Impeller rotor configured with wear resistant seal land

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11719243-B2
Application number	US-202117395850-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2021
Priority date	Aug 6, 2021
Publication date	Aug 8, 2023
Grant date	Aug 8, 2023

Abstract

An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes an impeller rotor, a seal land and a lip seal. The impeller rotor is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The impeller rotor is configured from or otherwise includes impeller rotor material. The seal land extends axially along and circumferentially about the rotational axis. The seal land is mechanically attached to and rotatable with the impeller rotor. The seal land is configured from or otherwise includes seal land material that is different than the impeller rotor material. The lip seal radially engages the seal land.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
an impeller rotor configured to rotate about a rotational axis, the impeller rotor comprising impeller rotor material;
a seal land extending axially along and circumferentially about the rotational axis, the seal land mechanically attached to and rotatable with the impeller rotor, and the seal land comprising seal land material that is different than the impeller rotor material; and
a lip seal radially engaging the seal land;
wherein a rotor bore extends axially along the rotational axis into the impeller rotor; and
wherein the seal land comprises a mount that projects axially along the rotational axis into the rotor bore, and the mount is mechanically attached to the impeller rotor.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the impeller rotor material comprises aluminum.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seal land material comprises steel.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the impeller rotor is configured as a deaerator impeller rotor.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein
the lip seal includes a seal base and a seal leg;
the seal leg is axially cantilevered from the seal base; and
the seal leg comprises a tip that radially contacts an outer surface of the seal land.

6. The assembly of claim 5 , wherein
the lip seal further includes a biasing element extending circumferentially about and radially engaging the seal leg; and
the biasing element is configured to bias the seal leg radially inward against the outer surface of the seal land.

7. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a ring seal element configured to form a sealed interface with and between the impeller rotor and the seal land.

8. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seal land engages the impeller rotor through an interference fit.

9. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the mount is axially clamped to the impeller rotor.

10. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein a fastener rotationally fixes the mount to the impeller rotor.

11. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a shaft mechanically attached to and rotatable with the impeller rotor.

12. The assembly of claim 11 , wherein the shaft comprises shaft material that is different than the seal land material.

13. The assembly of claim 11 , further comprising:
a static structure; and
a bearing rotatably supporting the shaft within the static structure;
wherein the lip seal is fixedly secured to the static structure.

14. An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
an impeller rotor configured to rotate about a rotational axis, the impeller rotor comprising impeller rotor material;
a seal land extending axially along and circumferentially about the rotational axis, the seal land mechanically attached to and rotatable with the impeller rotor, and the seal land comprising seal land material that is different than the impeller rotor material;
a lip seal radially engaging the seal land; and
a shaft mechanically attached to and rotatable with the impeller rotor;
wherein the impeller rotor extends axially along the rotational axis between a first side of the impeller rotor and a second side of the impeller rotor;
wherein the seal land is arranged to the first side of the impeller rotor; and
wherein the shaft is arranged to the second side of the impeller rotor.

15. An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
an impeller rotor configured to rotate about a rotational axis, the impeller rotor comprising impeller rotor material;
a seal land extending axially along and circumferentially about the rotational axis, the seal land mechanically attached to and rotatable with the impeller rotor, and the seal land comprising seal land material that is different than the impeller rotor material;
a lip seal radially engaging the seal land; and
a shaft mechanically attached to and rotatable with the impeller rotor;
wherein at least the seal land and the shaft are formed together as a monolithic body.

16. An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
an impeller rotor configured to rotate about a rotational axis, the impeller rotor comprising impeller rotor material;
a seal land rotatable with and projecting axially along the rotational axis out from the impeller rotor, the seal land comprising seal land material that is different than the impeller rotor material; and
a lip seal radially engaging the seal land material;
wherein the seal land comprises a base and a hard coating on the base;
wherein the base is formed integrally with the impeller rotor; and
wherein the hard coating comprises the seal land material.

Assignees

• Pratt & Whitney Canada

Inventors

• Baker-Ostiguy Simon

Classifications

• F04D9/003 Primary

  separating and removing the vapour · CPC title

• F04D29/086

  especially adapted for liquid pumps · CPC title

• F04D29/12

  using sealing-rings · CPC title

• F04D29/20

  Mounting rotors on shafts · CPC title

• F04D29/2288

  for comminuting, mixing or separating · CPC title