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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
May. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Brandon R. Snyder, Greenwood, IN (US);
Michael R. Whitten, Zionsville, IN (US);
James E. Sellhorn, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Bradford John Riehle, Plainfield, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 3/12 (2006.01); F01D 21/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); G01P 3/44 (2006.01); G01M 15/14 (2006.01); G01P 3/488 (2006.01); F01D 17/06 (2006.01); F01D 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 21/003 (2013.01); F01D 5/027 (2013.01); F01D 17/06 (2013.01); F01D 21/02 (2013.01); G01M 15/14 (2013.01); G01P 3/44 (2013.01); G01P 3/488 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/24 (2013.01); F05D 2240/60 (2013.01); F05D 2260/33 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present application provide one or more of: (1) auxiliary wheel that (a) enables accurate speed detection of a turbine disc and/or (b) presents a machining surface for balance correction; and/or (2) techniques for mounting an auxiliary wheel to a rotor, such as a turbine disc.