Turbine nozzle sector
View Patent ↗A turbine nozzle sector that includes an outer platform segment and an inner platform segment between which there extends one or more hollow vanes is disclosed. Each vane presents a trailing edge cavity for feeding with cooling air and communicating with a plurality of vents distributed along the trailing edge of the vane, these vents serving to exhaust a fraction of the cooling air. The cavity communicates with an air outlet hole situated level with the outer platform and enabling a fraction of the cooling air to be exhausted.
1. A turbine nozzle sector comprising:
an outer platform segment;
an inner platform segment; and
one or more hollow vanes extending between the outer platform segment and the inner platform segment, each vane presenting a trailing edge cavity for feeding with cooling air and communicating with a plurality of vents distributed along a trailing edge of the vane, the vents serving to exhaust a fraction of the cooling air,
wherein said cavity has an outer opening which passes through the outer platform segment and communicates with an air outlet hole, and
wherein the air outlet hole passes through a part that covers the outer opening and that is fastened on the outer platform segment, the air outlet hole enabling a fraction of the cooling air to be exhausted.
2. A turbine nozzle sector according to claim 1 , wherein the air outlet hole presents an outlet section of area which is greater than or equal to 2 mm 2 .
3. A turbine nozzle sector according to claim 1 , wherein the air outlet hole presents an outlet section of area which is less than or equal to 8 mm 2 .
4. A turbine nozzle sector according to claim 1 , wherein said part is a metal plate fastened onto the outer platform segment by brazing.
5. A fabrication method comprising:
providing a turbine nozzle sector according to claim 1 ; and
using a gaseous technique to deposit on said sector a protective coating, such that a fraction of the gas used for deposition purposes passes through the air outlet hole and the walls of the cavity situated in the vicinity of the hole are covered by the protective coating.
6. A fabrication method according to claim 5 , wherein the protective coating is a coating of aluminum.
7. A turbomachine including at least one turbine fitted with a nozzle, wherein the nozzle is the result of assembling together a plurality of nozzle sectors according to claim 1 .
8. A turbomachine according to claim 7 , the turbomachine being a two-spool turbojet having a high-pressure turbine and a low pressure turbine, said nozzle being the nozzle of the low pressure turbine that is first nozzle in the normal flow direction of the stream of air passing through the turbine.