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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2019
Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc., Jupiter, FL (US);
Russell B Jones, North Palm Beach, FL (US);
Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc., Jupiter, FL (US);
Abstract
An axial thrust load sensor for an axial thrust foil bearing used in a small gas turbine engine, the axial thrust load sensor having a axial thrust foil bearing plate and an intermediate washer plate and a load sensor plate arranged face to face to form the load sensor. The load sensor plate has three pedestals on a front side and three pedestals on a back side so that all six pedestals alternate at equal spacing. Next to each pedestal is a strain gauge connected to a controller. The controller regulates a supply of cooling air to the axial thrust bearing in order to control a thrust balance.