Intermediate casing for a turbofan engine
View Patent ↗An intermediate casing comprising an inner annular hub, an outer annular barrel and an annular part for separating flows situated between the hub and the outer barrel. A primary stream is delimited between the hub and the separation part. A secondary stream is delimited between the separation part and the outer barrel. At least one hollow arm extends radially from the hub to the outer barrel, passing through the primary and secondary streams. A transmission shaft extends radially in the hollow arm. The hollow arm comprises a hydraulic-fluid outlet situated downstream of the transmission shaft. The arm further comprises a bypass channel or pocket able to bypass the transmission shaft.
1. An intermediate casing for a turbofan comprising:
a radially internal annular hub;
a radially external outer barrel;
an annular flow-separation part situated radially between the hub and the outer barrel;
a primary stream for flow of a primary flow being delimited between the hub and the separation part;
a secondary stream allowing flow of a secondary flow being delimited between the separation part and the outer barrel;
at least one hollow arm extending radially from the hub to the outer barrel passing through the primary and secondary streams; and
a transmission shaft extending radially in said hollow arm,
wherein the hollow arm comprises a hydraulic-fluid outlet situated downstream of the transmission shaft with respect to the direction of circulation of the primary flow or secondary flow, said arm further comprising a bypass channel or pocket able to bypass the transmission shaft and extending from upstream to downstream of said transmission shaft.
2. An intermediate casing according to claim 1 , wherein the arm comprises first and second walls externally delimiting the arm, extending radially and joining at an upstream edge, said bypass channel or pocket being formed by a hollow region produced in the first wall and/or the second wall of the arm and emerging in the internal space of the arm.
3. An intermediate casing according to claim 2 , wherein the hollow region extends along an axis inclined radially from inside to outside and from upstream to downstream, at an angle between 15 degrees and 75 degrees with respect to an axis of a turbofan.
4. An intermediate casing according to claim 1 , wherein the bypass channel is formed in the region of the arm passing through the separation part.
5. An intermediate casing according to claim 1 , wherein the internal space of the arm comprises a sealing partition sealingly surrounding the transmission shaft, situated radially outside the bypass channel or pocket and the hydraulic-fluid outlet.
6. An intermediate casing according to claim 1 , wherein a pipe is connected to the hydraulic-fluid outlet, said pipe extending radially from the outlet to the radially external barrel, passing through the secondary stream, said pipe being situated, at least partly, in a cowling extending in the secondary stream.
7. An intermediate casing according to claim 1 , wherein the arm comprises at least one hydraulic-fluid inlet situated upstream of the transmission shaft.
8. An intermediate casing according to claim 7 , wherein the hydraulic-fluid inlet is formed in a radially inner hub.
9. An intermediate casing according to claim 1 , wherein a radially internal end of the hollow arm emerges in a chamber formed by an inner hub.
10. An intermediate casing according to claim 1 , wherein at least an inner hub and the bypass channel or pocket of the intermediate casing are made in one piece by casting.
11. A turbofan comprising at least one intermediate casing according to claim 1 .