IP Library Granted Patent US 11,840,963
Granted Patent B2
US 11,840,963 · App. 17/623,407 · Granted Dec 12, 2023

Acoustic attenuator, tube assembly, combustor, gas turbine, and method for manufacturing tube assembly

Inventors: Hirokazu Shiraishi (Yokohama, JP); Tatsuya Nadayoshi (Yokohama, JP); Kentaro Murakami (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
F02C7/24F23R3/002F23R3/16
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Patent No.
US 11,840,963
App. No.
17/623,407
Granted
Dec 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An acoustic attenuator comprises a first attenuation unit, a second attenuation unit, a welded section, and a communication part. A first acoustic damper is provided on an outer surface of a first acoustic liner, which faces toward a side opposite from an object, to form a first damper space that communicates with an internal space of the object. The second attenuation unit is attached to an outer surface of the object. The welded section is provided at least between the first acoustic damper and a second acoustic damper. The welded section secures the second attenuation unit to the first acoustic liner. The communication part is disposed in a position farther from an outer surface of the object than the welded section, allowing communication between the first damper space and a second damper space.

Claims (39)

1. An acoustic damping device comprising:

a first damping unit including

a first acoustic liner to be attached to an outer surface of an object formed in a tubular shape to form a first liner space communicating with an internal space of the object, and

a first acoustic damper to be provided on an outer surface of the first acoustic liner to form a first damper space communicating with the internal space of the object, the outer surface facing a side opposite the object;

a second damping unit that includes a second acoustic damper disposed away from the first acoustic damper and forming a second damper space and that is to be attached to the outer surface of the object;

a weld portion to be provided at least at a location between the first acoustic damper and the second acoustic damper to fix the second damping unit to the first acoustic liner or to the outer surface of the object; and

a communication portion to be disposed at a position farther from the outer surface of the object than the weld portion, the communication portion being formed in a tubular shape that extends along an axial direction in which a central axis of the object extends, a first end portion of the communication portion being fixed to the first acoustic damper via welding and a second end portion of the communication portion being fixed to the second acoustic damper via welding to thereby allow the first damper space and the second damper space to communicate with each other.

2. The acoustic damping device according to claim 1 ,

wherein an edge of the first acoustic liner on a side close to the second damping unit is disposed closer to the second damping unit than an edge of the first acoustic damper on the side close to the second damping unit.

3. The acoustic damping device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second damping unit includes a base portion to be attached to the outer surface of the object, and

the second acoustic damper is to be provided on an outer surface of the base portion, the outer surface facing the side opposite the object.

4. The acoustic damping device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the base portion forms a second liner space communicating with the internal space of the object.

5. The acoustic damping device according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the second damping unit is disposed in at least one of the axial direction in which a central axis of the object extends and a circumferential direction around the central axis of the object with respect to the first damping unit.

6. A tube assembly comprising:

a tube body formed in a tubular shape; and

the acoustic damping device according to claim 1 that is fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the tube body.

7. A combustor comprising:

the assembly according to claim 6 ; and

a burner that injects fuel into the tube body.

8. A gas turbine comprising:

the combustor according to claim 7 ; and

a turbine to be driven by combustion gas generated by the combustor.

9. A method for producing a tube assembly, the method comprising:

a step of assembling a first damping unit including a first acoustic liner forming a first liner space, and a first acoustic damper forming a first damper space;

a step of assembling a second damping unit including a second acoustic damper forming a second damper space;

a step of preparing a communication portion that is formed in a tubular shape and through which the first damper space and the second damper space communicate with each other;

a step of fixing the first damping unit to an outer surface of an object via welding;

a step of welding and fixing the second damping unit to the first acoustic liner of the first damping unit or to the outer surface of the object at least at a location between the first acoustic damper and the second acoustic damper; and

a step of disposing the communication portion across a weld portion formed by the welding and to be disposed at a position farther from the outer surface of the object than the weld portion, fixing a first end portion of the communication portion to the first acoustic damper via welding, and fixing a second end portion of the communication portion to the second acoustic damper via welding, to cause the first damper space and the second damper space to communicate with each other.

10. The acoustic damping device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first damping unit is formed in an annular shape extending in a circumferential direction around a central axis of the object.

11. The acoustic damping device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second damping unit extends in the circumferential direction (Dcc) around a central axis of the object.

12. The acoustic damping device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second damping unit is formed in an arc shape extending parallel to the first damping unit.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2022
From: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 059699/0992 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: SHIRAISHI, HIROKAZU; NADAYOSHI, TATSUYA; MURAKAMI, KENTARO
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058491/0427 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-142446 · Aug 1, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220349346A1 · Nov 3, 2022
Cited By (1)
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