Multi-stage partial admission axial turbine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12497903-B2
Application number	US-202418638440-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2024
Priority date	Apr 17, 2024
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

A system includes a substrate and an electrical component mounted to the substrate. The system also includes a structural enclosure positioned around lateral edges of the electrical component and mounted to the substrate. The structural enclosure includes raised walls extending away from the substrate and surrounding the electrical component. The raised walls are configured to block foreign object debris from the electrical component. The system further includes a lid connected to the substrate, where the lid covers the electrical component and the structural enclosure. The system also includes a seal positioned between the structural enclosure and the lid, where the seal is configured to be compressed when the lid is connected to the substrate. In addition, the system includes a thermal interface material positioned between and contacting the electrical component and the lid.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An axial turbine, comprising:
a body having a first open end and a second open end; a plenum disposed at the first open end for admitting a working fluid; a first partial admission stage, the first partial admission stage comprising: a first stator annulus attached to the body, the first stator annulus comprising a first partial admission sector, the first partial admission sector comprising a passage for the working fluid received from the plenum, and disposed on a first section of the first stator annulus, wherein the first section of the first stator annulus is disposed between a first opening angle and a second opening angle, and wherein the first partial admission sector comprises a plurality of vanes to steer the working fluid in a direction of rotation; and a first rotor having an annular profile and comprising a first plurality of blades; a second partial admission stage, the second partial admission stage comprising: a second stator annulus attached to the body comprising a second partial admission sector, the second partial admission sector comprising a passage for the working fluid received from the first partial admission stage, and disposed on a first section of the second stator annulus, wherein the first section of the second stator annulus is disposed between a third opening angle and a fourth opening angle, and wherein the first partial admission sector comprises a plurality of vanes to steer the working fluid in the direction of rotation; a second rotor having an annular profile and comprising a second plurality of blades; and
one or more driveshafts connected to the first rotor and the second rotor,
wherein the first partial admission sector is disposed at a first clocking angle relative to the second partial admission sector, and
wherein at least one of the first partial admission stage or the second partial admission stage comprises an adjustment mechanism for changing the first clocking angle.

2 . The axial turbine of claim 1 ,
wherein the first partial admission stage comprises a third partial admission sector comprising a second passage for the working fluid received from the plenum, and disposed on a second section of the first stator annulus, wherein the second section of the first stator annulus is disposed between a fifth opening angle and a sixth opening angle, and wherein the third partial admission sector comprises a plurality of vanes to steer the working fluid in the direction of rotation, wherein the second partial admission stage comprises a fourth partial admission sector comprising a second passage for the working fluid received from the plenum, and disposed on a second section of the second stator annulus, wherein the second section of the second stator annulus is disposed between a seventh opening angle and an eighth opening angle, and wherein the third partial admission sector is disposed at a second clocking angle relative to the fourth partial admission sector.

3 . The axial turbine of claim 2 , wherein the first clocking angle and the second clocking angle are of an equal magnitude.

4 . The axial turbine of claim 2 , wherein the fifth opening angle is 180 degrees greater than the first opening angle,
wherein the sixth opening angle is 180 degrees greater than the second opening angle, wherein the seventh opening angle is 180 degrees greater than the third opening angle, and wherein the eighth opening angle is 180 degrees greater than the fourth opening angle.

5 . The axial turbine of claim 1 ,
wherein a difference between the first opening angle and the second opening angle is smaller than a difference between the third opening angle and the fourth opening angle.

6 . The axial turbine of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises a ring with index holes configured to receive a pin connected to at least one of the first partial admission stage or the second partial admission stage.

7 . The axial turbine of claim 1 , further comprising:
a third partial admission stage, the third partial admission stage comprising: a third stator annulus attached to the body, the third stator annulus comprising a third partial admission sector, the third partial admission sector comprising a passage for the working fluid received from the second partial admission stage, and disposed on a first section of the third stator annulus, wherein the first section of the third stator annulus is disposed between a fifth opening angle and a sixth opening angle, and wherein the third partial admission sector comprises a plurality of vanes to steer the working fluid in the direction of rotation; a third rotor having an annular profile and comprising a third plurality of blades; and a fourth partial admission stage, the fourth partial admission stage comprising: a fourth stator annulus attached to the body comprising a fourth partial admission sector, the fourth partial admission sector comprising a passage for the working fluid received from the third partial admission stage, and disposed on a first section of the fourth stator annulus, wherein the first section of the second stator annulus is disposed between a seventh opening angle and an eighth opening angle, and wherein the first partial admission sector comprises a plurality of vanes to steer the working fluid in the direction of rotation; and a fourth rotor having an annular profile and comprising a fourth plurality of blades, wherein the second partial admission sector is disposed at a second clocking angle relative to the third partial admission sector, and wherein the third partial admission sector is disposed at a third clocking angle relative to the fourth partial admission sector.

8 . The axial turbine of claim 7 ,
wherein the first clocking angle corresponds to a predicted propagation of an acoustic wave from the first partial admission stage to the second partial admission stage, wherein the second clocking angle corresponds to a predicted convective propagation from the second partial admission stage to the third partial admission stage, and wherein the third clocking angle corresponds to a predicted axial mass flow rate from the third partial admission stage to the fourth partial admission stage.

9 . The axial turbine of claim 1 , wherein the one or more driveshafts has a first end extending from the axial turbine and a second end extending from the axial turbine, and further comprising:
one or more bearings supporting the one or more driveshafts at only one of the first end or the second end in an overhung configuration.

10 . A turbogenerator comprising:
an axial turbine, comprising:
a body having a first open end and a second open end;
a plenum disposed at the first open end for admitting a working fluid;
a first partial admission stage, the first partial admission stage comprising:
a first stator annulus attached to the body, the first stator annulus comprising a first partial admission sector, the first partial admission sector comprising a passage for the working fluid received from the plenum, and disposed on a first section of the first stator annulus, wherein the first section of the first stator annulus is disposed between a first opening angle and a second opening angle, and wherein the first partial admission sector comprises a plurality of vanes to steer the working fluid in a direction of rotation; and
a first rotor having an annular profile and comprising a first plurality of blades;

a second partial admission stage, the second partial admission stage comprising:
a second stator annulus attached to the body comprising a second partial admission sector, the second partial admission sector comprising a passage for the working flu

Assignees

• Rtx Corp

Inventors

• Holley Brian M
• Muldoon Marc J
• Dold Robert H
• Jonsson Ulf J
• Smith Lance L
• Staubach Joseph B

Classifications

• F01D25/16

  Arrangement of bearings; Supporting or mounting bearings in casings (bearings per se F16C) · CPC title

• F01D15/10

  Adaptations for driving, or combinations with, electric generators · CPC title

• F01D5/142

  of the blades of successive rotor or stator blade-rows · CPC title

• F05D2220/76

  an electrical generator · CPC title

• F05D2220/31

  in steam turbines · CPC title