Abstract:
A method is taught for preparing titanium alloys having high temperature oxidation resistance, whereby a coating of a copper bronze containing up to 10 percent aluminum and up to 6 percent silicon is applied to the titanium substrate by cathodic arc deposition or ion vapor deposition.
Abstract:
A method for reducing the tendencies of small holes to become packed with particulate material during pack cooling. An organic substance is used to wholly or partially fill small holes prior to placing the part in the packed cooling material. The organic material decomposes during the packed cooling process.
Abstract:
A titanium gas injection tube (18) is located within a counterbore (16) in the blade (10) halves which are to be bonded and formed. An internal stainless steel sleeve (24) is placed in the counterbore inside the titanium tube to resist bonding forces. An external stainless steel sleeve (28) is placed around the tube to resist gas pressure forces.
Abstract:
A lubrication system for a planetary gear train (6) includes oil spray bars (32) intermediate each pair of planet gears (10). Oil exits the meshes between the sun gear (8) and the planet gears (10) and between the planet gears (10) and the ring gear (18) with substantial tangential velocity. The expelled oil enters and oil discharge passage (62) in an oil collection channel (56) adjacent to an axially outboard of the ring gear (18). In the preferred embodiment, herringbone gears are used and rotate so that oil within the gear meshes is pumped axially outward toward the channels. Interplanet baffles (80) and collection troughts (82) may also be used and are especially beneficial in an alternative embodiment which uses bihelical gears whose direction of rotation pumps oil within the gear meshes axially inward.
Abstract:
A fiber optic cable harness break-out fitting (10) is provided with a pair of support legs (12, 14) for supporting contact with a fiber optic cable harness (42) having a plurality of fiber optic cables (45). A take-off tube (20) is positioned between the support legs (12, 14), and the fitting is positioned on the harness such that fiber optic cables (47) which break out from the fiber optic cable harness are received through a throat (22) of the take-off tube (20). Support surfaces (37, 39) are provided between each of the legs (12, 14) and the take-off tube (20), the surfaces having a controlled radius to control the degree of bend in the break-out fibers (47). The legs (12, 14) are mounted on the harness (42) using tie down material (53), and the end of the take-off tube is slotted (24) such that the break-out fibers exiting the tube are secured within the tube with tie-down material (53), the slots providing the necessary flexibility to allow the take-off tube end to securely grip the break-out fibers. The fitting may be provided in two halves (60, 62) for installation in pre-existing fiber optic cable systems and for easy installation in new fiber optic cable systems.
Abstract:
Indications of non-recoverably compressor surge and blowout are provided by sensing compressor pressure, temperature and speed and comparing exhaust temperature with stored values and successive values depending upon instantaneous compressor speed and its derivative. Blowout indication is provided in times intervals that are reset if surge indications are present.
Abstract:
A method of operating a gas turbine engine powerplant for an aircraft to decrease maintenance time for the aircraft engine includes the step of increased cooling of the engine oil at the end of the cruise operative condition and at the beginning of idle descent to overcool oil and components in contact with the oil during the descent mode of the aircraft.
Abstract:
An aircraft wing (18) and nacelle (24) combination includes a double cambered pylon (28) extending between the wing and the nacelle to support an aircraft engine (22). The pylon includes an airfoil (30) extending in a generally vertical direction having a leading edge (32) and a trailing edge (39). The airfoil is curved away from the aircraft in an axial rearward direction and a portion of the airfoil is curved toward the aircraft in the vertical direction from the nacelle toward the wing.
Abstract:
A spacer (10) for a helicopter main rotor shaft (102) is mounted in combination with the main rotor shaft (102) and is operative to support the inner race (116) of the upper bearing assembly (110) of the main rotor shaft (102) and is concomitantly operative to restrain axial migration of the inner race (116). One preferred embodiment of the spacer (10) comprises a body member (11) having a stepped configuration defined by an upper cylindrical segment (12) and a lower cylindrical segment (20) to accommodate the outer structural envelope of the main rotor shaft (102). Structural continuity between the upper and lower cylindrical segments (12, 20) is provided by a lower annular collar (18) and an interface annular collar (22) and a plurality of reaction spokes (30) that extend between the upper annular collar (14) and the bottom annular collar (24).
Abstract:
Cooling of a turbine airfoil such as a turbine stator vane (32) in a gas turbine engine (10) is enhanced by the provision of additional cooling air through a secondary air inlet (56) communicating with a medial portion of an internal, serpentine cooling air passage (50).