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Granted Patent B2
US 11,220,326 · App. 16/313,722 · Granted Jan 11, 2022

Part and method for producing a part having reduced drag by non-constant riblets

Inventors: William Henri Joseph Riera (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Jerome Jean-Yves Talbotec (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Julien Roger Marcel Marty (Moissy-Cramayel, FR)
Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
B64C21/10F01D5/145F01D5/147F01D9/041F01D25/162F04D29/542F04D29/681B64C2230/26F05D2240/123F05D2240/124F05D2240/126F15D1/004F15D1/12Y02T50/10Y02T50/60
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Patent No.
US 11,220,326
App. No.
16/313,722
Granted
Jan 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Part comprising a wall which comprises a first zone ( 541 ), a first zone ( 541 ) and the second zone ( 542 ), a network of riblets being formed on the first zone ( 541 ), the second zone ( 542 ) and also on the transition zone ( 54 t ) so as to reduce the drag of the part when a flow of air flows along said wall; the height, the width and the spacing of the riblets formed on the transition zone ( 54 t ) changing along said transition zone ( 54 t ) so as to pass from the height, width and spacing of the riblets formed on the first zone at a first end of the transition zone to the height, width and spacing of the riblets formed on the second zone ( 542 ) at a second end of the transition zone ( 54 t ), the transition zone ( 54 t ) comprising a central portion on which the riblets comprise on one hand the height and the width that are respectively equal to the height and width of the riblets on the first zone ( 541 ), and on the other hand a spacing equal to the spacing of the riblets of the second zone ( 542 ).

Claims (20)

1. A turbomachine part ( 1 ) for an aircraft comprising a wall which comprises a first zone ( 541 ), a second zone ( 542 ), and a transition zone ( 54 t ) located between the first zone ( 541 ) and the second zone ( 542 ),

an array of riblets ( 6 ) being formed on the first zone ( 541 ), on the second zone ( 542 ), and also on the transition zone ( 54 t ), the riblets being oriented parallel to the principal direction of airflow;

the riblets ( 6 ) comprising an apex (S), a height (H 1 , H 2 , Ht), a width (L 1 , L 2 , Lt), and a spacing (E 1 , E 2 , Et) which corresponds to the distance between the apices (S) of adjacent riblets ( 6 );

the height (H 1 ), the width (L 1 ), and the spacing (E 1 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the first zone ( 541 ) being constant on the first zone ( 541 );

the height (H 2 ), the width (L 2 ), and the spacing (E 2 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the second zone ( 542 ) being constant on the second zone ( 542 );

the height (Ht), the width (Lt), and the spacing (Et) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the transition zone ( 54 t ) evolving along said transition zone ( 54 t ) so as to move from the height (H 1 ), the width (L 1 ), and the spacing (E 1 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) formed on the first zone ( 541 ) at a first end of the transition zone ( 54 t ), to the height (H 2 ), the width (L 2 ), and the spacing (E 2 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) formed on the second zone ( 542 ) at a second end of the transition zone ( 54 t );

characterized in that the transition zone ( 54 t ) comprises a central portion located between the first and the second end on which the riblets ( 6 ) comprise both the height (Ht) and the width (Lt) which are respectively equal to the height (H 1 ) and the width (L 1 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the first zone ( 541 ), and also a spacing (Et) equal to the spacing (E 2 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the second zone ( 542 ).

2. The part according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio (E 1 /H 1 ) between the spacing (E 1 ) and the height (H 1 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the first zone ( 541 ) being equal to the ratio (E 2 /H 2 ) between the spacing (E 2 ) and the height (H 2 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the second zone ( 542 ).

3. The part according to claim 1 , wherein the part is a blade ( 50 ) of a turbomachine for aircraft, the blade ( 50 ) comprising an intrados ( 53 ) and an extrados ( 54 ), the array of riblets ( 6 ) being located on the intrados ( 53 ) and/or the extrados ( 54 ) of said blade ( 50 ).

4. The part according to claim 3 , wherein the blade ( 50 ) comprises a leading edge ( 51 ) and a trailing edge ( 52 ), the first zone ( 541 ) extending from the leading edge ( 51 ) and the second zone ( 542 ) extending from the trailing edge ( 52 ), the height (H 2 ), the width (L 2 ) and the spacing (E 2 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the second zone ( 542 ) being respectively greater than the height (H 1 ), the width (L 1 ) and the spacing (E 1 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the first zone ( 541 ).

5. The part according to claim 4 , wherein the blade ( 50 ) comprises a radial axis (θ) and an axis (Ω) perpendicular to the radial axis (θ), the riblets ( 6 ) formed on the first zone ( 541 ) having an angle of inclination (β 1 ) relative to the axis (Ω) which is constant on the first zone ( 541 ), the riblets ( 6 ) formed on the second zone ( 542 ) having an angle of inclination (β 2 ) relative to the axis (Ω) which is greater than or equal to the angle of inclination (β 1 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the first zone ( 541 ) and which is constant on the second zone ( 542 ), the riblets ( 6 ) formed on the transition zone ( 54 t ) having an angle of inclination (β t ) relative to the axis (Ω) which evolves along said transition zone ( 54 t ) between the angle of inclination (β 1 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the first zone ( 541 ) at the first end of the transition zone ( 54 t ), and the angle of inclination (β 2 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the second zone ( 542 ) at the second end of the transition zone ( 54 t ).

6. The part according to claim 5 , wherein the angle of inclination (β 1 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the first zone ( 541 ) is between 0° and 15°, and wherein the angle of inclination (β 2 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the second zone ( 542 ) is between 0° and 30°.

7. The part according to claim 3 , wherein said part is a rectifier blade for a secondary rectifier ( 5 ) of a turbomachine ( 1 ) for an aircraft.

8. A turbomachine ( 1 ) for aircraft comprising a part according to claim 1 .

9. A turbomachine ( 1 ) for aircraft comprising a primary vein ( 11 ), a secondary vein ( 12 ), a fan ( 3 ), and a secondary rectifier ( 5 ) located in the secondary vein ( 12 ), a separating spout ( 4 ) between the primary vein ( 11 ) and the secondary vein ( 12 ) which is located between the fan ( 3 ) and the secondary rectifier ( 5 ), the separating spout ( 4 ) forming a part according to claim 1 , the riblets ( 6 ) being located on a portion of the separating spout ( 4 ) forming an internal wall of the secondary vein ( 12 ).

10. A manufacturing method of a turbomachine part ( 1 ), said method comprising the following steps:

( 100 ) forming an array of riblets ( 6 ) on a first zone ( 541 ) of a wall of the part, the riblets ( 6 ) comprising an apex (S), a height (H 1 ), a width (L 1 ), and a spacing (E 1 ) which corresponds to the distance between the apices (S) of adjacent riblets ( 6 ), the height (H 1 ), the width (L 1 ), and the spacing (E 1 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the first zone ( 541 ) being constant on the entire first zone ( 541 );

( 200 ) forming an array of riblets ( 6 ) on a second zone ( 542 ) of the wall, the riblets ( 6 ) comprising an apex (S), a height (H 2 ), a width (L 2 ), a spacing (E 2 ) corresponding to the distance between the apices (S) of adjacent riblets ( 6 ), the height (H 2 ), the width (L 2 ), and the spacing (E 2 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the second zone ( 542 ) being constant on the entire second zone ( 542 );

( 300 ) forming an array of riblets ( 6 ) on a transition zone ( 54 t ) of the wall located between the first zone ( 541 ) and the second zone ( 542 ), the riblets ( 6 ) comprising an apex (S), a height (Ht), a width (Lt), and a spacing (Et) corresponding to the distance between the apices (S) of adjacent riblets ( 6 ), the height (Ht), the width (Lt), and the spacing (Et) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the transition zone ( 54 t ) evolving along said transition zone ( 54 t ) so as to move from the height (H 1 ), the width (L 1 ), and the spacing (E 1 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the first zone ( 541 ) at a first end of the transition zone ( 54 t ), to the height (H 2 ), the width (L 2 ), and the spacing (E 2 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the second zone ( 542 ) at a second end of the transition zone ( 54 t ), the transition zone ( 54 t ) comprising a central portion located between the first and the second end on which the riblets ( 6 ) comprise both the height (Ht) and the width (Lt) which are respectively equal to the height (H 1 ) and the width (L 1 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the first zone ( 541 ), and also a spacing (Et) equal to the spacing (E 2 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the second zone ( 542 ).

11. The method according to claim 10 wherein the ratio (E 1 /H 1 ) between the spacing (E 1 ) and the height (H 1 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the first zone ( 541 ) is equal to the ratio (E 2 /H 2 ) between the spacing (E 2 ) and the height (H 2 ) of the riblets ( 6 ) of the second zone ( 542 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2019
From: RIERA, WILLIAM HENRI JOSEPH; TALBOTEC, JEROME JEAN-YVES; MARTY, JULIEN ROGER MARCEL
To: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Reel/Frame 048714/0887 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 1656025 · Jun 28, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190168862A1 · Jun 6, 2019