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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2016
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Stephen Michael Bortoli, Roscoe, IL (US);
David Everett Russ, Rockford, IL (US);
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A ram air turbine having: a strut assembly having an outer housing enclosing a first inner chamber; a generator housing operatively connected to the strut assembly, the generator housing having an outer surface enclosing a second inner chamber, the second inner chamber being fluidly connected to first inner chamber; a turbine assembly operably connected to the strut assembly, the turbine assembly in operation rotates in freestream air; and a power generation device mechanically connected to the turbine assembly and located within the second inner chamber, the power generation device generates power as turbine assembly rotates. The strut assembly includes a first screen portion having a plurality of inlet holes integrally formed in the outer housing. The generator housing includes a second screen portion having a plurality of outlet holes integrally formed in the outer surface. Freestream air passes through inlet holes, over the power generation device, and out outlet holes.