Combustor wall assembly for gas turbine engine
AssigneePratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
InventorTin-Cheung John Hu
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Abstract
Wall assemblies for a combustor of a gas turbine engine are disclosed. A wall assembly comprises an outer shell made of a metallic material, adjacent first and second inner panels mounted to the outer shell via an insert and a damper disposed between the outer shell and at least one of the first and second inner panels. The first and second inner panels may be spaced apart from the outer shell to define a double-wall configuration with the outer shell. The first and second inner panels may be made of a composite material. The insert may be made from substantially the same or other type of composite material.
Claims19
A combustor of a gas turbine engine, the combustor comprising:
- an outer shell made of a metallic material;
- a plurality of inner panels mounted to the outer shell, the plurality of inner panels spaced inwardly from the outer shell to define a double-wall configuration with the outer shell, the plurality of inner panels made of a ceramic material;
- a damper disposed between the outer shell and a first inner panel of the plurality of inner panels;
- and
- an insert disposed between the first inner panel and the outer shell, wherein:
- the first inner panel and a second inner panel of the plurality of inner panels are positioned to define a gap therebetween;
- part of the insert is disposed in the gap between the first inner panel and the second inner panel;
- the part of the insert disposed in the gap includes first sealing faces oriented obliquely to a normal of an inner surface of the outer shell;
- the first inner panel and the second inner panel each include a second sealing face oriented obliquely to the normal of the inner surface of the outer shell;
- the first sealing faces of the insert are in respective sliding engagement with the second sealing faces of the first inner panel and of the second inner panel;
- and
- the insert includes:
- a first flange engaged with a first bracket rigidly attached to the first inner panel, the first flange being spaced apart from the outer shell;
- and
- a second flange engaged with a second bracket rigidly attached to the second inner panel, the second flange being spaced apart from the outer shell;
- wherein:
- the first bracket defines a first channel separate from the outer shell, the first flange of the insert being received in the first channel;
- and
- the second bracket defines a second channel separate from the outer shell, the second flange of the insert being received in the second channel.
A combustor of a gas turbine engine, the combustor comprising:
- an outer shell;
- a plurality of inner panels mounted to the outer shell, the plurality of inner panels spaced inwardly from the outer shell to define a double-wall configuration with the outer shell, the plurality of inner panels having a higher heat resistance than the outer shell;
- a damper disposed between the outer shell and a first inner panel of the plurality of inner panels;
- and
- an insert disposed between the first inner panel and the outer shell, wherein:
- the first inner panel and a second inner panel of the plurality of inner panels are positioned to define a gap therebetween;
- part of the insert is disposed in the gap between the first inner panel and the second inner panel;
- the part of the insert disposed in the gap includes first sealing faces oriented obliquely to a normal of an inner surface of the outer shell;
- the first inner panel and the second inner panel each include a second sealing face oriented obliquely to the normal of the inner surface of the outer shell;
- and
- the first sealing faces of the insert are in respective sliding engagement with the second sealing faces of the first inner panel and of the second inner panel;
- the insert includes:
- a first flange engaged with a first bracket of the first inner panel, the first flange being spaced apart from the outer shell;
- and
- a second flange engaged with a second bracket of the second inner panel, the second flange being spaced apart from the outer shell;
- wherein:
- the first bracket of the first inner panel defines a first channel separate from the outer shell, the first flange of the insert being received in the first channel;
- and
- the second bracket of the second inner panel defines a second channel separate from the outer shell, the second flange of the insert being received in the second channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.