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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2017
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Kaliya Balamurugan, Newington, CT (US);
Jason Husband, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F02C 7/06 (2006.01); F01D 21/04 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01); F01D 1/26 (2006.01); F02C 3/067 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/06 (2013.01); F01D 5/02 (2013.01); F01D 21/045 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F01D 1/26 (2013.01); F02C 3/067 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2230/90 (2013.01); F05D 2240/24 (2013.01); F05D 2240/60 (2013.01); F05D 2300/17 (2013.01); F05D 2300/509 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-shaft assembly includes an inner shaft and an outer shaft coaxially aligned with the inner shaft to establish a shared axis of rotation. The multi-shaft assembly also includes an ablatable shaft feature with a lubricant surface coating on an interior surface of the outer shaft and an ablatable metallic alloy layer overlaying a portion of the lubricant surface coating with a radial air gap formed between the ablatable metallic alloy layer and an exterior surface of the inner shaft.