Pin and roller attachment system for ceramic blades
Abstract
In a turbine, a plurality of blades are attached to a turbine wheel by way of a plurality of joints which form a rolling contact between the blades and the turbine wheel. Each joint includes a pin and a pair of rollers to provide rolling contact between the pin and an adjacent pair of blades. Because of this rolling contact, high stress scuffing between the blades and the turbine wheel reduced, thereby inhibiting catastrophic failure of the blade joints. 3 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Solar Turbines Inc
- OSTI Identifier:
- 87740
- Patent Number(s):
- 5435693
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-198,889
- Assignee:
- Solar Turbines Inc., San Diego, CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-92CE40960
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 25 Jul 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; TURBINE BLADES; FASTENERS; ROLLER BEARINGS; CERAMICS; DESIGN; STRESS RELAXATION; GAS TURBINES
Citation Formats
Shaffer, J E. Pin and roller attachment system for ceramic blades. United States: N. p., 1995.
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Shaffer, J E. Pin and roller attachment system for ceramic blades. United States.
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"Pin and roller attachment system for ceramic blades". United States.
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title = {Pin and roller attachment system for ceramic blades},
author = {Shaffer, J E},
abstractNote = {In a turbine, a plurality of blades are attached to a turbine wheel by way of a plurality of joints which form a rolling contact between the blades and the turbine wheel. Each joint includes a pin and a pair of rollers to provide rolling contact between the pin and an adjacent pair of blades. Because of this rolling contact, high stress scuffing between the blades and the turbine wheel reduced, thereby inhibiting catastrophic failure of the blade joints. 3 figs.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1995},
month = {7}
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