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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7544040 | Support structure in a turbine or compressor device and a method for assembling the structure The present invention relates to a support structure and a method for assembling a support structure in a turbine or compressor engine for rotatably supporting a rotor member in a stator member. The support structure includes an inner ring, an outer ring and a plura... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7402023 | Sanitary mixing assembly for vessels and tanks Component parts for a mixing assembly adapted to be used with clean in place techniques. The component parts may include an impeller assembly, an adjustable hub assembly, and a steady bearing assembly. The bearing assembly may include a supporting structure having a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7329088 | Pilot relief to reduce strut effects at pilot interface A turbine section of an engine that includes a shaft, a plurality of blades extending radially relative to the shaft, a bearing assembly, a flowpath housing, and a shroud is provided. The bearing assembly is mounted to the shaft adjacent to the plurality of blades. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7249931 | High efficiency air conditioner condenser fan with performance enhancements Twisted blades for outdoor air conditioner condensers and heat pumps that improve airflow efficiency to minimize operating power requirements. The blades can run at approximately 850 rpm to produce approximately 1930 cfm of air flow using approximately 110 Watts of ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7189064 | Friction stir welded hollow airfoils and method therefor A hollow component for gas turbine engine, for example an outlet guide vane, is assembled from a body having at recessed pocket formed therein, and an aerodynamic cover bonded over the pocket. Both the cover and the body are constructed from materials which are not ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7144214 | Rotor supporting structure of windmill for power generation A windmill 10 includes a frame 11 and a rotor 12 provided rotatively around the vertical shaft center. The rotor includes bosses 23, 24 located above and below, plural transversal blades 25 extending radially from the bosses, longi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138094 | Reactor for catalytic treatment of a particle-containing gas An up-flow reactor for the catalytic treatment of particle containing gas comprising at least one fixed catalytic bed; at least one drain pipe located upstream of the fixed catalytic bed, the drain pipe disposed within the reactor and a dust rectifier located downst... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124572 | Recuperator and turbine support adapter for recuperated gas turbine engines A recuperator and turbine support adapter for securing a recuperator to a combustor case is provided. The recuperator and turbine support adapter comprises an outer strutted body, an inner strutted body and a thermal spring. The thermal spring allows for thermal exp... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114917 | Vane assembly for a gas turbine engine An exhaust diffuser unit for a gas turbine engine includes an outer ring, a diffuser cone and vanes, all made from a ceramic matrix composite material. Each vane has end components which have apertures through which a metallic support strut extends. The support stru... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100264 | Method of installing double flanged bushings A bushing (52) has two bushing parts (52, 58), each of which includes a tubular section (54, 60) and a radial flange section (56, 62) Tubular section (54) is inserted into an opening (38) in a work member (40), from o... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100358 | Turbine exhaust case and method of making A structural turbine exhaust case of a gas turbine engine, comprises inner and outer case portions; a bearing housing connected to the inner case portion for supporting a main spool of the gas turbine engine; and a plurality of airfoils extending between the inner a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097413 | Bearing support To further isolate imbalances in a rotating structure such as a gas turbine engine, an effective length between two bearings may exceed an actual length. This may be achieved via one or more tapering bearing supports associated with at least one of the bearings.... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097412 | Turbine engine bearing support A bearing support for a rotor of an aircraft turbine engine which includes a front bearing and a front bearing support and bearing strut for securely attaching the front bearing, to the aircraft turbine engine support structure, wherein the front bearing support and... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6988869 | Turbine installation, especially steam turbine installation The invention relates to a turbine installation, especially a steam turbine installation. The inventive turbine installation comprises at least two partial turbines, each of the partial turbines having a rotor disk that extends along the main axis. Said rotor disks ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6908291 | Corrosion-resistant impeller for a magnetic-drive centrifugal pump An impeller for a magnetic-drive centrifugal pump includes a core for supporting a magnetic assembly of magnets. An inner barrier covers at least part of the magnets. The inner barrier hermetically isolates the magnetic assembly within the impeller. For example, in ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905303 | Methods and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engines A method of assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling an inner engine casing to an outer engine casing such that an annular flow path is defined therebetween, coupling a plurality of circumferentially-spaced support struts between the inner and outer casings... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6884024 | Arrangement for the fastening of struts serving as bearing carriers for the rotor of an aeronautical gas turbine to the casing structure of the aeronautical gas turbine An arrangement for the releasable fastening of struts serving as bearing carriers for the rotor of an aeronautical gas turbine to the casing structure of the aeronautical gas turbine, with stop faces, arranged in the circumferential direction and in the axial direct... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6860716 | Turbomachine frame structure A turbomachine frame member including an annular inner hub and a concentric annular outer casing that is spaced radially outwardly from the inner hub to define an annular flow passageway. A plurality of substantially radially-extending, circumferentially-spaced stru... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6821083 | Support structure for stream turbine bearing housing A casing (12) for a steam turbine section has a housing (14) installed therein for a bearing supporting a rotor for buckets. A housing support structure (10) includes a pair of horizontally extending struts (T1-T2) extending from a... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6796765 | Methods and apparatus for assembling gas turbine engine struts A method for installing an expandable stiffener includes providing an assembly including a first sidewall and a second sidewall connected at a leading and trailing edge such that a cavity is defined therebetween, forming an opening extending through the first sidewa... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6792758 | Variable exhaust struts shields A gas turbine engine having an exhaust casing that includes a plurality of fairings that shield struts that are affixed to and extend between concentric rings. Each fairing has a moveable tail section that is adjusted during turbine operation to change the angle of ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6767182 | Device for controlling the cooling flows of gas turbines The inner barrel of a turbine has a plurality of holes for receiving compressor discharge air and flowing such air within the inner barrel. A plurality of replaceable nozzles having internal bores of different diameters are selectively screw threaded into the openin... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6742985 | Thermal turbomachine, axial flow gas turbine in particular A thermal turbomachine, an axial flow gas turbine (10) in particular, includes a rotor (16), which at its exit side is supported on a bearing (15), which is situated on a bearing saddle (14) within an annular inner part (11) of an ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6672833 | Gas turbine engine frame flowpath liner support An annular hanger for supporting an annular wall element from a gas turbine engine annular outer casing is circumscribed about a centerline extending in opposite first and second axial directions and has an annular first hook extending in the first axial ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6626640 | Fan with reduced noise A rotating blade with reduced noise for use, for example, in a fan or other fluid pumping structure, is disclosed. The structure includes a housing, a hub rotatably coupled to the housing, a plurality of blades, each with an inner edge attached to the hub... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6612807 | Frame hub heating system A frame for a gas turbine engine is provided comprising a central hub having a circumferentially extending flowpath surface enclosing an interior cavity and an annular outer casing connected to the hub by a plurality of struts extending radially from the ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6439841 | Turbine frame assembly An annular turbine frame has ring disposed coaxially about an axial centerline axis and includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart ports. A plurality of circumferentially spaced apart struts are joined radially to the ring by devises on the ri... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6418723 | Low pressure gaseous fuel system A low pressure fuel system for a gaseous fuel internal combustion engine in which the source of gaseous fuel is at a pressure lower than the intake manifold pressure of the internal combustion engine. The gaseous fuel is inducted into the interstage duct ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6358001 | Turbine frame assembly An annular turbine frame includes a first ring such as a radially outer casing disposed coaxially about an axial centerline axis and having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart first ports. A plurality of circumferentially spaced apart hollow str... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6164905 | Flow metering turbine A flow metering turbine comprises a tubular body through which flows the fluid to be measured. The tubular body houses an upstream spider and a downstream spider each formed by a hub and fixed vanes, bearing the hub in the tubular body. The mutually facin... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6102577 | Isolated oil feed A bearing gallery thermal movement isolation device permits the inner bearing support ring of the bearing gallery to float freely relative to the outer bearing gallery housing under thermal expansion and contraction during engine operation without transmi... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6099165 | Soft bearing support An annular support for supporting radial bearings and accommodating radial expansion and lateral displacement, and damping vibration of the bearing with respect to a static support structure includes an annular casing to support a bearing therein and a ca... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6030176 | Structural member for an exhaust-gas connection of a turbomachine, in particular a steam turbine, and set of at least two structural members A structural member is provided for an exhaust-gas connection of a turbomachine, in particular a steam turbine, and a turbomachine bearing disposed in the exhaust-gas connection. The structural member is cast in one piece and has a connection part and/or ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6027305 | Method and apparatus for reducing high-cycle fatigue and suppressing noise in rotating machinery A stator apparatus for mounting upstream of an intake to a rotating machine which blows pressurized air, or other media, from discharge orifices at a pressure and velocity to minimize velocity defects or turbulence in the wake of the stator prior to the p... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5993153 | Open bowl for a vertical turbine pump An open bowl for a vertical turbine pump, includes a bowl body having an inner wall and an outer wall, both walls being of substantially constant optimum thickness, surrounding a vertical axis and connected by diffuser vanes which define hydraulically opt... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5941683 | Gas turbine engine support structure A bearing support structure for a gas turbine engine comprises an annular array of stator vanes and a radially inner bearing support portion which are interconnected by an annular array of radially extending U-shaped cross-section parts. The U-shaped cros... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5895203 | Centrifugal pump having separable, multipartite impeller assembly The centrifugal pump includes a separable, multipartite impeller assembly and preferably incorporates a shock-absorbent shaft support that is tolerant of impeller vibrations or minor imbalances in the impeller assembly. The multipartite impeller assembly ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5813828 | Method and apparatus for enhancing gas turbo machinery flow In a conduit constituting the outlet from turbo machinery such as a turbine or compressor, stall gas having high static pressure and low velocity is collected. This stall gas is then routed through struts--preferably teardrop shaped--to more central low s... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5749702 | Fan for air handling system A fan unit for a building's air handling system comprising a support structure including a front wall with an air inlet opening formed therein and a bladed fan wheel rotatably mounted on the support structure about its central axis and having an axial air... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5746574 | Low profile fluid joint A low profile joint is provided for a strut tube extending radially through a strut extending between an outer casing and an inner hub in a gas turbine engine frame. The strut tube has a longitudinal axis and a closed distal end. A sideseat is spaced from... | 05/05/1998 |