Passive thermostatic valve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9228441-B2
Application number	US-201213477671-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2012
Priority date	May 22, 2012
Publication date	Jan 5, 2016
Grant date	Jan 5, 2016

Abstract

An airfoil includes an airfoil body having an internal cavity. A thermostatic valve is located at least partially within the internal cavity. The thermostatic valve is configured to passively control fluid flow into the internal cavity in response to a temperature within the internal cavity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An airfoil comprising:
an airfoil body having an internal cavity; and
a thermostatic valve at least partially within the internal cavity and configured to passively control fluid flow into the internal cavity in response to a temperature within the internal cavity, the thermostatic valve including a moveable baffle member and a fixed baffle member, the moveable baffle member having a hollow interior defining a flow passage and a discharge port in communication with the flow passage and the fixed baffle member being disposed in the hollow interior of the moveable baffle member.

2. The airfoil as recited in claim 1 , wherein the thermostatic valve includes a multi-metallic actuator.

3. The airfoil as recited in claim 1 , wherein the discharge port comprises a wall including a plurality of openings extending there through.

4. The airfoil as recited in claim 1 , wherein the movable baffle member circumscribes the fixed baffle member.

5. The airfoil as recited in claim 4 , including a bearing interface between the fixed baffle member and the movable baffle member.

6. The airfoil as recited in claim 4 , wherein the fixed baffle member is affixed at an exterior portion of the airfoil body and extends into the internal cavity.

7. The airfoil as recited in claim 4 , wherein the fixed baffle member and the movable baffle member are elongated in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis defined by the airfoil body.

8. The airfoil as recited in claim 4 , further comprising a multi-metallic member joining the movable baffle member and a wall of the interior cavity.

9. The airfoil as recited in claim 1 , wherein the moveable baffle member is moveable with respect to a wall of the internal cavity such that in a closed position the discharge port abuts the wall to limit flow and in an open position the discharge port is spaced from the wall to permit greater flow.

10. A turbine engine comprising:
a compressor section;
a combustor in fluid communication with the compressor section; and
a turbine section in fluid communication with the combustor, the turbine section being coupled to drive the compressor section, and at least one of the compressor section and the turbine section including an airfoil comprising an airfoil body having an internal cavity and a thermostatic valve at least partially within the internal cavity and configured to passively control fluid flow into the internal cavity in response to a temperature within the internal cavity, the thermostatic valve including a moveable baffle member and a fixed baffle member, the moveable baffle member having a hollow interior defining a flow passage and a discharge port in communication with the flow passage, and the fixed baffle member being disposed in the hollow interior of the moveable baffle member.

11. The engine as recited in claim 10 , wherein the movable baffle member circumscribes the fixed baffle member.

12. The engine as recited in claim 10 , wherein the moveable baffle member is moveable with respect to a wall of the internal cavity such that in a closed position the discharge port abuts the wall to limit flow and in an open position the discharge port is spaced from the wall to permit greater flow.

13. The engine as recited in claim 10 , further comprising a fan coupled to be driven by the turbine section.

14. A passive thermostatic valve comprising:
a first baffle member including a body having a hollow interior defining a flow passage and a discharge port in communication with the flow passage;
a second baffle member extending within the hollow interior of the first baffle member, the second baffle being fixed relative to the first baffle; and
a thermal actuator configured to passively move the body of the first baffle member relative to the second baffle member between a plurality of positions influencing a flow through the discharge port and in response to a temperature.

15. The passive thermostatic valve as recited in claim 14 , wherein the thermostatic valve includes a multi-metallic actuator.

16. The passive thermostatic valve as recited in claim 15 , including a bearing interface between the first baffle member and the second baffle member.

17. The passive thermostatic valve as recited in claim 14 , wherein the discharge port comprises a wall including a plurality of openings extending there through.

Assignees

• Thornton Lane
• Slavens Thomas N
• United Technologies Corp

Inventors

• Thornton Lane
• Slavens Thomas N

Classifications

• F05D2270/3062

  of the auxiliary fluid for heating or cooling purposes · CPC title

• F01D5/188

  with an insert in the blade cavity to guide the cooling fluid, e.g. forming a separation wall · CPC title

• F01D5/187 Primary

  Convection cooling · CPC title

• F05D2270/303

  Temperature · CPC title

• F02C6/08

  the gas being bled from the gas-turbine compressor · CPC title