Damped fluid transfer tube for a gas turbine engine
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorChristopher T. Anglin
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Abstract
An assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This assemble includes a stationary structure configured with a first side, a second side and a bore that extends through the stationary structure between the first side and the second side. The assembly also includes a fluid transfer tube extending within the bore and forming a plenum between a sidewall of the fluid transfer tube and the stationary structure. The fluid transfer tube is configured with a first end at the first side, a second end at the second side, a flowpath and an aperture. The flowpath is at least partially formed by the sidewall and extends through the fluid transfer tube between the first end and the second end. The aperture fluidly couples the flowpath with the plenum.
Claims20
An assembly for a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a stationary structure configured with a first side, a second side and a bore that extends through the stationary structure between the first side and the second side;
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- a fluid transfer tube extending within the bore and forming a plenum between a sidewall of the fluid transfer tube and the stationary structure, the fluid transfer tube configured with a first end at the first side, a second end at the second side, a flowpath and an aperture, the flowpath at least partially formed by the sidewall and extending through the fluid transfer tube between the first end and the second end, and the aperture fluidly coupling the flowpath with the plenum.
An assembly for a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a stationary structure extending circumferentially around a rotational axis of the gas turbine engine, the stationary structure comprising a strut and configured with an inner side, an outer side and a bore that extends radially, relative to the rotational axis, through the strut and between the inner side and the outer side;
- a fluid transfer tube configured with the stationary structure to form an annular plenum between a sidewall of the fluid transfer tube and the strut, the fluid transfer tube configured with a fluid inlet end at the outer side, a fluid outlet end at the inner side, a flowpath and an aperture, the flowpath extending radially, relative to the rotational axis, through the fluid transfer tube between the fluid inlet end and the fluid outlet end, and the aperture extending through the sidewall and fluidly coupling the flowpath with the annular plenum;
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- first and second seal joints between the sidewall and the strut, wherein the annular plenum extends along the sidewall between the first seal joint and the second seal joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.