Annular turbomachine combustion chamber
View Patent ↗An annular turbomachine combustion chamber comprising an inner wall, an outer wall, and a chamber end wall disposed between said inner and outer walls in the upstream region of said chamber, the chamber end wall presenting a central portion and an outer assembly flange, and the outer wall presenting an upstream assembly flange, the chamber end wall and the outer wall being assembled together by their assembly flanges, in which the free edge of said outer assembly flange is curved inwards. In addition, the outer face of the outer assembly flange presents a shoulder.
1. An annular turbomachine combustion chamber comprising:
an inner wall;
an outer wall; and
a chamber end wall disposed between said inner and outer walls in the upstream region of said chamber, the chamber end wall presenting a central portion and an outer assembly flange, and the outer wall presenting an upstream assembly flange, the chamber end wall and the outer wall being releasably assembled together by their assembly flanges,
wherein the free edge of said outer assembly flange is curved inwards,
wherein the outer face of the outer assembly flange of the chamber end wall defines a shoulder, the shoulder including a radial face and an axial face, and
wherein the free edge of the upstream assembly flange is in abutment against the radial face and the axial face of the shoulder.
2. A combustion chamber according to claim 1 , in which the height of said shoulder is greater than or substantially equal to the thickness of said upstream assembly flange.
3. A combustion chamber according to claim 1 , in which the height of said shoulder is equal to the thickness of said upstream assembly flange.
4. A combustion chamber according to claim 1 , in which said outer assembly flange co-operates with the central portion of the chamber end wall to form an angle that is less than or equal to 60°.
5. A combustion chamber according to claim 1 , in which the chamber end wall is made by machining a forging.
6. A combustion chamber according to claim 1 , in which the outer assembly flange and the upstream assembly flange are generally conical or cylindrical in shape, and overlap, at least in part.
7. A turbomachine including a combustion chamber according to claim 1 .
8. A combustion chamber according to claim 1 , wherein the outer wall is assembled to the chamber end wall by bolts.
9. A combustion chamber according to claim 8 , wherein the bolts pass through assembly holes formed in the upstream assembly flange and the outer assembly flange, these assembly holes coinciding when the free edge of the upstream assembly flange is in abutment against the shoulder.
10. A combustion chamber according to claim 1 , wherein the shoulder forms a step that goes downwards from upstream to downstream.
11. A combustion chamber according to claim 1 , wherein the free edge of the upstream assembly flange includes an axial end face which abuts the axial face of the shoulder and an inner radial face which abuts the radial face of the shoulder.