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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc., Jupiter, FL (US);
Inventor:
Stephen M Brooks, Jupiter, FL (US);
Assignee:
Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc., Jupiter, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 32/06 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F01D 25/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 32/0614 (2013.01); F01D 25/168 (2013.01); F01D 25/22 (2013.01); F16C 32/0692 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/52 (2013.01); F05D 2240/53 (2013.01);
Abstract
A self-metering hydrostatic thrust bearing for a small gas turbine engine. The thrust bearing can provide thrust capacity in the fore and aft directions of a hydrostatic thrust bearing using a single source of air. The air supply is directed towards the loaded bearing and away from the unloaded bearing by the self-metering mechanism operated by the thrust load.