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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2012
Craig M. Beers, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Darryl A. Colson, West Suffield, CT (US);
Victoria S. Richardson, Hartford, CT (US);
Craig M. Beers, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Darryl A. Colson, West Suffield, CT (US);
Victoria S. Richardson, Hartford, CT (US);
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Abstract
An inlet shroud assembly includes a hub and a shroud for a ram air fan. The hub includes a center bore, a first frustoconical section, a plurality of slotted cooling holes located on the first frustoconical section, a second frustoconical section, a plurality of circular cooling holes located on the second frustoconical section, a rim, a central cavity, and an annular cavity. The shroud includes a central disk with a center bore, a circular flange located on a radially outer edge of the central disk, and an outer disk with a web portion and a tip portion, the tip portion having a curved lip.