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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
William Thomas Parry, Rexford, NY (US);
Nestor Hernandez Sanchez, Schenectady, NY (US);
Michael Alan Davi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/00 (2006.01); F02C 3/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/00 (2013.01); F02C 3/107 (2013.01); F05D 2260/402 (2013.01); Y02E 20/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Solutions for clutching turbine wheels are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes: a turbine rotor shaft; a plurality of turbine wheels affixed to the turbine rotor shaft; an independent turbine wheel engagably attached to the turbine rotor shaft; and a clutch operably connected to the turbine rotor shaft, the clutch configured to couple and decouple the independent turbine wheel from the turbine rotor shaft.