摘要:
A first molten alloy is poured into a mould and progressively cooled to produce a vertical columnar crystal growth. A second molten alloy is then poured in while the surface of the first alloy is still liquid. The progressive cooling is then continued. A suitable mould is made of ceramic material and has an overflow tube formed in the wall of the mould so that any excess of the first alloy will run off. Two pairs of alloys, suitable for casting turbine blades, are described. The advantage of this method is that different parts of the casting can be formed from different alloys and that the known advantages of controlled columnar crystal growth are substantially maintained right across the join.
摘要:
A signal combiner, for combining a plurality of delta-modulation encoded representations of analogue signals to form an equivalent of a delta-modulation encoded representation of a combination of the analogue signals, which includes a plurality of concurrently operative slope detector circuits each arranged to derive an output signal representing a slope of a separate one of the analogue signals from a comparison of two or more consecutive bit signals in its delta-modulation encoded representation, a summing circuit connected to receive the output of the slope detector circuits and to derive an output dependent on the sum of the slopes represented by the said output signals, and a pulse generating pulse sequences to form a stream of signals equivalent to a delta-modulation encoded representation of an analogue signal having a slope indicated by the current output of the summing circuit.
摘要:
The disclosure of this invention pertains to an intrascope provided at the objective end with a fastening device whereby the intrascope may be pulled from within the cavity to be inspected. The fastening device is an inflatable bag which can be lodged between two adjacent rotor blades of a turbine so that by turning the turbine the intrascope can be pulled into the turbine casing for inspection of stator blades.
摘要:
A ducted fan gas turbine engine has thrust reverser doors mounted at the hot gas stream exhaust nozzle and a fan cowl downstream portion which is translatable. The thrust reverser doors deflect the hot gas stream radially outwards and the hot gas stream in turn, deflects the cold fan stream radially outwards through a gap found by translation of the fan cowl downstream portion in a downstream direction.
摘要:
A gas turbine engine is provided with an electronic control system for detecting deceleration of the engine above a predetermined limit, which corresponds to flame out of the engine and for using the signal obtained thereby to initiate a relighting procedure.
摘要:
A gas turbine engine combustion device having an annular intake for the flow of primary air into the combustion chamber. The intake is divided by deflecting means into two annular ducts. One main duct being provided for the main flow of primary air through the combustion chamber, the other duct providing a flow of air which is attached to the innermost wall of the deflecting means by the Coanda effect.
摘要:
An aircraft wing main spar is utilized for the carrying of flap blowing and lift augmenting air to the trailing edge of the wing. The main spar trailing edge is formed into an elongate nozzle which directs the air over and between said flaps.
摘要:
An ejector release unit, for carrying aircraft stores such as bombs, enables securing and crutching of a store to be accomplished in one manoeuvre. The store must have two saddles spaced apart thereon, with store-facing surfaces on the saddle. The preferred release unit has two hooks for each saddle, the hooks engaging the store-facing surfaces. Wedges between the top of each saddle and structure of the unit are forced into engagement with saddle and structure by spring loaded plungers associated with the hooks. A manually operable crank and lever arrangement allows hooks to be engaged or disengaged with a store, and plungers to be engaged with or disengaged from wedges as required. Any movement of store relative to unit after engagement results in tightening of the wedges. Operationally stores are released by a cartridge operated piston acting on the crank.
摘要:
A fluid flow compressor includes means for arbitrarily obstructing part of the flow area of the compressor duct to improve the compressor efficiency at low flow velocities. The means comprises a ring arranged in the duct and capable of being expanded in the manner of a circlip by a cam arrangement.
摘要:
A fluid flow apparatus which will permit a varying quantity of fluid to be bled from a main fluid supply without substantially affecting the rate of flow of the main fluid supply.