Optimised heat exchange system of a turbomachine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022205390-A1
Application number	US-202017611319-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 11, 2020
Priority date	May 20, 2019
Publication date	Jun 30, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A heat exchange system of a turbomachine, includes a heat exchanger including a support wall, a plurality of fins each extending in a radial direction from a radially outer surface of the support wall, and a cover covering the fins, wherein the cover is connected, upstream in the direction of flow of the air flow, to a first profiled wall, and downstream to a second profiled wall, the first profiled wall being arranged upstream from the fins and configured to guide and slow down the flow of air entering the heat exchanger through the fins, and the second profiled wall being arranged downstream from the fins and configured so as to accelerate the flow of air leaving the heat exchanger, wherein the cover has an at least partially curvilinear aerodynamic profile and an outer peripheral surface having surface continuity with radially outer surfaces of the first and second walls.

First claim

1 . A heat exchange system of a turbomachine the heat exchange system comprising: a heat exchanger comprising a support wall, a plurality of fins each extending in a radial direction from a radially outer surface of the support wall and configured to be swept by an air flow, and a cover covering the fins, wherein the cover is connected upstream, in a direction of flow of the air flow, to a first profiled wall and downstream to a second profiled wall, wherein the first profiled wall is arranged upstream from the plurality of fins and configured to guide and slow down the air flow entering the heat exchanger through the plurality of fins, wherein the second profiled wall is arranged downstream of the plurality of fins and configured to accelerate the air flow exiting the heat exchanger, wherein the cover has an at least partly curvilinear aerodynamic profile and an outer peripheral surface having surface continuity with radially outer surfaces of the first and second walls.

2 . The heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second profiled wall is attached to the support wall via support elements extending radially from the radially outer surface.

3 . The heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein the first profiled wall comprises a first wall portion forming, with the support wall, an air inlet having a first radial height, and the second profiled wall comprises a first wall portion forming, with the support wall, an air outlet having a second radial height, wherein a ratio between the first radial height and the second height is between 0.5 and 1, inclusive.

4 . The heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a first wall portion defined in an inclined plane forming a predetermined angle with a plane in which the radially outer surface is defined and a second wall portion which is curvilinear and arranged upstream of the first portion.

5 . The heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fins are continuous and rectilinear each along a longitudinal direction, or discontinuous and staggered, or are corrugated.

6 . The heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger comprises a profiled panel covering the plurality of fins, wherein the profiled panel is substantially flat and extends radially between the plurality of fins and the cover.

7 . The heat exchange system according to claim 5 , wherein the profiled panel extends to a maximum radial distance from the radially outer surface which is greater than the first height and the second height respectively of the first and second profiled walls.

8 . The heat exchange system according to claim 7 , further comprising a fluid circulation circuit in which a fluid configured to at least one of cool or lubricate members and/or equipment of the turbomachine circulates, wherein the fluid circulation circuit includes a first duct arranged in the support wall and a second duct arranged in the panel.

9 . The heat exchange system according to claim 8 , wherein the fluid circulation circuit comprises two channels connecting the first and second ducts to each other.

10 . The heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one fin has a different height along the radial direction and which varies so as to conform to a profile of the cover.

11 . The heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fins comprises a first type of fins and a second type of fins arranged on the radially outer surface along a transverse direction perpendicular to the radial direction, the fins of the first type of fins each extending radially between the support wall and the cover, and each being attached to the cover so as to bear the cover over their full radial heights.

12 . The heat exchange system according to claim 11 , wherein the plurality of fins is arranged transversely so that every third fin is a fin of the first type.

13 . The heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger is an additively manufactured heat exchanger.

14 . A module of a turbomachine with a longitudinal axis, comprising: an annular casing around the longitudinal axis in which an air flow circulates and a heat exchange system according to claim 6 , wherein the heat exchange system is arranged in the annular casing, wherein the annular casing comprises an annular wall which guides at least partly the air flow and which has an opening or a recess in which the heat exchanger with the profiled panel is installed, the first wall being connected upstream of the panel to a portion of the annular wall and the second wall being connected downstream of the panel, to a portion of the annular wall.

15 . A turbomachine comprising at least one heat exchange system according to claim 1 .

16 . A turbomachine comprising at least one turbomachine module according to claim 14 .

Assignees

• Safran

Inventors

• Toubiana Ephraïm
• Maalouf Samer
• Tang Etienne Yung

Classifications

• F02C7/18 Primary

  the medium being gaseous, e.g. air {(F02C7/125 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• F02C7/14 Primary

  of fluids in the plant {, e.g. lubricant or fuel (F02C7/185 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• Y02T50/60

  Efficient propulsion technologies, e.g. for aircraft · CPC title

• F02K3/06

  with front fan · CPC title

• F05D2260/4031

  as in toothed gearing · CPC title