Gas turbine engine flange assembly including flow circuit

摘要

The disclosure is directed to a unique apparatus having a gas turbine engine flange assembly. Also disclosed is a unique system having a gas turbine engine flange assembly in which a fluid flow circuit is provided. Also disclosed are apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engine flange assemblies, in which a fluid flow circuit extends between flanges or from a cavity within a turbine engine case to an interior portion of a flange assembly.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a gas turbine engine flange assembly including: a first flange, a second flange, and a third flange, the second flange being positioned intermediate the first flange and the third flange; and a fluid flow circuit extending intermediate the first flange and the second flange, across the second flange, and intermediate the second flange and the third flange; wherein the fluid flow circuit includes a first flow passage intermediate the first flange and the second flange, at least one opening provided in the second flange, and a second flow passage intermediate the second flange and the third flange; wherein the first flow passage is bordered by a first shim plate, the first flange and the second flange; further comprising a second shim plate positioned intermediate the second flange and the third flange, the second shim plate defining a boundary of a portion of the fluid flow circuit.