Turbomachine casing assembly
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorCedric B Harper
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Abstract
A turbomachine casing assembly comprises a first casing portion for at least partially encasing one or more rotating aerofoil structures of a turbomachine and a second casing portion; the first casing portion being movable with respect to the second casing portion. One or more resilient elements are arranged so as to resist movement of the first casing portion with respect to the second casing portion.
Claims15
A turbomachine casing assembly comprising:
- a first casing portion configured to at least partially encase one or more rotating aerofoil structures of a turbomachine;
- a second casing portion, the first casing portion being movable with respect to the second casing portion;
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- one or more resilient elements arranged so as to resist movement of the first casing portion with respect to the second casing portion, wherein
- the first casing portion is configured to move, from an initial position, in a substantially radial direction of the turbomachine casing assembly when contacted by the one or more rotating aerofoil structures,
- the first casing portion is configured to return toward the initial position when the contact by the one or more rotating aerofoil structures ceases,
- the first casing portion and the second casing portion are separated by a space, and
- an end of the first casing portion moves into the space between the first casing portion and the second casing portion when the first casing portion is contacted by the one or more rotating aerofoil structures,
- wherein the first casing portion is rotatably coupled with respect to the second casing portion at a second end of the first casing portion.
A first casing portion configured to engage a second casing portion to form a turbomachine casing assembly, wherein
- the first casing portion is configured to be movable with respect to the second casing portion while installed in the turbomachine casing and the first casing portion is rotatably coupled with respect to the second casing portion at a second end of the first casing portion,
- the first casing portion is provided with a resilient element arranged to resist the movement of the first casing portion with respect to the second casing portion while installed in the turbomachine casing assembly,
- the first casing portion and the second casing portion are separated by a space, and
- an end of the first casing portion moves into the space between the first casing portion and the second casing portion when the first casing portion is contacted by one or more rotating aerofoil structures.
A first casing portion configured to engage a second casing portion to form a turbomachine casing assembly, wherein
- the first casing portion is configured so that it is movable with respect to the second casing portion once installed into the turbomachine casing assembly, wherein
- the first casing portion is provided with a resilient element arranged to resist movement of the first casing portion with respect to the second casing portion once installed into the turbomachine casing assembly, and wherein
- the first casing portion is further provided with a release mechanism configured to release a pre-stress in the resilient element such that the resilient element is releasable from a pre-installation compressed position to an installed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.