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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100666 | Rotor mounting system for gas turbine engine A rotor for a gas turbine engine having a stub shaft and an axis of rotation, the rotor including a turbine hub clamped to a coaxial tie shaft with a tie shaft nut, the stub shaft comprising: a hollow stub shaft body extending rearwardly axially of the turbine; a fo... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8083492 | Welded low-pressure turbine shaft Turbo-engine which has a low-pressure area, containing at least one shaft, wherein the low-pressure area has an inflow area, the shaft having, at least on its inflow part arranged in the inflow area, a heat resistant material, wherein the shaft has, on outflow parts... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8062000 | Fastening arrangement of a pipe on a circumferential surface A fastening arrangement of a pipe is provided. The fastening arrangement is coaxial to a longitudinal axis, on a shaft step, which is rotatably mounted around the longitudinal axis, for connecting of the two component parts, with a coaxial circumferential surface lo... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8052397 | Polygon rotor attachment device A rotor and shaft assembly for turbomachinery has a polygon shaped drive collar interposed between corresponding polygonal mating surfaces of a drive shaft and a rotor hub. The mating surfaces of the polygon collar, the drive shaft and the rotor hub may be sized bot... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047804 | Wind tower and method of assembling the same A method of assembling a tower for use with a wind turbine is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of tower segments. Each tower segment includes a first interface and a second interface. The method also includes bonding the first interface of a first... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7891952 | Rotary machine components and methods of fabricating such components A method for fabricating a rotor assembly for a turbine, the turbine including a central rotational axis is provided. The method includes forging a first rotor component from a first material, separately forging a second rotor component from a second material, and c... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7819632 | Turbo machine with a rotor which has at least one rotor disk with a bore The invention relates to a rotor disk for the rotor of a non-positive displacement machine with at least one borehole extending in an axial direction. The aim of the invention is to provide a rotor disk for a non-positive displacement machine that has an increased s... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7806663 | Fastening arrangement of a pipe on a circumferential surface The invention relates to a fastening arrangement of a pipe, which is coaxial to a longitudinal axis, on a shaft step, which is rotatably mounted around the longitudinal axis, for connecting of the two component parts, with a coaxial circumferential surface located o... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7748959 | Insulated turbine disc of a turbo-pump A turbine disc used in a turbo-pump that is exposed to a large thermal gradient across the sides of the rotor disc. The warm side of the turbine disc is covered by a cover plate that forms a sealed space between the turbine disc and the cover plate, and this space i... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7748960 | Hub to shaft connection A rotary shaft to hub connection, such as that used between a centrifugal compressor or pump and a shaft. The hub includes inner and outer axial extending members that fit within inner and outer annular grooves formed within the rotary shaft so that a tight fit betw... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7614853 | Composite shaft A turbine shaft may be used to remove a heat load from pliant bearings without requiring the use of a process fluid for cooling the turbine shaft. The turbine shaft comprises a heat conductive sleeve disposed between an outer surface of a tie rod shaft and an inner ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7578656 | High pressure turbine disk hub with reduced axial stress and method A gas turbine engine disk that includes a centrally disposed disk hub having an integrally-formed, radially outwardly extending web terminating at an outer end. The disk hub has a radially-displaced annular hub surface exposed to high pressure, high temperature disc... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7431565 | Method of repairing a threaded generator rotor blower assembly A method of repairing a generator blower hub assembly (12) and rotor blade (10) removed from the generator blower hub assembly (12) where the rotor blade (10) has fatigued material in threads of a threaded blade root (14). The meth... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7407370 | Axial and circumferential seal for stacked rotor and/or stator assembly Disclosed herein is a rotor assembly for a steam turbine including a stacked rotor section having rotor plates. The rotor plates include a main body portion having a plate shape and a first axial face and a second axial face opposite to the first axial face. The rot... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7367774 | System for protecting a main shaft of an engine having a fusible bearing A turbomachine comprising at least a first rotary assembly with a first shaft, a stator, and bearings secured to the stator and suitable for supporting the shaft, one of the bearings being capable of giving way when an unbalance occurs in the rotary assembly, at lea... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360986 | System for blocking a main shaft of an engine having a fusible bearing A turbomachine including at least a first rotary assembly with a first shaft, a stator, and bearings secured to the stator and suitable for supporting the first shaft, one of the bearings being capable of giving way when an unbalance occurs in the first rotary assem... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7332838 | Motor-fan assembly and combustion-type power tool employing the same To connect a motor shaft to a fan, a connection rod is used that is symmetrical in shape with respect to a longitudinal axis of the connection rod. The connection rod includes a first part formed with a hole in coaxial with the longitudinal axis, and a second part f... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7309930 | Vibration damping system and method for variable speed wind turbines A vibration damping technique for a wind turbine system is described. The wind turbine system includes a vibration damper, which provides a variable signal to control torque produced by a generator of the wind turbine system. The variable signal is based on generato... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7287960 | Titanium aluminide wheel and steel shaft connection thereto Titanium aluminide (TiAl) rotor shaft assembly (10) of a type used in a turbocharger has a TiAl rotor (20) with an axially protruded portion (40) that is fixedly joined to a recessed portion (50) of a metal shaft (30) by the synerg... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7258526 | Eddy current heating for reducing transient thermal stresses in a rotor of a gas turbine engine The device and method are used for heating a central section of a rotor mounted for rotation in a gas turbine engine. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255538 | Shrink-fit stress coupling for a shaft of differing materials A shrink-fit coupling includes a discontinuous ring between a ceramic stub shaft of a turbine rotor and an inner diameter r2 of a metallic shaft which typically supports a compressor rotor. If the materials for the ceramic stub shaft and the discontinuous rin... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241111 | Contoured disk bore A turbine disk comprising a disk bore disposed about a centerline, the disk bore comprising a bore width, and a web extending radially away from the disk bore wherein the disk bore comprises in cross-section a contoured shape comprising a contour depth. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223077 | Structure for connecting compressor wheel and shaft It is an object of the invention to provide a structure for connecting a compressor wheel and a shaft, which structure is not easily broken when rotated at high speed. A male screw is provided on an outer surface of a projection formed on the center of a rear of the... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217099 | Coated forward stub shaft dovetail slot A compressor forward stub shaft comprising a plurality of axially spaced, annular rows of dovetail grooves, at least a first and a second of the plurality of rows having dovetail slots coated in part with an anti-wear coating. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210909 | Connection between bladed discs on the rotor line of a compressor A first rotor piece includes a first ring provided with a succession of holes and notches. An assembly is formed by a second rotor piece fixed to a third rotor piece. The second piece ends downstream in a second ring including holes. The third piece ends upstream in... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198453 | Offshore structure support and foundation for use with a wind turbine and an associated method of assembly A pile based braced caisson structural support device includes a number of legs in is used to support a wind turbine. The wind turbine includes a base, a turbine generator and a blade mechanism. The legs are configured in a teepee type configuration such that the fo... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186079 | Turbine engine disk spacers A gas turbine engine rotor stack includes one or more longitudinally outwardly concave spacers. Outboard surfaces of the spacers may be in close facing proximity to inboard tips of vane airfoils. The spacers may provide a longitudinal compression force that increase... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182579 | Device and method for detachably connecting an impeller to a shaft A rotor assembly for a turbomachine includes an impeller, a shaft, a bolt, and a compliant spacer. The impeller has an opening extending in an axial direction and a stem with an outer surface having a tapered profile in a cross section including the axis and a non-c... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159402 | Vortex reducer in the high-pressure compressor of a gas turbine A tube-type vortex reducer for the conduction of cooling air in a compressor 1 of a gas turbine with at least one radial secondary air tube 2 arranged in a disk interspace 3, includes a deflector arranged in a discharge area of the secondary air... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156612 | Spigot arrangement for a split impeller A spigot arrangement for split impeller (inducer and exducer) includes a recess of the exducer and means for reducing exducer blade root stresses and localized contact stresses between inducer and exducer. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147436 | Turbine engine rotor retainer A gas turbine engine has a rotor stack carried by a central shaft. A number of retainer segments each have a first surface engaging the rotor stack and a second surface engaging the central shaft so as to transmit a precompression force from the central shaft to the... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144216 | Wind turbine with outer noise shell For reduction of the noise radiation of a wind turbine with a tower (1) having an outside (8), a noise shell (4) is provided, which at least partially surrounds the outside (8) of the tower (1) and is positioned at a distance from ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137787 | Powder/wrought alloy composite turbine disc A composite turbine disc includes a bore section providing a first set of mechanical and temperature resistance properties, and a rim section which provides a second set of mechanical and temperature resistance properties. The second set of mechanical properties and... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128529 | Perfected device for securing an engine shaft on a bearing support A device (D) is dedicated to securing a machine shaft (AIP) on a bearing support (SP). This device (D) comprises i) a locknut (19) provided with a stop, comprising a front face (23), a thread (20) intended to interact with a thread (7) of... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108483 | Composite gas turbine discs for increased performance and reduced cost A composite turbine disc includes a high nickel rim section and a steel bore section. The rim section is formed from a high nickel alloy which provides a higher melting point as compared to the material used for the bore section. A plating or forged welding enhanced... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094030 | Contoured disk bore A turbine disk comprising a disk bore disposed about a centerline, the disk bore comprising a bore width, and a web extending radially away from the disk bore wherein the disk bore comprises in cross-section a contoured shape comprising a contour depth. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7065872 | Method of processing a multiple alloy rotor A method of processing a rotor. The rotor is formed by casting an ingot to have first and second regions formed of different alloys that intermix during casting to define a transition zone therebetween. The ingot is forged to yield a rotor forging that contains axia... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059831 | Turbine engine disk spacers A gas turbine engine rotor stack includes one or more longitudinally outwardly concave spacers. The spacers may provide a longitudinal compression force that increases with rotational speed. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052241 | Metal injection molded turbine rotor and metal shaft connection attachment thereto A rotor shaft assembly (101) of a type used in a turbocharger, manufactured by mounting a powder compact (203) of a titanium aluminide rotor (103) to a pre-formed steel shaft (107), and sintering the combination, which provides a strong m... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040867 | Compressor wheel joint An exemplary compressor wheel includes a proximate end, a distal end, an axis of rotation, a z-plane positioned between the proximate end and the distal end, and a joint having an axis coincident with the axis of rotation and an end surface positioned between the z-... | 05/09/2006 |
