DOE Patents title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Metallic nut for use with ceramic threads

Abstract

A nozzle guide vane assembly has ceramic components therein having a conventional thread thereon including a preestablished pitch and having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion. The nozzle guide vane assembly has a metallic components therein having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion being greater that the rate of thermal expansion of the ceramic components is positioned in a gas turbine engine. The metallic component, a nut, has a thread therein including a plurality of crests being spaced on a pitch equal to that of the ceramic component and has a pair of contacting surfaces extending from the plurality of crests. A notch spirally extends intermediate adjacent ones of the plurality of crests and has a preestablished depth which is at least twice the size of the conventional pitch. Furthermore, the pair of contacting surfaces are in contact with only a portion of the threaded surface of the ceramic components.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. San Diego, CA
  2. Maitland, FL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
SOLAR TURBINES INC
OSTI Identifier:
870518
Patent Number(s):
5538380
Assignee:
Solar Turbines Incorporated (San Diego, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-92CE40960
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
metallic; nut; ceramic; threads; nozzle; guide; vane; assembly; components; therein; conventional; thread; thereon; including; preestablished; pitch; rate; thermal; expansion; positioned; gas; turbine; engine; component; plurality; crests; spaced; equal; pair; contacting; surfaces; extending; notch; spirally; extends; intermediate; adjacent; ones; depth; twice; size; furthermore; contact; portion; threaded; surface; threaded surface; adjacent ones; metallic components; nozzle guide; components therein; ceramic components; ceramic component; preestablished rate; turbine engine; thermal expansion; gas turbine; vane assembly; contacting surfaces; guide vane; metallic component; contacting surface; /411/

Citation Formats

Norton, Paul F, and Shaffer, James E. Metallic nut for use with ceramic threads. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Norton, Paul F, & Shaffer, James E. Metallic nut for use with ceramic threads. United States.
Norton, Paul F, and Shaffer, James E. Mon . "Metallic nut for use with ceramic threads". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870518.
@article{osti_870518,
title = {Metallic nut for use with ceramic threads},
author = {Norton, Paul F and Shaffer, James E},
abstractNote = {A nozzle guide vane assembly has ceramic components therein having a conventional thread thereon including a preestablished pitch and having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion. The nozzle guide vane assembly has a metallic components therein having a preestablished rate of thermal expansion being greater that the rate of thermal expansion of the ceramic components is positioned in a gas turbine engine. The metallic component, a nut, has a thread therein including a plurality of crests being spaced on a pitch equal to that of the ceramic component and has a pair of contacting surfaces extending from the plurality of crests. A notch spirally extends intermediate adjacent ones of the plurality of crests and has a preestablished depth which is at least twice the size of the conventional pitch. Furthermore, the pair of contacting surfaces are in contact with only a portion of the threaded surface of the ceramic components.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1996},
month = {1}
}