Assembly and method for cooling rear bearing and exhaust frame of gas turbine
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F02C-001/00
출원번호
US-0257153
(2005-10-25)
등록번호
US-7493769
(2009-02-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Jangili,Ranjit Kumar
출원인 / 주소
General Electric Company
대리인 / 주소
Nixon & Vanderhye PC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
74인용 특허 :
5
초록▼
A propeller is mounted aft of the rear rotor supporting bearing of a gas turbine. The propeller is driven either by the rotor shaft or by the exhaust gases flowing through the exhaust frame of the turbine. The rotating propeller blows cooling air on the rear bearing. The cooling air can then be circ
A propeller is mounted aft of the rear rotor supporting bearing of a gas turbine. The propeller is driven either by the rotor shaft or by the exhaust gases flowing through the exhaust frame of the turbine. The rotating propeller blows cooling air on the rear bearing. The cooling air can then be circulated through the exhaust frame to cool the exhaust frame as well.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A gas turbine having a rotor, a rear bearing rotatably supporting said rotor and an exhaust frame disposed in surrounding relation to said rear bearing and defining therethrough a path for exhaust gas flowing out of the gas turbine, and a fan assembly disposed axially aft of
What is claimed is: 1. A gas turbine having a rotor, a rear bearing rotatably supporting said rotor and an exhaust frame disposed in surrounding relation to said rear bearing and defining therethrough a path for exhaust gas flowing out of the gas turbine, and a fan assembly disposed axially aft of said rear bearing and driven by at least one of said rotor and exhaust gas flowing through said exhaust gas path, said fan assembly comprising a propeller including at least two blades configured to direct air axially at the blade outlets towards said rear bearing; wherein said exhaust frame defines at least one inlet for ambient air disposed aft of said propeller and wherein said fan assembly is provided with air from said ambient air inlet. 2. A gas turbine as in claim 1, wherein said fan assembly comprises said propeller mounted to a shaft, said shaft being oriented substantially coaxial to said rotor. 3. A gas turbine as in claim 2, wherein said shaft is coupled to said rotor so as to rotate therewith. 4. A gas turbine as in claim 1, wherein said inlet extends radially, substantially perpendicular to the axis of the rotor. 5. A gas turbine as in claim 1, wherein said fan assembly includes first and second propellers, said first propeller being disposed to intercept at least some of the exhaust gas flowing through said exhaust gas path to rotate said first propeller, wherein said first propeller is operatively coupled to said second propeller so that rotation of said first propeller rotates said second propeller, wherein said first and second propellers are mounted to a shaft that is disposed to rotate independently of said rotor, and wherein said second propeller is configured for directing cooling air axially towards said bearing. 6. A gas turbine as in claim 5, wherein said first propeller is disposed axially rearwardly of said second propeller. 7. A gas turbine as in claim 5, wherein said exhaust frame defines at least one inlet for ambient air disposed aft of said second propeller. 8. A gas turbine as in claim 1, wherein a path for cooling air is defined through said exhaust frame, having at least one inlet opening on a radially inner periphery of said exhaust frame for passing air directed thereto by the fan blades. 9. A gas turbine as in claim 1, wherein said exhaust frame includes at least an outlet for cooling air, extending generally radially therethrough. 10. A gas turbine as in claim 9, wherein said outlet is aft of the propeller. 11. A gas turbine as in claim 1, wherein said outlet is forward of the propeller. 12. A method of cooling the rotor supporting rear and surrounding exhaust frame of a gas turbine, comprising: mounting a fan assembly axially aft of said rear bearing so as to be rotatably driven by at least one of said rotor and exhaust gas flowing through a path for exhaust gas flowing out of the gas turbine defined by said exhaust frame in surrounding relation to said rear bearing, said fan assembly comprising a propeller including at least two blades configured to direct air axially at the blade outlets towards said rear bearing; wherein said exhaust frame defines at least one inlet for ambient air disposed aft of said propeller. and wherein rotation of said propeller draws ambient air through said at least one inlet. 13. A method as in claim 12, wherein said fan assembly comprises said propeller mounted to a shaft oriented substantially coaxial to said rotor, so that said propeller rotates with said shaft. 14. A method as in claim 13, wherein said shaft is coupled to said rotor so as to rotate therewith. 15. A method as in claim 12, wherein said fan assembly includes first and second propellers, said first propeller being disposed to intercept at least some of the exhaust gas flowing through said exhaust gas path to rotate said first propeller, wherein said first propeller is operatively coupled to said second propeller so that rotation of said first propeller rotates said second propeller, wherein first and said second propellers are mounted to a shaft that is disposed to rotate independently of said rotor, and wherein said second propeller is configured for directing cooling air axially towards said bearing. 16. A method as in claim 15, wherein said exhaust frame defines at least one inlet for ambient air disposed aft of said second propeller, and wherein rotation of said propeller draws ambient air through said at least one inlet. 17. A method as in claim 12, wherein a path for cooling air is defined through said exhaust frame, having at least one inlet opening on a radially inner periphery of said exhaust frame for passing air directed thereto by the fan blades. 18. A method as in claim 17, wherein cooling air directed through said at least one inlet opening impingement cools a wall of the exhaust gas path.
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