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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas K. Yim, Torrance, CA (US);
Robert A. Nims, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Mike Masoudipour, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell Power Systems, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 3/04 ; F02C 7/20 ; F01D 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 3/04 ; F02C 7/20 ; F01D 1/100 ;
Abstract
A gas turbine engine having a housing and an axially extending shaft journaled to the housing by two axially spaced apart bearings. The bearings are located along the shaft so as to define an overhung shaft portion. A rotating component such as a turbine wheel or compressor wheel is mounted on the overhung shaft portion and is concentric about the centerline ( ) of the engine. An annular shroud ( ) that is part of the housing is disposed about the rotating component, the annular shroud ( ) being concentric about a centerline ( ) radially offset from the engine ( ).