Fluid Transfer Interface for Fast Sealed Turbomachine Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fluid transfer devices between a stator and a rotor in turbomachines require complex alignment and disassembly for hydraulic connections, leading to lengthy and costly maintenance processes.
Innovation Solution
A fluid transfer device with a stator and rotor portion that allows for quick and automatic hydraulic and mechanical connections through a compact design, featuring an attachment interface with captive attachment members and passages for tool access, facilitating easy mounting and dismounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the transfer device uses a complex alignment arrangement for hydraulic connections, then the connection reliability is improved, but the mounting and dismounting time increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The transfer device is divided into a stator portion and a rotor portion that can be independently assembled and disassembled. The attachment interface separates the hydraulic connection function from the mechanical mounting, allowing the rotor portion to be quickly attached to the stator portion without complex realignment procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment interface includes self-aligning features where the pipeline and conduit automatically coincide when the attachment members are engaged. The captive attachment members guide the alignment process, eliminating the need for external alignment tools or procedures during mounting and dismounting.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the transfer device requires dismounting the actuator assembly to access the transfer device, then the structural integrity is maintained, but the repair time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rotor portion of the transfer device can be extracted from the actuator assembly by simply disengaging the attachment members at the attachment interface. This allows the rotor portion to be removed for repair or replacement without dismounting the entire actuator assembly, significantly reducing maintenance time while maintaining structural integrity during operation.
3Reliability
If the attachment interface requires precise alignment for hydraulic connection, then the sealing reliability is improved, but the mounting complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment members are designed as captive elements that are already positioned on the stator portion before the rotor portion is attached. This preliminary positioning ensures that when the rotor portion is brought into place, the pipeline and conduit are pre-aligned, eliminating the need for complex alignment procedures during mounting while maintaining sealing reliability.
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AI summary
A fluid transfer device for a turbomachine with longitudinal axis X, which includes a stator portion intended to be connected to a stator equipment of the turbomachine and a rotor portion engaged in the stator portion. The stator equipment including at least one conduit fluidly connected to at least one pipeline of the stator portion, the stator portion and the stator equipment including an attachment interface intended to releasably receive attachment members, the attachment interface and the attachment members being configured so as to make a sealed coincidence of the pipelines and conduit, and the transfer device comprising at least one passage allowing the access of an external tool upstream of the transfer device for accessing the attachment members and passing through the transfer device in either side.