the cooling region.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the substrate defines a plurality of impingement apertures that extend through a thickness of the substrate, wherein the plurality of support structures comprises a plurality of pedestals that connect the substrate to the cover layer to define a plurality of cooling channels between the substrate and the cover layer, and wherein the plurality of impingement apertures, the plurality of cooling channels, and the plurality of cooling apertures fluidly connect the cooling air plenum to the heated gas environment.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of cooling apertures defines an angle of incidence to the hot wall surface that is between about 10 degrees and about 75 degrees.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising installing the dual walled component in a gas turbine engine.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein installing the dual walled component comprises bonding the dual walled component to a gas turbine engine surface.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the bonding comprises diffusion bonding.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the installing the dual walled component comprises connecting the dual walled component to an air-cooling system of the gas turbine engine.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dual walled component comprises a flame tube, a combustion ring, a combustor casing, a combustor guide vane, a turbine vane, a turbine disc, or a turbine blade.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein additively depositing the material to form the unitary structure comprises:
directing a material stream and an energy stream at a focal region on the surface of the substrate, and
moving the focal region along a predetermined path.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the energy beam comprises a laser beam and wherein the material stream comprises one or more of metal or alloy powder, wire, or ribbon.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the unitary structure is additively deposited by depositing successive layers that define successive cross-sections of predetermined channels to form a plurality of cooling apertures fluidly connected to the plurality of support structures, wherein respective cooling apertures of the plurality of cooling apertures are fluidly connected to respective cooling channels of the plurality of cooling channels for fluidly connecting the heated gas environment to the cooling region.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unitary structure comprises a turbine vane defining an exterior surface comprising the hot wall surface and defining an internal hollow chamber comprising the cooling air plenum, wherein the cover layer comprises a coversheet, and wherein the substrate comprises a spar.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the hot wall surface defines a plurality of cooling apertures, wherein respective cooling apertures of the plurality of cooling apertures are fluidly connected to respective cooling channels of the plurality of cooling channels for fluidly connecting the heated gas environment to the cooling region, and wherein the plurality of cooling apertures are positioned along a leading edge of the turbine vane.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unitary component comprises a combustor component configured to separate the cooling air plenum from a combustion chamber comprising the heated gas environment.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, before depositing the unitary structure on the surface of the substrate, depositing a filler composition on the surface of the substrate in a predetermined pattern that defines a plurality of cooling channels between the plurality of support structures.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising removing the filler composition from the plurality of cooling channels by subjecting the filler composition to at least one of a thermal treatment, a leaching composition, or an oxidizing environment.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dual walled component comprises a gas turbine engine component.

Assignees

• Rolls Royce Corp

Inventors

• Varney Bruce Edward

Classifications

• F01D5/182 Primary

  Transpiration cooling · CPC title

• F05D2240/35

  Combustors or associated equipment · CPC title

• F05D2240/30

  Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor · CPC title

• F23R3/005

  Combined with pressure or heat exchangers · CPC title

• F05D2240/12

  Fluid guiding means, e.g. vanes · CPC title