Air cycle machine connected to engine gearbox
US11465770B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/50
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an air cycle machine (ACM) having: a turbine; a compressor; a compressor shaft connected to the compressor and configured to receive rotational energy from a gearbox; and a turbine shaft connected to the turbine and configured to provide rotational energy to the gearbox; wherein the turbine shaft and the compressor shaft operate at different rotational speeds.
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