Thermal machine
First Claim
1. A thermal machine comprising:
- an annular combustor having and outwardly delimited by an outer shell and an inner shell and through which a hot gas flow can axially flow;
wherein the outer shell and inner shell each comprise a concentric cooling shroud attached at a distance on outer sides of the outer and inner shells and forming a cooling passage therebetween through which cooling passage cooling air can flow in a direction opposite to the hot gas flow;
wherein at least one of the cooling shrouds, on a side at which cooling air enters the cooling passage, has an outwardly curved, rounded inlet edge configured and arranged to improve inflow conditions;
wherein the cooling shrouds comprise and are assembled from individual cooling shroud segments which circumferentially adjoin each other, and further comprising distributed fastening elements which fasten the cooling shroud segments on the associated shells; and
wherein all the cooling shroud segments are divided into first cooling shroud segments which are adjacent of the parting plane, and second cooling shroud segments which lie outside the parting plane, and wherein the first cooling shroud segments have a raised side edge configured and arranged to adapt to the deviating shape of the shells.
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Abstract
A thermal machine, especially a gas turbine, includes an annular combustor which is outwardly delimited by an outer shell and an inner shell (33) and through which a hot gas axially flows. The outer shell and inner shell (33) are each provided with a concentric cooling shroud (31) which is attached at a distance on their outer side, forming a cooling passage (32) through which cooling passage (32) cooling air flows in a direction which is opposite to the hot gas flow. The cooling of the combustor is improved by at least one of the cooling shrouds (31), on the side on which the cooling air enters the cooling passage (32), having an outwardly curved, rounded inlet edge (37) for improving the inflow conditions.
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6 Claims
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1. A thermal machine comprising:
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an annular combustor having and outwardly delimited by an outer shell and an inner shell and through which a hot gas flow can axially flow; wherein the outer shell and inner shell each comprise a concentric cooling shroud attached at a distance on outer sides of the outer and inner shells and forming a cooling passage therebetween through which cooling passage cooling air can flow in a direction opposite to the hot gas flow; wherein at least one of the cooling shrouds, on a side at which cooling air enters the cooling passage, has an outwardly curved, rounded inlet edge configured and arranged to improve inflow conditions; wherein the cooling shrouds comprise and are assembled from individual cooling shroud segments which circumferentially adjoin each other, and further comprising distributed fastening elements which fasten the cooling shroud segments on the associated shells; and wherein all the cooling shroud segments are divided into first cooling shroud segments which are adjacent of the parting plane, and second cooling shroud segments which lie outside the parting plane, and wherein the first cooling shroud segments have a raised side edge configured and arranged to adapt to the deviating shape of the shells. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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