Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Turbine nozzle and shroud for air cycle machine
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Application No.: US13869051Application Date: 2013-04-24
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Publication No.: US10087760B2Publication Date: 2018-10-02
- Inventor: Craig M. Beers , Brent J. Merritt
- Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Main IPC: F01D9/04
- IPC: F01D9/04 ; F01D5/00 ; F01D5/14 ; F01D5/28 ; F02C1/02

Abstract:
A nozzle and shroud for use in an air cycle machine has a plate and a shroud curving in a first axial direction about a center axis of the shroud relative to the plate. A plurality of vanes extends in a second axial direction away from the plate. The plurality of vanes extends for a height away from the plate and a width defined as the closest distance between two adjacent vanes, with a ratio of the height to the width being between 0.1091 and 0.1401. An air cycle machine and a method of repair are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140321964A1 Turbine Nozzle and Shroud for Air Cycle Machine Public/Granted day:2014-10-30
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