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US 11,028,732 B2Granted
High temperature panel damper for sheet metal structures
AssigneeRolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
InventorsWilliam McGivern, Michel S. Smallwood
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Abstract
An exhaust assembly for use with a gas turbine engine includes an exhaust duct and a damper system coupled to the exhaust duct. The exhaust duct is configured for fluid communication with the gas turbine engine to receive hot exhaust gases produced by the gas turbine engine. The exhaust duct includes a plurality of panels that define an exhaust passageway. The damper system is coupled to one of the plurality of panels and is configured to dampen vibration of the exhaust duct during use of the gas turbine engine.
Claims17
An exhaust assembly for use with a gas turbine engine, the exhaust assembly comprising
- an exhaust duct configured for fluid communication with the gas turbine engine to receive hot exhaust gases produced by the gas turbine engine, the exhaust duct including a plurality of panels that define an exhaust passageway, a first panel included in the plurality of panels includes a flat inner surface that faces toward the exhaust passageway, a flat outer surface opposite the flat inner surface, and an outer edge that extends around the first panel, and the first panel being supported only along the outer edge, and
- a damper system configured to dampen vibration of the exhaust duct during use of the gas turbine engine, the damper system including a fabric damper sheet, a rigid damper plate, and a damper bracket, the fabric damper sheet engaged with the flat outer surface of the first panel, the rigid damper plate arranged in face-to-face relation with the fabric damper sheet and spaced apart from the first panel to locate the fabric damper sheet between the damper plate and the first panel, the damper plate having a body and a perimeter edge arranged around the body, and the damper bracket has a frame that extends along the perimeter edge of the damper plate and defines a window that opens through the damper bracket to expose the body of the damper plate,
- wherein the damper bracket is coupled with the first panel and engaged with the perimeter edge of the damper plate to change a resonance frequency of the exhaust duct and dampen the vibration of the exhaust duct during use of the gas turbine engine.
An exhaust assembly for use with a gas turbine engine, the exhaust assembly comprising
- an exhaust duct including a plurality of panels that defines an exhaust passageway, a first panel included in the plurality of panels includes a flat inner surface that faces toward the exhaust passageway and a flat outer surface opposite the flat inner surface, and
- a damper system that includes a damper, a damper plate, and a damper bracket, the damper coupled with the flat outer surface of the first panel, the damper plate arranged in face-to-face relation with the damper and spaced apart from the first panel to locate the damper between the damper plate and the first panel, the damper plate having a body and a perimeter edge arranged around the body, and the damper bracket is coupled with the first panel and engaged with the damper plate to change a resonance frequency of the exhaust duct and dampen the vibration of the exhaust duct during use of the gas turbine engine, wherein the damper bracket includes a frame that extends along a perimeter edge of the damper plate and defines a window that opens through the damper bracket to expose the body of the damper plate, and the frame is coupled with the first panel and engaged with the perimeter edge of the damper plate to change a resonance frequency of the exhaust duct.
A method comprising
- providing an exhaust duct formed from a plurality of panels with inner surfaces defining an exhaust passageway and outer surfaces facing away from the exhaust passageway,
- discharging exhaust gases through the exhaust passageway to cause at least one of the panels to vibrate and produce noise and to expose the at least one panel to temperatures greater than about 250 degrees Fahrenheit, and
- changing a resonance frequency of the at least one panel by coupling a fabric damper sheet to the outer surface of the at least one panel to reduce vibrations and noise, wherein the step of changing the resonance frequency of the at least one panel includes applying a rigid damper plate over the fabric damper sheet to locate the fabric damper sheet between the damper plate and the at least one panel, and wherein the step of changing a resonance frequency of the at least one panel further includes clamping the damper plate and the fabric damper sheet to the at least one panel with a damper bracket that has a frame disposed around a perimeter of the damper plate and defines a window that opens to expose the damper plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.