GAS-TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; gas-turbine engines. SUBSTANCE: combustion chamber has flame tube arranged in housing and consisting of telescopically connected front and rear parts. Rear part of flame tube is rigidly connected with gas collector. Front part of flame tube is assembled of equal number of separate longitudinal segments hinge connected with prechamber and spacers located between segments and connected with the latter by guides for relative overlapping. Front and rear parts are connected by lock. Prechamber is connected with front part of flame tube and accommodates fuel nozzles. Mechanical connection of segments with drive is provided by synchronizing rings with eyes connected with segments and brackets rigidly secured on segments and provided with shaped guides, and rollers arranged in guides of brackets and secured in eyes. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities and enhanced reliability. 2 cl, 5 dwg