Turbine engine comprising a means for measuring the speed and torque of a shaft of the turbine engine and method for monitoring said shaft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9708926-B2
Application number	US-201314426147-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 5, 2013
Priority date	Sep 6, 2012
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

Turbine engine ( 1 ), in particular for an aircraft, comprising at least one axial shaft ( 2 ) rotatably mounted in a casing ( 3 ) of the turbine engine ( 1 ), the turbine engine ( 1 ) comprising an annular reference part ( 10 ) comprising short ( 11 ) and long ( 12 ) longitudinal reference teeth, first means for detecting the passage of the short ( 11 ) and long ( 12 ) reference teeth so as to measure the speed of the shaft ( 2 ) of the turbine engine ( 1 ) about its axis (X), an annular measurement part ( 20 ) comprising longitudinal measurement teeth ( 21 ); and second means for detecting the passage of the long reference teeth ( 12 ) and the measurement teeth ( 21 ) so as to measure the torque of the shaft ( 2, 102 ) of the turbine engine ( 1 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Turbine engine, in particular for an aircraft, comprising at least one axial shaft rotatably mounted in a casing of the turbine engine, the turbine engine comprising:
an annular reference part which is rigidly connected to a first portion of the shaft of the turbine engine, the reference part comprising short and long longitudinal reference teeth;
first means for detecting the passage of the short and long reference teeth in a first transverse plane so as to measure the speed of the shaft of the turbine engine about its axis;
an annular measurement part which is rigidly connected to a second portion (A 2 ) of the shaft of the turbine engine which is remote from said first portion, the measurement part comprising longitudinal measurement teeth; and
second means for detecting the passage of the long reference teeth and the measurement teeth in a second transverse plane so as to measure the torque of the shaft of the turbine engine.

2. Turbine engine according to claim 1 , wherein the short reference teeth and the measurement teeth are at different radial distances from the axis of the turbine engine.

3. Turbine engine according to claim 2 , wherein each long reference tooth has a proximal portion and a distal portion that are at different radial distances from the axis of the turbine engine.

4. Turbine engine according to claim 1 , wherein each long reference tooth has a proximal portion and a distal portion that are at different radial distances from the axis of the turbine engine.

5. Turbine engine according to claim 4 , wherein the proximal portion of each long reference tooth extends at the same radial distance as the short reference teeth.

6. Turbine engine according to claim 5 , wherein the proximal portion of a long reference tooth is radially external to its distal portion.

7. Turbine engine according to claim 5 , wherein the short reference teeth and the proximal portions of the long reference teeth are formed by a perforated annular portion of the annular reference part.

8. Turbine engine according to claim 4 , wherein the proximal portion of a long reference tooth is radially external to its distal portion.

9. Turbine engine according to claim 8 , wherein the short reference teeth and the proximal portions of the long reference teeth are formed by a perforated annular portion of the annular reference part.

10. Turbine engine according to claim 4 , wherein the short reference teeth and the proximal portions of the long reference teeth are formed by a perforated annular portion of the annular reference part.

11. Turbine engine according to claim 10 , wherein the distal portions of the long reference teeth extend longitudinally from said perforated annular portion.

12. Turbine engine according to claim 11 , wherein the distal portion of each long reference tooth is axially aligned with or angularly offset from the proximal portion of said tooth.

13. Turbine engine according to claim 10 , wherein the distal portion of each long reference tooth is axially aligned with or angularly offset from the proximal portion of said tooth.

14. Turbine engine according to claim 1 , wherein the turbine engine has the same number of long reference teeth and measurement teeth.

15. Turbine engine according to claim 1 , wherein the first detection means and the second detection means are at different radial distances from the axis of the turbine engine.

16. Turbine engine according to claim 1 , wherein the first detection means and the second detection means take the form of inductive speed sensors and inductive torque sensors respectively, the speed sensors and the torque sensors being identical.

17. Turbine engine according to claim 16 , wherein the speed sensors and the torque sensors are rigidly connected to the casing of the turbine engine and alternate at the circumference of the casing.

18. Method for monitoring an axial shaft of a turbine engine which is mounted rotatably in a casing of the turbine engine, the turbine engine comprising an annular reference part rigidly connected to a first portion of the shaft of the turbine engine, the reference part comprising short and long longitudinal reference teeth, an annular measurement part which is rigidly connected to a second portion of the shaft of the turbine engine which is remote from said first portion, the measurement part comprising longitudinal measurement teeth, the method comprising:
a step of detecting the passage of the short and long reference teeth in a first transverse plane so as to measure the speed of the shaft of the turbine engine about its axis; and
a step of detecting the passage of the long reference teeth and the measurement teeth in a second transverse plane so as to measure the torque of the shaft of the turbine engine.

Assignees

• Snecma

Inventors

• Curlier Augustin
• Belmonte Olivier
• Le Gouellec Gilles

Classifications

• F05D2270/304

  Spool rotational speed · CPC title

• F01D21/003 Primary

  Arrangements for testing or measuring (for measuring vibrations G01H) · CPC title

• G01L3/105

  involving inductive means (G01L3/102, G01L3/104 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01P3/488

  delivered by variable reluctance detectors · CPC title

• F01D25/24

  Casings (modified for heating or cooling F01D25/14); Casing parts, e.g. diaphragms, casing fastenings (casings for rotary machines or engines in general F16M {; special arrangements in stators dealing with breaking-off of part of rotor F01D21/045}) · CPC title