Stator assembly including bleed ports for turbine engine compressor
First Claim
1. A stator assembly for a turbine engine, the stator assembly comprising:
- a stator support ring;
a plurality of stator vanes protruding radially inwardly from the stator support ring; and
at least one bleed port disposed on the stator support ring between at least two adjacent stator vanes of the plurality of stator vanes, wherein the at least one bleed port defines an oblong profile, the profile comprising;
a first end terminating near a leading edge of a first stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes; and
a second end, substantially opposed from the first end, terminating near a trailing edge of a second stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes,wherein the profile is concave toward a suction sidewall of the second stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes.
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Abstract
A stator assembly for a turbine engine is disclosed. The stator assembly has a stator support ring, a plurality of stator vanes protruding radially inwardly from the stator support ring, and at least one bleed port disposed on the stator support ring between at least two adjacent stator vanes of the plurality of stator vanes. The at least one bleed port defines an oblong profile having a first end terminating near a leading edge of a first stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes, and a second end, substantially opposed from the first end, terminating near a trailing edge of a second stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes. The profile may be concave toward a suction sidewall of the second stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes.
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25 Claims
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1. A stator assembly for a turbine engine, the stator assembly comprising:
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a stator support ring; a plurality of stator vanes protruding radially inwardly from the stator support ring; and at least one bleed port disposed on the stator support ring between at least two adjacent stator vanes of the plurality of stator vanes, wherein the at least one bleed port defines an oblong profile, the profile comprising; a first end terminating near a leading edge of a first stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes; and a second end, substantially opposed from the first end, terminating near a trailing edge of a second stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes, wherein the profile is concave toward a suction sidewall of the second stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A compressor for a turbine engine, the compressor comprising:
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a casing; at least one rotor assembly encompassed by the casing; and at least one stator assembly disposed downstream from the rotor assembly and encompassed by the casing, the stator assembly comprising; a stator support ring; a plurality of stator vanes protruding radially inwardly from the stator support ring; and at least one bleed port disposed on the stator support ring between at least two adjacent stator vanes of the plurality of stator vanes, wherein the at least one bleed port defines an oblong profile, the profile comprising; a first end terminating near a leading edge of a first stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes; and a second end, substantially opposed from the first end, terminating near a trailing edge of a second stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes, wherein the profile is concave toward a suction sidewall of the second stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A segment of stator assembly having a vane member protruding from a stator support ring member, wherein:
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a first side of the stator support ring member defines a first portion of a first bleed port, a second side of the stator support ring member opposite the first side of the stator support ring member defines a second counterpart portion of a second bleed port adjacent to the first bleed port, the first portion of the first bleed port defines a first end terminating near a trailing edge of the vane member, the second counterpart portion of the second bleed port defines a second end terminating near a leading edge of the vane member, the first portion of the first bleed port is concave toward a suction sidewall of the vane member, and the second counterpart portion of the second bleed port is convex toward a pressure sidewall of the vane member. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of bleeding air in a turbine engine, comprising:
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bleeding compressed air through at least one port located between at least two of a plurality of adjacent stator vanes, wherein the at least one port defines an oblong profile, the profile comprising; a first end terminating near a leading edge of a first stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes; and a second end, substantially opposed from the first end, terminating near a trailing edge of a second stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes, wherein the profile is concave toward a suction sidewall of the second stator vane of the at least two adjacent stator vanes. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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