THROAT AREA CALCULATION FOR A SECTION OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE

摘要

A method of calculating a throat area of a section of a machinery, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, outlining a boundary of the throat area of the section, selecting a plurality of inspection points along the boundary of the throat area, dividing the throat area into a plurality of sections, calculating an individual area of each of the plurality of sections and summing the individual areas of each of the plurality of sections to calculate the throat area.

主权项

1. A method associated for use with a gas turbine engine, comprising:
calculating a throat area of a vane segment of the gas turbine engine by radially dividing the throat area into a plurality of sections, calculating an individual area associated with each of the plurality of sections, and summing the individual areas to calculate the throat area, the vane segment including a first platform and a second platform and a first airfoil and a second airfoil extending between the first platform and the second platform; and adjusting a design characteristic of the vane segment based on the calculated throat area.