Inner ring of a fluid flow machine and stator vane array

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9587499-B2
Application number	US-201414537848-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2014
Priority date	Nov 12, 2013
Publication date	Mar 7, 2017
Grant date	Mar 7, 2017

Abstract

An inner ring of a fluid flow machine includes fixing rings and seal carriers split into at least two fixing ring segments and into at least two seal carrier segments, respectively. The fixing ring segments and the seal carrier segments are arranged with the respective end faces facing each other. A first fixing ring segment has a first ring segment shoulder and a second fixing ring segment has an offset second ring segment shoulder. A first seal carrier segment has a first carrier segment shoulder, and a second seal carrier segment has a second carrier segment shoulder, which is offset with respect to the first carrier segment shoulder. In a separation plane of the inner ring, the first carrier segment shoulder abuts the second ring segment shoulder at the end face. Also in the separation plane, the second carrier segment shoulder abuts the first ring segment shoulder at the end face.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An inner ring of a fluid flow machine for attachment to stator vanes of the fluid flow machine and for receiving seal segments, the inner ring comprising:
a fixing ring and a seal carrier, the fixing ring being split into at least a first fixing ring segment and a second ring segment and the seal carrier being split into at least a first seal carrier segment a second seal carrier segment in the circumferential direction of the fluid flow machine, and the first and second fixing ring segments and the first and second seal carrier segments being arranged in the circumferential direction with respective end faces facing each other,
the first fixing ring segment having a first ring segment shoulder and the second fixing ring segment having a second ring segment shoulder offset with respect to the first ring segment shoulder;
the first seal carrier segment having a first carrier segment shoulder and the second seal carrier segment having a second carrier segment shoulder offset with respect to the first carrier segment shoulder; and
in a separation plane of the inner ring, the first carrier segment shoulder at least partially abutting the second ring segment shoulder at respective end faces; and, in the separation plane, the second carrier segment shoulder at least partially abuts the first ring segment shoulder at the respective end face.

2. The inner ring as recited in claim 1 wherein the first ring segment shoulder is integrally connected to the first fixing ring segment or the second ring segment shoulder is integrally connected to the second fixing ring segment or the first carrier segment shoulder is integrally connected to the first seal carrier segment or the second carrier segment shoulder is integrally connected to the second seal carrier segment.

3. The inner ring as recited in claim 1 wherein the first and second fixing ring segments each have a circumferential angle of 180 degrees or the first and second seal carrier segments each have a circumferential angle of 180 degrees.

4. The inner ring as recited in claim 1 wherein the first carrier segment shoulder is located at the radially outer end of the first seal carrier segment or the first ring segment shoulder is located at the radially outer end of the first fixing ring segment.

5. The inner ring as recited in claim 1 wherein the first or the second carrier segment shoulder or the first or the second ring segment shoulders each extend over the entire circumferential length of the respective first or second seal carrier segment or first or second fixing ring segment.

6. The inner ring as recited in claim 1 wherein the first or the second carrier segment shoulder is disposed on an axially downstream, radially extending portion of the respective first or second seal carrier segment.

7. The inner ring as recited in claim 6 wherein the ratio of a radial extent to an axial width of the portion is at least 6:1.

8. The inner ring as recited in claim 1 wherein the first or the second fixing ring segment includes at one or both end faces at least one bore in the circumferential direction, the bore configured to receive a pin for connecting the other of the first or second fixing ring segment.

9. The inner ring as recited in claim 1 wherein the first or the second seal carrier segment has abradable seals for sealing off against a fluid medium of the axial fluid flow machine.

10. The inner ring as recited in claim 1 wherein the first and second seal carrier segments or the first and second fixing ring segment are manufactured as turned parts.

11. A stator vane array of a fluid flow machine comprising stator vanes attached to the inner ring as recited in claim 1 .

12. The stator vane array as recited in claim 11 wherein the stator vane array is connectable to a casing of a compressor.

13. The stator vane array as recited in claim 11 wherein the stator vane array is connectable to a casing of an axial high-pressure compressor.

Assignees

• MTU Aero Engines AG

Inventors

• Albers Lothar
• Zotz Georg
• Pilzweger Rudolf
• Becker Hermann

Classifications

• F01D5/225 Primary

  by shrouding · CPC title

• F05D2240/11

  Shroud seal segments · CPC title

• F01D9/04

  forming ring or sector · CPC title

• F01D11/005

  Sealing means between non relatively rotating elements · CPC title

• F01D11/001

  for sealing space between stator blade and rotor · CPC title