Granted Patent B2

US 10,436,070 · App. 15/021,052 · Granted Oct 8, 2019

Inventor: Michael G. McCaffrey (Windsor, CT)

Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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Abstract

Claims (44)

1. A blade outer air seal (BOAS) assembly, comprising:

an engine case extending along an engine centerline longitudinal axis of a gas turbine engine;

a blade outer air seal comprising:

a ceramic body having a radially inner face and a radially outer face that extend circumferentially between a first mate face and a second mate face;

a retention feature that extends from said radially outer face; and

wherein said retention feature includes a first angled hook adjacent said first mate face that extends at a first transverse angle relative to said radially outer face and a second angled hook adjacent said second mate face that extends at a second transverse angle relative to said radially outer face; and

first and second retention blocks positionable relative to said first and second angled hooks to retain said BOAS to adjacent hardware, wherein said first and second retention blocks are ceramic blocks;

wherein said first retention block includes a first retention body, a first pin extending radially outward from said first retention body and a pair of first tapered arms extending radially inward from opposed sides of said first retention body, a tapered arm of said pair of first tapered arms establishing a first slidable interface relative to said first angled hook;

wherein said second retention block includes a second retention body, a second pin extending radially outward from said second retention body and a pair of second tapered arms extending radially inward from opposed sides of said second retention body, a tapered arm of said pair of second tapered arms establishing a second slidable interface relative to said second angled hook; and

wherein said first and second pins are received in respective openings of said engine case to secure said first and second retention blocks to said engine case, said first pin is circumferentially between said pair of first tapered arms, and said second pin is circumferentially between said pair of second tapered arms.

2. The BOAS assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of said first and second angled hooks is tapered between a base and an end.

3. The BOAS assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of said first and second angled hooks includes a tapered end.

4. The BOAS assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein said ceramic body and said retention feature together form a monolithic structure.

5. The BOAS assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein said retention feature includes a curved body.

6. The BOAS assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of said first and second angled hooks defines a ramp angle that extends between an inner surface of a respective one of said first and second angled hooks and an axis that is parallel to said engine centerline longitudinal axis.

7. The BOAS assembly as recited in claim 6 , wherein said ramp angle is between 15° and 45°.

8. A gas turbine engine, comprising:

an engine case extending along an engine longitudinal axis;

a first blade outer air seal (BOAS) and a second BOAS arranged circumferentially about said engine longitudinal axis to bound a core flow path;

wherein each of said first and second BOAS comprises:

a ceramic body having a radially inner face and a radially outer face that extend circumferentially between a first mate face and a second mate face;

a retention feature that extends from said radially outer face; and

wherein said retention feature includes a first angled retention hook adjacent said first mate face that extends at a first transverse angle relative to said radially outer face and a second angled retention hook adjacent said second mate face that extends at a second transverse angle relative to said radially outer face; and

a retention block separate from said first and second BOAS and configured to mount said first and second BOAS to said engine case, wherein said retention block is a ceramic block;

wherein said retention block is positioned circumferentially between said first angled retention hook of said first BOAS and said second angled retention hook of said second BOAS to retain said first and second BOAS to said engine case;

wherein said retention block includes a retention body and a first pin extending radially outward from said retention body, and said first pin is received in an opening of said engine case to secure said retention block to said engine case;

wherein said retention block includes first and second tapered arms that extend radially inwardly from opposed sides of said retention body such that said first tapered arm establishes a first slidable interface relative to said first angled hook of said first BOAS and such that said second tapered arm establishes a second slidable interface relative to said second angled hook of said second BOAS, each of said first and second slidable interfaces having a directional component that extends in a radial direction relative to said engine longitudinal axis, and said first pin is circumferentially between said first and second tapered arms.

9. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 8 , wherein said retention block is mechanically mounted to said engine case.

10. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 8 , wherein said first BOAS is slidable relative to said retention block to position said radially inner face of said first BOAS radially inboard toward a blade tip.

11. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 8 , wherein each of the first and second BOAS further comprises:

a curved body, and the first and second angled retention hooks establish circumferentially opposing ends of the curved body with respect to the engine centerline longitudinal axis.

12. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 11 , wherein each of said first angled retention hook and said second angled retention hook defines a ramp angle that extends between an inner surface of a respective one of said first and second angled retention hooks and an axis that is parallel to said engine centerline longitudinal axis, and wherein said ramp angle is between 15° and 45° such that said inner surface has a directional component that extends in said radial direction.

13. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 12 , wherein said first angled retention hook and said second angled retention hook of each one of said first and second BOAS extend in a circumferential direction towards said first mate face and said second mate face, respectively.

14. A method of retaining a blade outer air seal (BOAS), comprising:

attaching first and second retention blocks to an engine case, wherein the first and second retention blocks are ceramic blocks;

wherein the first retention block includes a first retention body, a first pin extending radially outward from the first retention body and a pair of first tapered arms extending radially inward from opposed sides of the first retention body, and said first pin is circumferentially between said pair of first tapered arms;

positioning a first angled retention hook of the BOAS relative to the first retention block to mount the BOAS to the engine case, including establishing a first slidable interface between a tapered arm of the pair of first tapered arms of the first retention block and the first angled retention hook, and the BOAS having a curved body;

wherein the second retention block includes a second retention body, a second pin extending radially outward from the second retention body and a pair of second tapered arms extending radially inward from opposed sides of the second retention body, and said second pin is circumferentially between said pair of second tapered arms;

positioning a second angled retention hook of the BOAS relative to the second retention block to mount the BOAS to the engine case, including establishing a second slidable interface between a tapered arm of the pair of second tapered arms of the second retention block and the second angled retention hook;

wherein the first and second angled retention hooks establish circumferentially opposing ends of the curved body; and

wherein the first and second pins are received in respective openings of the engine case to secure the first and second retention blocks to the engine case.

15. The method as recited in claim 14 , wherein the BOAS comprises a ceramic material.

16. The method as recited in claim 14 , comprising the step of moving the BOAS relative to the first and second retention blocks in a radial direction relative to a blade tip in response to a temperature change of the engine case.

17. The method as recited in claim 14 , prior to the steps of positioning the first and second angled retention hooks, positioning a seal plate relative to the first and second retention blocks and the BOAS.

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