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Granted Patent B2
US 12,467,374 · App. 18/701,033 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Turbine nozzle guide vane comprising an annular sealing element

Inventors: Kenny Beauboit (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Matthieu Simon (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Patrick Jean Laurent Sultana (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Julian Nicolas Girardeau (Moissy-Cramayel, FR)
Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
F01D11/001F01D9/041F01D11/02F01D11/04F05D2240/81
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Patent No.
US 12,467,374
App. No.
18/701,033
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a nozzle guide vane for a turbine, having an axis of revolution and comprising: a flange extending radially relative to the axis; —a ring seal mounted on the flange and comprising an inner face that is configured to bear an abradable element; —a ventilation cavity delimited radially on the inside by an outer face of the ring seal and downstream by an upstream face of the flange; —a baffle configured to guide an airflow toward the ventilation cavity; and—at least one through-opening formed in the ring seal and configured to put the ventilation cavity in fluidic communication with the inner face of the ring seal.

Claims (21)

1 . A turbine nozzle guide vane having an axis of revolution and comprising:

a flange extending radially relative to the axis of revolution;

a ring seal mounted on the flange and having an inner face configured to bear an abradable element;

a ventilation cavity radially delimited on an inside by an outer face of the ring seal and downstream by an upper face of the flange;

a deflector configured to guide a cooling fluid toward the ventilation cavity, the deflector being secured onto a bent upstream edge of the ring seal which extends radially inwardly;

said deflector being mounted in front and upstream of the ring seal and extending substantially radially in the ventilation cavity, said deflector facing the outlets of slots passing through the rotor disk, thereby forming an obstacle to the cooling fluid at said outlets and forcing the cooling fluid to move toward the ventilation cavity rather than flowing directly toward the ring seal; and

at least one through-opening formed in the ring seal and configured to place the ventilation cavity in fluid communication with the inner face of the ring seal,

part of the cooling fluid being returned to the ring seal via said at least one through-opening.

2 . A turbine nozzle guide vane, having an axis of revolution and comprising:

a flange extending radially relative to the axis of revolution;

a ring seal mounted on the flange and having an inner face configured to bear an abradable element;

a ventilation cavity radially delimited on an inside by an outer face of the ring seal and downstream by an upper face of the flange;

a deflector configured to guide an airflow toward the ventilation cavity, the deflector being secured onto a bent upstream edge of the ring seal which extends radially inwardly; and

at least one through-opening formed in the ring seal and configured to place the ventilation cavity in fluid communication with the inner face of the ring seal,

wherein the deflector comprises a bent metal sheet secured on the bent upstream edge of the ring seal.

3 . The turbine nozzle guide vane according to claim 1 , wherein the deflector comprises a substantially planar or frustoconical metal sheet.

4 . The turbine nozzle guide vane according to claim 1 , wherein the deflector extends radially relative to the axis of revolution.

5 . The turbine nozzle guide vane according to claim 1 , wherein the deflector is brazed onto the ring seal or is integral with the ring seal.

6 . The turbine nozzle guide vane according to claim 1 , wherein the ring seal is mounted to be radially mobile relative to the flange.

7 . A turbine comprising a nozzle guide vane according to claim 1 .

8 . A turbine engine comprising a turbine according to claim 7 and an additional turbine, a rotating speed of the additional turbine being greater than a rotating speed of the turbine.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2024
From: BEAUBOIT, KENNY; SIMON, MATTHIEU; SULTANA, PATRICK JEAN LAURENT; GIRARDEAU, JULIAN NICOLAS
To: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Reel/Frame 067111/0530 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR FR2110870 · Oct 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250003348A1 · Jan 2, 2025
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