Fan structure having integrated rotor impeller, and methods of producing the same

    公开(公告)号:US11255339B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-22

    申请号:US16115124

    申请日:2018-08-28

    Abstract: A fan structure having integrated rotor impeller, and methods of producing the same are provided. The fan structure includes a fan housing that encircles a longitudinal axis, and defines an airflow direction from an inlet side to an exit side. The integrated rotor impeller structure is disposed to rotate within the fan housing. The integrated rotor impeller structure includes (a) a cylindrical rotor shell being annular about the longitudinal axis, and having a shell length, and (b) an axis rod coaxial with the longitudinal axis, and having an axis rod length of less than or equal to the shell length. An airflow annulus is created therebetween. A blade is disposed within the airflow annulus to extend radially from the external surface of the axis rod to the inside surface of the the cylindrical rotor shell. One or more magnets are integrated within the integrated rotor impeller structure.

    Compact accessory systems for a gas turbine engine

    公开(公告)号:US11053860B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-06

    申请号:US16854485

    申请日:2020-04-21

    Abstract: An accessory system for a gas turbine engine having a driveshaft with an axis of rotation is provided. The accessory system includes a towershaft coupled to the driveshaft and driven by the driveshaft along a towershaft axis of rotation. The accessory system also includes a shaft including a first shaft bevel gear coupled to a towershaft bevel gear. The shaft is rotatable by the towershaft along a shaft axis of rotation and defines an air-oil separator. The shaft axis of rotation is transverse to the towershaft axis of rotation. The accessory system includes a first accessory drive shaft having a first accessory bevel gear driven by the shaft. The accessory system also includes a second accessory drive shaft having a second accessory bevel gear driven by the shaft.

    System with thin walled cooling plate for an electronic enclosure

    公开(公告)号:US10954814B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-23

    申请号:US16142420

    申请日:2018-09-26

    Inventor: Shawn Alstad

    Abstract: A cooling system with a thin walled cooling plate. The system includes an enclosure with a cover that defines an interior space and that has an open side. Temperature sensitive devices are contained in the interior space. A cooling plate closes the open side and includes an inner side with a surface that is substantially flat and that faces into the interior. The cooling plate defines a flow channel adjacent the inner side that is configured to channel a circulating fluid to remove heat from the interior space. The flow channel extends across substantially all of the opening. An outer side of the cooling plate may be anodized to block heat from entering the interior space through the cooling plate.

    Compact accessory systems for a gas turbine engine

    公开(公告)号:US10900419B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-26

    申请号:US16057507

    申请日:2018-08-07

    Abstract: An accessory system for a gas turbine engine having a driveshaft with an axis of rotation is provided. The accessory system includes a towershaft coupled to the driveshaft and driven by the driveshaft along a towershaft axis of rotation. The accessory system also includes a shaft including a first shaft bevel gear coupled to a towershaft bevel gear. The shaft is rotatable by the towershaft along a shaft axis of rotation. The shaft axis of rotation is transverse to the towershaft axis of rotation. The accessory system includes a first accessory drive shaft having a first accessory bevel gear driven by the shaft. The accessory system also includes a second accessory drive shaft having a second accessory bevel gear driven by the shaft. A first accessory axis of rotation and a second accessory axis of rotation are substantially transverse to the shaft axis of rotation.

    SYSTEM WITH THIN WALLED COOLING PLATE FOR AN ELECTRONIC ENCLOSURE

    公开(公告)号:US20200095888A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-26

    申请号:US16142420

    申请日:2018-09-26

    Inventor: Shawn Alstad

    Abstract: A cooling system with a thin walled cooling plate. The system includes an enclosure with a cover that defines an interior space and that has an open side. Temperature sensitive devices are contained in the interior space. A cooling plate closes the open side and includes an inner side with a surface that is substantially flat and that faces into the interior. The cooling plate defines a flow channel adjacent the inner side that is configured to channel a circulating fluid to remove heat from the interior space. The flow channel extends across substantially all of the opening. An outer side of the cooling plate may be anodized to block heat from entering the interior space through the cooling plate.

    Multi-axis accessory gearboxes of mechanical drive systems and gas turbine engines including the same

    公开(公告)号:US09951695B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-24

    申请号:US14264760

    申请日:2014-04-29

    CPC classification number: F02C7/32 B64D41/00 F16H1/222 Y02T50/44

    Abstract: Gas turbine engines including multi-axis accessory gearboxes of mechanical drive systems are provided. The gearbox comprises a housing, a drive shaft, bevel pinion and drive shaft bevel gears, and a side bevel gear set operable to directly at least one side accessory device. Housing is disposed about a towershaft operatively coupled to main engine shaft and operable to rotate about a first axis. Drive shaft is skewed to main shaft and operable to rotate about a second axis that intersects the first axis at a first angle. Bevel pinion gear is mounted on the towershaft. Drive shaft bevel gear is mounted on the drive shaft. Side bevel gear set comprises an input gear meshing with one or more side bevel gears each having a side bevel gear axis at a second angle to the first axis and independently positionable relative to input gear. Second angle is independent of other angles.

    TURBOFAN ENGINE MOUNTED PRECOOLER SYSTEM
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    发明申请
    TURBOFAN ENGINE MOUNTED PRECOOLER SYSTEM 审中-公开
    TURBOFAN发动机安装预安装系统

    公开(公告)号:US20170074167A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-16

    申请号:US14850300

    申请日:2015-09-10

    CPC classification number: F02C7/185 F02C6/08 F02C7/18 F02K3/115 Y02T50/675

    Abstract: A precooler system having a symmetrical precooler core that is optimized to be integrally mounted to the turbofan engine, regardless of the turbofan engine size, is provided. The provided precooler system optimizes available space between a turbofan engine and the nacelle, and does not substantially increase weight and cost. The provided precooler system may be flexibly implemented as either a right handed precooler system or a left handed precooler system.

    Abstract translation: 提供了具有对称预冷器芯的预冷器系统,其被优化成整体地安装到涡轮风扇发动机,而不管涡轮风扇发动机的尺寸。 所提供的预冷器系统优化涡轮风扇发动机和机舱之间的可用空间,并且基本上不增加重量和成本。 所提供的预冷器系统可以灵活地实现为右手预冷器系统或左手预冷器系统。

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