A variable guide vane assembly has: variable guide vanes having airfoils extending from inner ends to outer ends, the variable guide vanes pivotable about respective spanwise axes between one or more open positions and a closed position, in the closed position, trailing edge regions of the airfoils sealingly engage leading edge regions of adjacent ones of the airfoils to block an air flow; an outer wall extending around the central axis, the outer ends of the variable guide vanes pivotably engaged to the outer wall; and an inner wall extending around the central axis, the inner ends of the variable guide vanes pivotably engaged to the inner wall, the inner wall defining inner faces distributed about the central axis, a shape of the inner faces complementary to a shape of the inner ends of the airfoils to form a seal when the variable guide vanes are in the closed position.


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    Title :

    Sealing variable guide vanes


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2022-11-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F01D Strömungsmaschinen [Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen], z.B. Dampfturbinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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