DISTRIBUTOR DEVICE FOR COOLING AIR WITHIN AN ENGINE

摘要

A distributor device (150) for distributing cooling air within a gas turbine engine (101), the device (150) comprising:
a base (160) mountable adjacent an inlet (130) for air to be distributed; and
a deflector (180) supported by the base (160) and in fluid communication with the air inlet (130), the deflector (180) being configured to direct air from the air inlet (130) in a plurality of directions within the engine (101);
wherein the deflector (180) comprises one or more deflecting surfaces (190) curvilinearly configured to direct the said air differentially in a plurality of desired directions within the engine (101). In embodiments the deflecting surface(s) (190) is/are curved and are so configured such that air from the air inlet (130) is directable either:
(i) in directions of travel in each of a plurality of desired different, non-parallel directions within the engine (101); or
(ii) in each of a plurality of desired different directions within the engine (101) with different flow rates. A corresponding manifold (110), gas turbine engine (101) and a deflector element (180) are also provided.