Set of insulating sheets on a casing to improve blade tip clearance
View Patent ↗A turbine stator of a gas turbine engine includes a turbine casing, a turbine shroud ring and a shroud ring support connecting the shroud ring to the casing. The stator is one wherein the support is provided with a heat shield positioned on the turbine side. This assembly makes it possible to reduce the take-up of play during transient operating phases.
1. A turbine stator of a gas turbine engine comprising:
a turbine casing,
a turbine shroud ring, and
a shroud ring support connecting the shroud ring to the casing,
wherein the shroud ring support is provided with a heat shield positioned on a turbine side of said shroud ring support, wherein said heat shield is positioned and configured to control a thermal response of said shroud ring support thereby controlling a clearance between said turbine shroud ring and turbine blades configured to rotate inside said turbine shroud ring,
wherein said shroud ring support comprises a radial flange on just one side, said shroud ring support being fixed to the turbine casing via said radial flange, and
wherein said shroud ring support is free of any ventilation clearance control device for controlling said clearance between said turbine shroud ring and said turbine blades.
2. The stator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the heat shield comprises a sheet forming a space with respect to a surface of said shroud ring support.
3. The stator as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the space forms a dead cavity not swept by gases.
4. The stator as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said space contains a thermally insulating material.
5. The stator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the shroud ring support comprises, on a side opposite said radial flange, means for securing elements of the turbine shroud ring.
6. The stator as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the shroud ring support is in the form of a frustoconical partition wall.
7. The stator as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the means for securing the elements of the shroud ring comprise two radial flanges sandwiching the elements of the turbine shroud ring.
8. The stator as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the heat shield comprises a first sheet fixed between two radial flanges.
9. The stator as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the heat shield comprises a second sheet positioned axially between the means for securing the elements of the turbine shroud ring and the radial flange for fixing the support to the casing.
10. A turbine engine comprising a turbine stator as claimed in claim 1 and said turbine blades configured to rotate inside said stator.
11. A turbine engine as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising nozzle guide vanes fixed to said shroud ring support via an intermediate radial flange of said shroud ring support, said nozzle guide vanes being upstream from said turbine blades, and wherein said heat shield comprises an upstream metal sheet radially positioned between said shroud ring support and said nozzle guide vanes.
12. A turbine engine as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said heat shield further comprises a downstream metal sheet radially positioned between said shroud ring support and said turbine blades, said upstream and downstream metal sheets being separated by said intermediate radial flange.