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7604199 Aerofoil containment structure  
A stage of fan aerofoils ( 10 ) lies within a fan cowl ( 12 ). The fan duct ( 16 ) is defined in part by a hard casing ( 14 ) that in turn surrounds aerofoils ( 10 ). Hard casing ( 14 ) includes...
7565796 Turbofan case and method of making  
A casing for a gas turbine includes a construction providing improved structural efficiency. Improved load paths and means for transmitting loads in the engine case are disclosed.
7563069 Clip  
A clip used to attach an acoustic panel to a fan casing of a gas turbine engine is ā€œUā€ shaped. One arm of the clip is provided with a spacing portion cut into the material of the arm and which...
7527469 Transition-to-turbine seal apparatus and kit for transition/turbine junction of a gas turbine engine  
One embodiment of a transition-to-turbine seal ( 300 ) comprises a transition exit seal ( 302 ) adapted for fixed attachment to an exit rail ( 350 ) of a transition ( 109 ), and a stage-1 seal (...
7517184 Low deflection fan case cotainment fabric  
A turbine engine fan casing for containing a separated blade fragment comprising a support case having an axially extending impact zone, a substantially structurally continuous penetrable covering...
7513734 Gas turbine engine blade containment system and a laminate material  
A gas turbine engine blade containment system that includes a laminate material including first and second layers. The first layer is an inner layer within the second layer. The second layer...
7513103 Gas turbine engine assembly and methods of assembling same  
A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling a low-pressure turbine to a core turbine engine, coupling a counter-rotating fan assembly including a forward fan assembly and an...
7493754 Gas turbine engine assembly and methods of assembling same  
A method for assembling a gas turbine engine including providing a core gas turbine engine at least partially defined by a frame and having a drive shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the...
7484924 Device for limiting turbine overspeed in a turbomachine  
Device for limiting turbine overspeed in a turbomachine, the turbine comprising a rotor formed of disks mounted on a turbine shaft and carrying moving blades, stages of fixed blades disposed...
7448845 Gas turbine engine  
A turbofan gas turbine engine ( 10 ) comprises a fan rotor and a compressor rotor ( 62 ). The fan rotor ( 24 ) carries a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially outwardly extending fan...
7448844 Blisk having partially cut blade attachment  
An integrally bladed rotor disk, commonly referred to as an IBR or a blisk, includes partial cuts in the rotor disk extending from the rotor disk surface and along side the blades to form a partial...
7448808 Arrangement of bearing supports for the rotating shaft of an aircraft engine and an aircraft engine fitted with such an arrangement  
An arrangement of bearing supports for a rotating shaft mounted on bearings connected to an engine stator structure by bearing supports of which at least one is made up of N>1 elements...
7445421 Fan duct blade containment assembly  
The fan cowl ( 12 ) of a ducted fan gas turbine engine ( 10 ) has a downstream portion including an inner casing ( 30 ) that surrounds a honeycomb structure ( 36 ) in abutting engagement. Honeycomb...
7416380 Pressure relief arrangement for a pump  
A pressure relief arrangement for a pump ( 10 ) which includes a pump housing assembly with a pumping chamber ( 25 ) therein, the pump housing assembly including a section ( 41 ) mounted for...
7407367 Variable area diffuser  
A diffuser includes multiple vanes rotatable about pivot pins between multiple positions. A mounting plate supports a backing plate. The vanes are arranged between the backing plate and the shroud....
7402022 Rotor blade containment assembly for a gas turbine engine  
A gas turbine engine rotor blade containment assembly ( 38 ) comprising a generally cylindrical, or frustoconical, casing ( 40 ). The casing ( 40 ) having at least one member ( 54 ) and the member...
7390161 Composite containment case for turbine engines  
A composite fan casing for a gas turbine engine includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a core having a plurality of core layers of reinforcing fiber bonded together with a thermosetting polymeric...
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...
7364402 Turbine module for a gas turbine engine  
A turbine module for a gas turbine engine includes at least one turbine disk and a disk-shaped component mounted on the turbine disk upstream relative to the gas flow. The module can be assembled...
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...
7341423 Molecular pump and connecting device  
A flange of a molecular pump is connected to a vacuum vessel by first bolts that extend through elongate holes in the flange and are bolted to the vacuum vessel. One or more buffering members are...
7340882 Turbomachine with means for axial retention of the rotor  
The turbomachine of the invention extends longitudinally along an axis, and includes a rotor attached to drive shaft, arranged to rotate around an axis, supported by at least a first bearing,...
7338250 Gas turbine engine blade containment assembly  
A gas turbine engine rotor blade containment assembly ( 38 ) comprises a containment casing ( 40 ) and the containment casing ( 40 ) has a plurality of axially spaced ribs ( 66 ). The ribs ( 66 )...
7316538 Turbine engine with an uncoupling device, uncoupling device and fusible screw for the uncoupling device  
The turbine engine of the invention includes a rotor with at least one bearing, mounted on a bearing supporting part, said part being connected to the fixed structure by an uncoupling device,...
7255528 Liner for a gas turbine engine casing  
A turbofan gas turbine engine ( 10 ) comprises a fan rotor ( 32 ) carrying a plurality of radially extending fan blades ( 34 ). A fan blade containment assembly ( 38 ) surrounds the fan blades ( 34...
7246990 Composite fan containment case for turbine engines  
A composite fan casing for a gas turbine engine is provided includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a core having a plurality of core layers of reinforcing fiber bonded together with a thermosetting...
7195444 Turbomachine with a decoupling device common to first and second bearings of its drive shaft, compressor comprising the decoupling device and decoupling device  
The invention relates to a turbomachine comprising a rotor with a drive shaft centered on the axis of the turbomachine by a first bearing and a second bearing which bearings are supported...
7192243 Gas turbine engine blade containment assembly  
A gas turbine engine rotor blade containment assembly ( 38 ) comprises a generally cylindrical, or frustoconical, metal casing ( 40 ). The metal casing ( 40 ) has at least one arched portion ( 62,...
7160078 Mechanical solution for rail retention of turbine nozzles  
A mechanical arrangement for protection against catastrophic nozzle failures includes a turbine nozzle segment including an inner platform rail, a turbine nozzle inner support ring in part in axial...
7147429 Turbine assembly and turbine shroud therefor  
A turbine assembly includes a shroud for being mounted around a last stage of the low pressure turbine rotor. The shroud includes an arcuate body having spaced-apart forward and aft ends and...
7140834 Turbine and a component  
A turbine including a rotor ( 1 ) that is driven by gas and that has a housing ( 2 ) enclosing the rotor. The turbine includes a component ( 6 ) suspended from the housing ( 2 ) that is arranged...
7125217 Cellular materials  
A structural member comprises a main body formed from a cellular material. The structural member may be a casing for a rotary assembly e.g. a fan of a gas turbine engine. The main body may...
7121785 Retraction retainer system for biased turbine engine components  
A device, system, and method for securing a turbine engine seal in a retracted position enabling maintenance, assembly and disassembly of the turbine engine. The system can include a retainer...
7114912 Fan blade with embrittled tip  
An aircraft turbojet including a fan having a hub driven by a shaft carried by at least one bearing connected to the structure of the turbojet by a bearing support that includes an interposed...
7112044 Blades  
Percussive impacts due to bird strikes upon the hollow fan blades 20 are a well known problem. These percussive impacts not only deform previous fan blades but also reduce their stiffness. In...
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...
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...
7077622 Emergency cooling system for a thermally loaded component  
In an emergency cooling system ( 17 ) for a component ( 1 ) which is subject to thermal load in operation, in, e.g., a turbine, the component ( 1 ) has a wall ( 3 ) which, in operation, is acted on...
7076942 Protective ring for the fan protective casing of a gas turbine engine  
A protective ring ( 4 ) for the fan blades ( 2, 3 ) of a gas turbine engine includes a material combination of metal bands and polymer-bonded fiber-weave layers interconnected in alternating...
7059823 Molecular pump equipped with flange having buffering portion  
A molecular pump has a casing having a gas inlet port and a gas discharge port, a stator disposed within the casing, a shaft disposed in the casing concentrically with the stator, a bearing...
7025560 Frangible coupling  
A frangible coupling for interconnecting parts comprising a first ring and a second ring coaxially arranged relative to each other and axially joined via an annular array of fuse ligaments...
7021888 Ultra-high speed vacuum pump system with first stage turbofan and second stage turbomolecular pump  
An ultra-high speed vacuum pump evacuation system includes a first stage ultra-high speed turbofan and a second stage conventional turbomolecular pump. The turbofan is either connected in series to...
7018168 Method and apparatus for fabricating gas turbine engines  
A method facilitates fabricating a gas turbine engine. The method comprises coupling an engine casing circumferentially around a gas turbine engine. The method also comprises coupling an engine...
7011490 Compressor in a multi-stage axial form of construction  
A compressor in a multi-stage axial form of construction, with a rotor which is mounted overhung and includes a plurality of moving-blade rings on blade carriers connected to one another, and with...
7008173 High energy containment device and turbine with same  
A containment device for use in retaining debris material traveling radially outward in a rotary device is provided as is a turbine having a containment device. The containment device includes an...
7002172 Electronic safety system for the avoidance of an overspeed condition in the event of a shaft failure  
An electronic safety system for the detection of a shaft failure and for the interruption of the energy supply to the shaft includes at least one measuring light guide ( 13 ) which is firmly routed...
6997672 Turbocharger  
A burst protector for a turbocharger covers a first endangered segment of the housing. The burst protector includes insulation, a first sheet, and a second sheet. As a supplement, a casing is...
6986637 Stub axle  
A stub shaft for a turbine engine is described in which respective masses are positioned along the stub shaft in a balanced rotation relationship for normal rotation. One mass is positioned at the...
6979172 Engine blade containment shroud using quartz fiber composite  
An engine fan containment shroud including a containment structure composed of a composite material including a reinforcing fiber having an elongation to break of at least about 3.6%. The preferred...
6971841 Cellular materials  
A structural member comprises a main body formed from a cellular material. The structural member may be a casing for a rotary assembly e.g. a fan of a gas turbine engine. The main body may...
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