METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING A TURBINE CLEARANCE

A method for reducing a turbine clearance gap between a plurality of rotor blades of a turbine engine and a shroud of the turbine engine is provided. The method includes determining that an airplane is in a first flight condition, and adjusting the turbine clearance gap to a first clearance gap dist...

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Hauptverfasser:	Moeller Gerhard Walter, Nolte Steven Edward, Ingram Grant Alan, Gallagher Christopher Timothy, Adibhatla Sridhar, Hanify John William
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT AVIATION BLASTING COSMONAUTICS ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT FLYING SUITS HEATING LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES PARACHUTES PERFORMING OPERATIONS STEAM ENGINES TRANSPORTING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method for reducing a turbine clearance gap between a plurality of rotor blades of a turbine engine and a shroud of the turbine engine is provided. The method includes determining that an airplane is in a first flight condition, and adjusting the turbine clearance gap to a first clearance gap distance associated with the first flight condition. The method also includes determining a demand for a second flight condition, and adjusting an engine responsiveness to a first engine responsiveness for a first predetermined change in a power parameter of the engine. The method further includes reducing the engine responsiveness from the first engine responsiveness level to a second engine responsiveness level for a second predetermined change in the power parameter of the engine, and closing a clearance control valve associated with the shroud during the second predetermined change in the power parameter of the engine.