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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2014
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Craig M. Beers, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Seth E. Rosen, Middletown, CT (US);
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Abstract
An aspect is a thrust plate assembly for an air cycle machine. The thrust plate assembly includes an annular body defined by an outer rim and a main bore. The annular body includes a nozzle side and a thrust bearing side. The nozzle side includes a nozzle region proximate the outer rim and a turbine rotor region proximate the main bore, where the outer rim has an outer diameter. The thrust plate assembly also includes a main bore seal installed in the main bore. The main bore seal has an inner diameter, where a ratio of the outer diameter of the outer rim to the inner diameter of the main bore seal is between 3.94 and 3.96.