Turbo-engine compressor tip comprising de-icing means
View Patent ↗The de-icing system comprises a flexible bladder ( 5 ) filled with de-icing fluid, pressed by the centrifugal forces produced when the rotor tip ( 1 ) is rotating against the inner wall thereof to apply a pressure favoring the progressive and calibrated discharge of the fluid, in the absence of a pump and any other active means. For this, the bladder comprises a concavity ( 11 ) at the rear which is automatically enlarged under the effect of centrifugal forces during operation and discharges the fluid continuously from the bladder.
1. Turbo-engine compressor tip directed toward a front direction, containing a de-icing fluid container, characterized in that the container is formed by a flexible bladder which comprises a concavity directed toward a rear direction, opposite the front direction and in that the container is provided with a filling valve, and at least one calibrated opening de-icing fluid distribution orifice.
2. Turbo-engine compressor tip according to claim 1 , characterized in that the distribution orifice is placed in the front direction with respect to the container and provided with an adjustable check valve.
3. Turbo-engine compressor tip according to claim 2 , characterized in that the check valve has an opening performed according to the temperature.
4. Turbo-engine compressor tip according to claim 3 , characterized in that the check valve comprises an active member made of shape memory alloy.
5. Turbo-engine compressor tip according to claim 3 , characterized in that the filling valve is located extending from the check valve.
6. Turbo-engine compressor tip according to claim 1 , characterized in that the container comprises a perforated peripheral face facing a spongy wall of the tip.
7. Turbo-engine compressor tip according to claim 1 , characterized in that the distribution orifice opens into a gap between two skins of a wall of the tip, including one outer skin permeable to the fluid.
8. Turbo-engine compressor tip according to claim 1 , characterized in that the bladder is made of fiber-reinforced polymer.