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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 1989
Filed:
May. 14, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald Catlow, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
416129 ; 416171 ; 4161 / ; 416190 ; 4161 / ; 415134 ; 415 77 ; 415 91 ;
Abstract
A power turbine (12) comprises alternate annular arrays of contra-rotatable turbine blades. Two arrays of turbine blades (30) and (47) have annular arrays of aerofoil propulsion blades (17,18) respectively attached thereto. Alternate arrays of turbine blades are attached to a primary drum member (55) in such a manner that below normal operating temperatures, limited relative radial movement is permitted between them. However when the normal operating temperature is reached, the relative radial movement is inhibited in such a manner that the rigidity of the power turbine (12) enhanced.