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US20090116956A1
US20090116956A1 US12/349,620 US34962009A US2009116956A1 US 20090116956 A1 US20090116956 A1 US 20090116956A1 US 34962009 A US34962009 A US 34962009A US 2009116956 A1 US2009116956 A1 US 2009116956A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23P—METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
    • B23P15/00—Making specific metal objects by operations not covered by a single other subclass or a group in this subclass
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D5/00—Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/12—Blades
    • F01D5/14—Form or construction
    • F01D5/18—Hollow blades, i.e. blades with cooling or heating channels or cavities; Heating, heat-insulating or cooling means on blades
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D11/00—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages
    • F01D11/08—Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages for sealing space between rotor blade tips and stator
    • F01D11/14—Adjusting or regulating tip-clearance, i.e. distance between rotor-blade tips and stator casing
    • F01D11/20—Actively adjusting tip-clearance
    • F01D11/24—Actively adjusting tip-clearance by selectively cooling-heating stator or rotor components
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01D—NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
    • F01D5/00—Blades; Blade-carrying members; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members
    • F01D5/02—Blade-carrying members, e.g. rotors
    • F01D5/08—Heating, heat-insulating or cooling means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
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    • F05D2230/20—Manufacture essentially without removing material
    • F05D2230/21—Manufacture essentially without removing material by casting
    • F05D2230/211—Manufacture essentially without removing material by casting by precision casting, e.g. microfusing or investment casting
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  • the present invention relates to a method for fabricating a blade-outer-air-seal (BOAS) and to a BOAS manufactured thereby.
  • BOAS blade-outer-air-seal
  • the enabling technology for cooling microcircuits relies upon, and is implemented by, refractory metal cores in a double wall design.
  • the refractory metal cores have an elevated melting temperature, making it desirable for processing during investment casting before being leached out and forming the intricate microcircuit passageways within the blade wall (hence the term double wall design).
  • a method for manufacturing cooling microcircuits in BOAS broadly comprises the steps of forming a first section of the blade-outer-air-seal having a first exposed internal wall, forming a second section of the blade-outer-air-seal having a second exposed internal wall, and forming at least one cooling microcircuit on at least one of the first and second exposed internal walls.
  • a blade-outer-air-seal broadly comprises a cast first section, a cast second section, at least one cooling microcircuit intermediate the first and second sections, and a mating surface interlayer between the first and second sections.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view showing the location of a blade-outer-air-seal
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a microcircuit core for cooling passageways
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a microcircuit manufacturing method with a split line construction in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a transient liquid phase bonding technique for joining sections of the blade-outer-air-seal together.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a portion of a gas turbine engine 10 showing the location of a blade-outer-air-seal 12 .
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a typical cooling microcircuit 50 which may be used in the blade-outer-air seal 12 .
  • the microcircuit 50 has a leading edge microcircuit 52 , a trailing edge microcircuit 54 , and side microcircuits 56 and 58 .
  • Each of the microcircuits 52 has one or more cooling fluid inlets 60 , a plurality of passageways 62 formed by a plurality of internal features 64 , and a plurality of fluid outlets 66 .
  • the internal features 64 may have any desired shape.
  • the internal features 64 could be cylindrically shaped pedestals or oval shaped pedestals. Different shaped internal features 64 could be used to form the cooling passageways 62 for optimum cooling in a particular microcircuit.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the manner in which the cooling microcircuit 50 is formed in a blade-outer-air-seal 12 in accordance with the present invention.
  • the blade-outer-air-seal 12 is formed by two sections 70 and 72 .
  • the sections 70 and 72 may be formed from any suitable material, such as a nickel-based alloy, a cobalt-based alloy, an iron-based alloy, or a titanium-based alloy, and are preferably cast, using any suitable technique known in the art, in a manner that exposes the respective internal walls 74 and 76 .
  • the two sections 70 and 72 may be separated along a split line 78 .
  • the split line 78 may be formed so that it passes through the middle of the microcircuit 50 .
  • a portion of the microcircuit 50 may be formed on each of the internal walls 74 and 76 .
  • the split line 78 passes just above the microcircuit 50 .
  • the location of the split line 78 is determined by the stresses that would act across bonding surfaces.
  • the split line 78 is placed where such stresses are minimized.
  • the internal features 64 of the microcircuit 50 may be formed on one or both of the internal walls 74 and 76 using any suitable technique known in the art.
  • the internal features 64 may be manufactured from metal matrix composites using plasma spraying thickness build-up with pre-alloyed powder followed by surface finish control.
  • the internal features 64 may be manufactured by a combination of hot-working, surface grinding, and chemical milling to final thickness. The fact that the internal walls 74 and 78 are totally exposed permits a search of an optimum cooling arrangement in terms of durability and manufacturing. This also allows the microcircuit 50 to be implemented in a single wall product.
  • a cover plate 80 is placed over the microcircuit.
  • the cover plate 80 may be formed from the same material as the blade-outer-air-seal or the same material as the internal features 64 , or any other suitable material known in the art.
  • the cover plate 80 may be bonded in place using any suitable bonding technique known in the art. Preferably, a solid state diffusion bonding process may be used to join the cover plate 80 to the internal features 64 .
  • the blade-outer-air-seal 10 is assembled along the split line 78 by joining the sections 70 and 72 together using any suitable bonding process known in the art.
  • the bonding process used to join the sections 70 and 72 together is a transient liquid phase bonding process in which a mating surface interlayer 82 is created using foils 84 that deposit a thin film of an interlayer of an alloying metal with a composition close to that of the parent metal along with a melting point depressant.
  • This thin interlayer 82 with the parent blade pieces are bonded and heated simultaneously causing a liquid interlayer. While at temperature, rapid diffusion occurs.
  • the resulting change in interlayer composition causes isothermal solidification of the bond while at temperature.
  • Post bond heat treatment allows for further additional diffusion resulting in a joint ideally equivalent, both microstructurally and chemically, to the parent base metal.
  • the re-melt temperature of the bond line is comparable to the melting point of the base blade material.
  • the bond region mechanical properties approach those of the base blade material. Since the resulting properties are reduced at the split line 78 , its location is placed where the operating stresses are minimized.
  • the BOAS segmentation is preferably placed on a region where the stresses across the bonding surfaces are also minimized.
  • the ceramic core 90 which is present during the casting of the sections 70 and 72 .
  • the ceramic core may be removed, preferably by a chemical technique, after the sections 70 and 72 have been joined.
  • the BOAS sections can be separated by a plurality of split lines.
  • One of the principal advantages of the method of the present invention is the ease of manufacture of the BOAS and its internal cooling microcircuits. Another principal advantage is the ability to manufacture and inspect the internal cooling microcircuits prior to assembling the BOAS.

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Abstract

A method for manufacturing a cooling microcircuit in a blade-outer-air-seal is provided. The method broadly comprises the steps of forming a first section of the blade-outer-air-seal having a first exposed internal wall, forming a second section of the blade-outer-air-seal having a second exposed internal wall, and forming at least one cooling microcircuit on at least one of the first and second exposed internal walls.

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    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • (1) Field of the Invention
  • The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a blade-outer-air-seal (BOAS) and to a BOAS manufactured thereby.
  • (2) Prior Art
  • As of today, the enabling technology for cooling microcircuits relies upon, and is implemented by, refractory metal cores in a double wall design. The refractory metal cores have an elevated melting temperature, making it desirable for processing during investment casting before being leached out and forming the intricate microcircuit passageways within the blade wall (hence the term double wall design).
  • One of the difficulties in forming cooling microcircuits in this fashion is the lack of an easy way to access the microcircuits for inspection.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • Accordingly, it is an aim of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing cooling microcircuits in BOAS which lends itself towards facilitating inspection of the microcircuits that are formed.
  • In accordance with the present invention, a method for manufacturing cooling microcircuits in BOAS is provided. The method broadly comprises the steps of forming a first section of the blade-outer-air-seal having a first exposed internal wall, forming a second section of the blade-outer-air-seal having a second exposed internal wall, and forming at least one cooling microcircuit on at least one of the first and second exposed internal walls.
  • Further, in accordance with the present invention, a blade-outer-air-seal is provided. The blade-outer-air-seal broadly comprises a cast first section, a cast second section, at least one cooling microcircuit intermediate the first and second sections, and a mating surface interlayer between the first and second sections.
  • Other details of the manufacturable and inspectable cooling microcircuits for blade-outer-air-seals, as well as other objects and advantages attendant thereto, are set forth in the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals depict like elements.
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  • FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view showing the location of a blade-outer-air-seal;
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a microcircuit core for cooling passageways;
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a microcircuit manufacturing method with a split line construction in accordance with the present invention; and
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a transient liquid phase bonding technique for joining sections of the blade-outer-air-seal together.
    •  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT(S)
  • Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates a portion of a gas turbine engine 10 showing the location of a blade-outer-air-seal 12.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a typical cooling microcircuit 50 which may be used in the blade-outer-air seal 12. It should be recognized that this microcircuit is merely exemplary and other types of microcircuits can be used in the blade-outer-air-seal 12. The microcircuit 50 has a leading edge microcircuit 52, a trailing edge microcircuit 54, and side microcircuits 56 and 58. Each of the microcircuits 52 has one or more cooling fluid inlets 60, a plurality of passageways 62 formed by a plurality of internal features 64, and a plurality of fluid outlets 66. The internal features 64 may have any desired shape. For example, the internal features 64 could be cylindrically shaped pedestals or oval shaped pedestals. Different shaped internal features 64 could be used to form the cooling passageways 62 for optimum cooling in a particular microcircuit.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the manner in which the cooling microcircuit 50 is formed in a blade-outer-air-seal 12 in accordance with the present invention. First, the blade-outer-air-seal 12 is formed by two sections 70 and 72. The sections 70 and 72 may be formed from any suitable material, such as a nickel-based alloy, a cobalt-based alloy, an iron-based alloy, or a titanium-based alloy, and are preferably cast, using any suitable technique known in the art, in a manner that exposes the respective internal walls 74 and 76. As can be seen from FIG. 3, the two sections 70 and 72 may be separated along a split line 78. The split line 78 may be formed so that it passes through the middle of the microcircuit 50. In this case, a portion of the microcircuit 50 may be formed on each of the internal walls 74 and 76. In a preferred embodiment, the split line 78 passes just above the microcircuit 50. The location of the split line 78 is determined by the stresses that would act across bonding surfaces. Preferably, the split line 78 is placed where such stresses are minimized.
  • The internal features 64 of the microcircuit 50 may be formed on one or both of the internal walls 74 and 76 using any suitable technique known in the art. For example, the internal features 64 may be manufactured from metal matrix composites using plasma spraying thickness build-up with pre-alloyed powder followed by surface finish control. Alternatively, the internal features 64 may be manufactured by a combination of hot-working, surface grinding, and chemical milling to final thickness. The fact that the internal walls 74 and 78 are totally exposed permits a search of an optimum cooling arrangement in terms of durability and manufacturing. This also allows the microcircuit 50 to be implemented in a single wall product.
  • When the microcircuit is formed only one of the walls 74 and 76, a cover plate 80 is placed over the microcircuit. The cover plate 80 may be formed from the same material as the blade-outer-air-seal or the same material as the internal features 64, or any other suitable material known in the art. The cover plate 80 may be bonded in place using any suitable bonding technique known in the art. Preferably, a solid state diffusion bonding process may be used to join the cover plate 80 to the internal features 64.
  • Referring now to FIG. 4, in a final step, the blade-outer-air-seal 10 is assembled along the split line 78 by joining the sections 70 and 72 together using any suitable bonding process known in the art. In a preferred embodiment, the bonding process used to join the sections 70 and 72 together is a transient liquid phase bonding process in which a mating surface interlayer 82 is created using foils 84 that deposit a thin film of an interlayer of an alloying metal with a composition close to that of the parent metal along with a melting point depressant. This thin interlayer 82 with the parent blade pieces are bonded and heated simultaneously causing a liquid interlayer. While at temperature, rapid diffusion occurs. The resulting change in interlayer composition causes isothermal solidification of the bond while at temperature. Post bond heat treatment allows for further additional diffusion resulting in a joint ideally equivalent, both microstructurally and chemically, to the parent base metal. The re-melt temperature of the bond line is comparable to the melting point of the base blade material. Effectively, the bond region mechanical properties approach those of the base blade material. Since the resulting properties are reduced at the split line 78, its location is placed where the operating stresses are minimized. As previously mentioned, the BOAS segmentation is preferably placed on a region where the stresses across the bonding surfaces are also minimized.
  • As shown in FIG. 3, there is a ceramic core 90 which is present during the casting of the sections 70 and 72. The ceramic core may be removed, preferably by a chemical technique, after the sections 70 and 72 have been joined.
  • While only one split line 78 has been illustrated, if desired, the BOAS sections can be separated by a plurality of split lines.
  • One of the principal advantages of the method of the present invention is the ease of manufacture of the BOAS and its internal cooling microcircuits. Another principal advantage is the ability to manufacture and inspect the internal cooling microcircuits prior to assembling the BOAS.
  • It is apparent that there has been provided in accordance with the present invention, a manufacturable and inspectable cooling microcircuit for a blade-outer-air-seal which fully satisfies the objects, means, and advantages set out hereinbefore. While the present invention has been described in the context of specific embodiments thereof, other unforeseen alternatives, modifications, and variations may become apparent to those skilled in the art having read the foregoing description. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace those alternatives, modifications, and variations as fall within the broad scope of the appended claims.

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13. A blade-outer-air-seal consisting of:
a cast first section;
a cast second section;
at least one cooling microcircuit intermediate said first and second sections; and
a mating surface interlayer between said first and second sections.
14. The blade-outer-air-seal according to claim 13, wherein said at least one cooling microcircuit has a leading edge microcircuit and a trailing edge microcircuit.
15. The blade-outer-air-seal according to claim 14, wherein said at least one cooling microcircuit further has at least one side microcircuit which is independent of said leading edge microcircuit and said trailing edge microcircuit.
16. The blade-outer-air-seal according to claim 13, wherein said at least one cooling microcircuit is located on only one of said sections and includes a cover plate over said at least one cooling microcircuit.
17. The blade-outer-air-seal according to claim 16, wherein said at least one cooling microcircuit has a plurality of internal features and said cover plate is solid state diffusion bonded to said internal features.
18. The blade-outer-air-seal according to claim 15, wherein each of said microcircuits has at least one cooling fluid inlet, at least one outlet, and a plurality of passageways formed by a plurality of internal features.
19. The blade-outer-air-seal according to claim 13, wherein said interlayer comprises a bond region formed from an alloying metal with a composition close to that of a metal forming at least one of said first and second sections along with a melting point depressant.
20. A method for manufacturing a cooling microcircuit in a blade-outer-air-seal comprising the steps of:
casting a first section of the blade-outer-air-seal having a first exposed internal wall;
casting a second section of the blade-outer-air-seal having a second exposed internal wall;
forming at least one cooling microcircuit on at least one of the first and second exposed internal walls;
creating a mating interlayer by placing foils between said first section and said second section; and
joining said first section and said second section together by heating said foils and the first and second sections.
21. A method according to claim 20, wherein the foils placing step comprises placing foils formed from a material having a composition close to a metal forming each of the first and second sections and having a melting point depressant.
22. A method according to claim 20, further comprising subjecting said blade-outer-air-seal to a post bond heat treatment.
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