Dual stage turbine shroud

• US 8,147,192 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2008
• Issued: 04/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Jones, Daniel Vern, Laflen, James Harvey, Albrecht, Richard William, Placke, Dustin Alfred, Lee, Ching-Pang
• Primary Examiner(s): Everhart, Caridad
• Application Number:
  US12/233,847
• Publication Number:
  US 20100074745A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,292 Days
• Field of Search: 415/173.1, 415/173.2, 415/173.3, 415/189, 415/190, 415/209.3, 415/209.2
• US Class Current: 415/209.3
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 11/24 by selectively cooling-heating stator or rotor components
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 25/246 Fastening of diaphragms or stator-rings
• CPC Class Codes: F05D 2240/11 Shroud seal segments
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 50/60 Efficient propulsion technologies, e.g. for aircraft

Abstract

A turbine shroud includes a shroud hanger having an arcuate panel from which three inner hooks extend inwardly, and from which two outer hooks extend outwardly therefrom. The two outer hooks effect a statically determinate configuration of the shroud.

Claims

1. A turbine shroud comprising:

a support tube including a pair of support hooks extending radially inwardly and a pair of rings extending radially outwardly from said pair of support hooks;

a hanger including only two outer hooks extending radially outwardly in engagement with said pair of support hooks, and further including three inner hooks extending radially inwardly, said hanger further including a panel having said outer hooks at opposite axial ends thereof, wherein said three inner hooks are collectively supported by said two outer hooks, and wherein said panel includes a plurality of girders bridging said two outer hooks above said three inner hooks; and

a shroud segment including three shroud hooks extending radially outwardly in engagement with said three hanger inner hooks.

2. A shroud according to claim 1 wherein said outer hooks include a forward outer hook inclined axially aft toward an aft outer hook, and said aft outer hook extends radially without axial inclination.

3. A shroud according to claim 2 wherein said hanger further comprises a plurality of gussets bridging said inclined forward outer hook to said panel.

4. A shroud according to claim 3 wherein said gussets comprise forward gussets bridging said forward outer hook to a forward inner hook of said hanger, and aft gussets bridging said forward outer hook to a middle inner hook of said hanger.

5. A shroud according to claim 3 wherein some of said gussets are coaxially aligned with said girders on opposite sides of said forward outer hook, and some of said gussets are spaced circumferentially between said girders.

6. A shroud according to claim 3 wherein said forward outer hook commences at a forward inner hook of said hanger and is inclined aft axially short of the next inner hook of said hanger.

7. A shroud according to claim 3 wherein said panel has a uniform thickness between said inner and outer hooks, and said girders bridge said outer hooks along the perimeter of said panel for increasing stiffness thereof.

8. A shroud according to claim 7 wherein:

said outer hooks face aft with common elevation; and

said perimeter girders are coextensive in elevation with said aft outer hook, and include an access pocket at said forward outer hook.

9. A turbine shroud comprising a shroud hanger including an arcuate panel having three inner hooks extending inwardly, and only two outer hooks extending outwardly therefrom, wherein said inner hooks include forward and aft inner hooks disposed at said opposite axial ends of said panel, and a middle inner hook disposed axially therebetween;

and said outer hooks include forward and aft outer hooks spaced axially from said middle hook and extending outwardly above said forward and aft inner hooks for collectively supporting said three inner hooks, and wherein said panel includes a plurality of girders bridging said two outer hooks across said middle inner hook.

10. A shroud according to claim 9 wherein said forward outer hook is inclined aft toward said aft outer hook.

11. A shroud according to claim 10 wherein said forward outer hook commences at said forward inner hook and extends aft short of said middle inner hook.

12. A shroud according to claim 10 wherein said hanger further comprises a plurality of forward gussets bridging said forward outer hook to said forward inner hook.

13. A shroud according to claim 12 wherein said hanger further comprises a plurality of aft gussets bridging said forward outer hook to said middle inner hook.

14. A shroud according to claim 10 wherein said panel has a uniform thickness between said inner and outer hooks, and said girders bridge said outer hooks along the perimeter of said panel for increasing stiffness thereof.

15. A shroud according to claim 14 wherein:

said outer hooks face aft with common elevation; and

said perimeter girders are coextensive in elevation with said aft outer hook, and include an access pocket at said forward outer hook.

16. A shroud according to claim 14 wherein said hanger further includes a forward impingement baffle extending inwardly between said forward and middle inner hooks and an aft impingement baffle extending inwardly between said middle and aft inner hooks.

17. A shroud according to claim 10 further comprising a shroud support tube including a pair of support hooks engaged respectively with said hanger outer hooks.

18. A shroud according to claim 17 wherein said support tube further includes a pair of rings extending radially outwardly from said support hooks.

19. A shroud according to claim 18 wherein said support tube further includes a forward mounting flange spaced axially forward from said support hooks.

20. A shroud according to claim 18 further comprising a shroud segment suspended from said hanger inner hooks.

21. A shroud according to claim 20 further comprising two stages of counter-rotation turbine blades disposed inside said shroud segment being common thereto.