Patent · US Expired

Low pressure turbine rotor suspension in a twin hub turbo-engine

US5074109A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 1990
Grant dateDec 24, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02C7/06
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The suspension of the rotor of the low pressure turbine of a twin hub turbo-engine includes a cylindrical support arranged coaxially with the axis of the turbine and firmly attached to the stator by radial spacers at the rear of the turbine, the rotor being carried on a front bearing and a rear bearing both mounted on the cylindrical support.

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