BLADE TIP CLEARANCE SYSTEMS
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1. A blade tip clearance system comprising:
- a first control ring having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and a first thermal response rate;
a second control ring located radially outward of and operatively connected to the first control ring, the second control ring having a second coefficient of thermal expansion that is different from the first coefficient of thermal expansion and a second thermal response rate that is different from the first thermal response rate; and
wherein thermal expansion and contraction of the first and the second control rings are configured to control a radial position of the blade tip clearance system relative to a rotating blade component.
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Abstract
A blade tip clearance system includes first and second control rings. The first control ring has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and a first thermal response rate. The second control ring is located radially outward of and operatively connected to the first control ring and has a second CTE that is different from the first CTE and a second thermal response rate that is different from the first thermal response rate. Thermal expansion and contraction of the first and the second control rings controls a radial position of the blade tip clearance system relative to a rotating blade component.
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20 Claims
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1. A blade tip clearance system comprising:
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a first control ring having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and a first thermal response rate; a second control ring located radially outward of and operatively connected to the first control ring, the second control ring having a second coefficient of thermal expansion that is different from the first coefficient of thermal expansion and a second thermal response rate that is different from the first thermal response rate; and wherein thermal expansion and contraction of the first and the second control rings are configured to control a radial position of the blade tip clearance system relative to a rotating blade component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A gas turbine engine comprising:
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a rotating structure including a plurality of rotating blades with radially outward tips; a blade tip clearance system located adjacent to the radially outward tips comprising; a carrier; a blade outer air seal in communication with the carrier, the blade outer air seal including a radially inward seal face adjacent to the radially outward tips of the rotating blades; an inner control ring configured to be radially centered with respect to the carrier, the inner control ring having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and a first thermal response rate; an outer control ring configured to be radially centered with respect to the carrier, the outer control ring having a second coefficient of thermal expansion and a second thermal response rate; and wherein thermal expansion and contraction of the inner and the outer control rings maintains a clearance between the radially inward seal face of the blade outer air seal and the radially outward tips of the rotating blades. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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