Turbomachine impingement cooling modules
AssigneeGE Vernova Infrastructure Technology LLC
InventorJonathan Dwight Berry
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Abstract
An impingement module for localized cooling a hot gas path component of a turbomachine includes a plurality of impingement orifices. The impingement module is positioned with the plurality of impingement orifices oriented towards an outer surface of the hot gas path component. Thus, the impingement module is configured to receive a flow of pressurized air and direct the pressurized air through the impingement orifices to impinge on the outer surface of the component.
Claims20
A turbomachine, comprising:
- a compressor extending from an inlet to a discharge, the discharge of the compressor providing a flow of high pressure air directly into a high pressure plenum defined within an outer casing of the turbomachine;
- a combustor at least partially surrounded by the outer casing;
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- a turbine downstream of the combustor,
- wherein the combustor comprises:
- a head end;
- a liner at least partially defining a hot gas path;
- a flow sleeve circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the liner, wherein the flow sleeve is spaced from the liner to form a cooling flow annulus therebetween, the cooling flow annulus in fluid communication with the high pressure plenum whereby air from the high pressure plenum flows into the cooling flow annulus and from the cooling flow annulus to the head end;
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- an impingement module comprising a plurality of impingement orifices and a supply tube, the supply tube extending from an inlet to an outlet, the inlet of the supply tube flush with an outer surface of the flow sleeve whereby the inlet of the supply tube is positioned and oriented to receive a flow of air from the high pressure plenum, the supply tube extending from the inlet through the flow sleeve and radially inward from the flow sleeve to the outlet in the cooling flow annulus, wherein the outlet of the supply tube is coupled directly to a main body of the impingement module, whereby the flow of air flows directly into an internal plenum within the main body of the impingement module via the supply tube, with the plurality of impingement orifices oriented towards an outer surface of the liner whereby the impingement module is configured to direct the flow of air from the high pressure plenum through the impingement orifices to impinge on the outer surface of the liner.
An impingement module for localized cooling a hot gas path component of a turbomachine, the impingement module comprising:
- a main body with an internal plenum defined within the main body;
- a supply tube extending from an inlet to an outlet, the inlet of the supply tube positioned and oriented to receive a flow of pressurized air, the outlet of the supply tube coupled directly to the main body of the impingement module, whereby the flow of pressurized air flows directly into the internal plenum within the main body of the impingement module via the supply tube;
- a plurality of impingement orifices, the impingement module positioned with the plurality of impingement orifices oriented towards an outer surface of the hot gas path component whereby the impingement module is configured to receive the flow of pressurized air into the internal plenum within the main body and direct the pressurized air from the internal plenum within the main body through the impingement orifices to impinge on the outer surface of the hot gas path component.
A flow sleeve for a combustor, the combustor comprising a liner at least partially defining a hot gas path wherein the flow sleeve is configured to mount to the combustor whereby the flow sleeve circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of the liner with the flow sleeve spaced from the liner to form a cooling flow annulus therebetween, the flow sleeve comprising:
- a supply tube extending from an inlet to an outlet, the inlet of the supply tube flush with an outer surface of the flow sleeve, the supply tube extending from the inlet through the flow sleeve and radially inward towards the liner from the flow sleeve to the outlet;
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- an impingement module coupled to the supply tube, the impingement module comprising:
- a main body with an internal plenum defined within the main body, and a plurality of impingement orifices, wherein the outlet of the supply tube is coupled directly to the main body of the impingement module, whereby a flow of air flows directly into the internal plenum within the main body of the impingement module via the supply tube, the impingement module positioned with the plurality of impingement orifices oriented towards an outer surface of the liner whereby the impingement module is configured to direct the flow of air from the internal plenum within the main body through the impingement orifices to impinge on the outer surface of the liner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.