Gas turbine engine systems involving integrated fluid conduits
Gas turbine engine systems involving integrated fluid conduits are provided. In this regard, a representative engine casing for a gas turbine engine includes: a casing wall; and a fluid conduit integrated into the casing wall.
1. A gas turbine engine comprising:
a casing having an exterior defined, at least in part, by a casing wall;
a fluid conduit integrated into the casing wall;
the fluid conduit comprises a conduit wall providing a fluid-routing channel;
wherein the fluid-routing channel has a first portion located radially outboard of the casing wall and a second portion located radially inboard of the casing wall.
2. The gas turbine engine of claim 1 comprising:
wherein said casing includes a fan casing wall and a high pressure casing wall; and
said fluid conduit integrated into a portion of the fan casing wall and a portion of the high pressure casing wall.
3. The engine of claim 2 , wherein the fluid conduit has interconnected multiple segments.
4. The engine of claim 3 , wherein a first of the multiple segments is located only on the fan casing wall and a second of the multiple segments is located only on the high pressure casing wall.
5. The engine of claim 4 , wherein:
the engine further comprises a fitting; and
a first of the multiple segments is interconnected with a second of the multiple segments using the fitting.
6. The engine of claim 3 , wherein at least two of the multiple segments are formed in a branch configuration such that the at least two of the multiple segments interconnect without the use of a fitting.
7. The engine of claim 1 , further comprising a fitting operative to interconnect the fluid conduit with another conduit for routing fluid to a component remote from the engine.
8. The engine of claim 1 , wherein the fluid conduit is operative to route air.
9. The engine of claim 1 , wherein the engine is a turbofan gas turbine engine.
10. An engine casing comprising:
an exterior defined, at least in part, by a casing wall;
a fluid conduit integrated into the casing wall;
the fluid conduit comprises a conduit wall providing a fluid-routing channel;
wherein the fluid-routing channel has a first portion located radially outboard of the casing wall and a second portion located radially inboard of the casing wall.
11. The engine casing of claim 10 , comprising:
wherein said casing includes a fan casing wall and a high pressure casing wall; and said fluid conduit integrated into a portion of the fan casing wall and a portion of the high pressure casing wall.
12. The engine casing of claim 10 , wherein the fluid conduit has interconnected multiple segments.
13. The engine casing of claim 12 , wherein a first of the multiple segments is located only on a fan casing and a second of the multiple segments is located only on a high pressure casing.
14. The engine casing of claim 12 , wherein:
the casing further comprises a fitting; and
a first of the multiple segments is interconnected with a second of the multiple segments using the fitting.
15. The engine casing of claim 12 , wherein at least two of the multiple segments are formed in a branch configuration such that the at least two of the multiple segments interconnect without the use of a fitting.
16. The engine casing of claim 10 , wherein the fluid conduit is operative to route air.
17. The engine casing of claim 10 , wherein the engine casing is used in a turbofan gas turbine engine.
18. The engine of claim 1 , wherein the conduit wall provides the entirety of the fluid-routing channel.
19. The engine of claim 1 , wherein the fluid-routing channel is substantially circular in cross section.
20. The engine casing of claim 10 , wherein the conduit wall provides the entirety of the fluid-routing channel.