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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Viktor Kilchyk, Lancaster, NY (US);
Brent J. Merritt, Southwick, MA (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/28 (2006.01); F04D 17/02 (2006.01); F04D 17/08 (2006.01); F04D 17/10 (2006.01); F04D 23/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/24 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01); F04D 29/38 (2006.01); F04D 29/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/284 (2013.01); F04D 17/10 (2013.01); F04D 17/02 (2013.01); F04D 17/08 (2013.01); F04D 23/003 (2013.01); F04D 29/242 (2013.01); F04D 29/247 (2013.01); F04D 29/325 (2013.01); F04D 29/38 (2013.01); F04D 29/384 (2013.01); F04D 29/544 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotor assembly is provided and includes a two-piece rotor impeller and a rotor shaft. The two-piece rotor impeller includes a blade section and a forward section, which is connected to the blade section. The rotor shaft includes an aft section at which the rotor shaft terminates. The aft section is directly attached to the forward section of the rotor impeller. The blade section includes a converging blade configured to converge to a point with a minimized internal diameter (ID).