Abstract: A motor vehicle pump arrangement includes a pumping unit and a mounting arrangement. The pumping unit has a substantially cylindrical pumping unit housing and at least one support protrusion which radially protrudes from the pumping unit housing. The mounting arrangement mounts the pumping unit to a motor vehicle mounting structure corresponding thereto. The mounting arrangement has a ring-shaped pump support body. The pump support body radially surrounds and supports the pumping unit and is attachable to the motor vehicle mounting structure. An axial side of the pump support body includes a castellated structure having axially extending merlons and protrusion receptacles. One protrusion receptacle is arranged between two adjacent merlons. The support protrusion engages with at least one of the protrusion receptacles.

Abstract: A turbine vane and a turbine blade are provided. Each of the turbine vane and the turbine blade may include a sidewall configured to form an airfoil and include a leading edge and a trailing edge, a partition wall configured to partition an internal space of the sidewall to form a plurality of cooling channels, and a metering plate configured to block inlet parts of the cooling channels and include cooling holes communicating with respective cooling channels. The metering plate may include a first cooling hole formed in the inlet part of each of the cooling channels and a second cooling hole formed, at a position close to the leading edge, in the inlet part of the cooling channel adjacent to the leading edge among the plurality of cooling channels.

Abstract: A fan frame body structure includes a first frame body. The first frame body has a first upper end, a first lower end, a first frame wall and a first main flow way. The first main flow way passes through the first frame body and is formed with a first main inlet and a first main outlet respectively at the first upper end and the first lower end. A first subsidiary flow way is disposed in the first frame wall. The first subsidiary flow way is in parallel the first main flow way. The first subsidiary outlet is positioned at the first upper end of the first frame body in flush with and in adjacency to the first main inlet.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water intrusion prevention system (1) mounting on a turbine blade (100) of a wind turbine. In order to exhibit excellent weather protection, the water intrusion prevention system (1) comprises a connecting means (10) adapted for removably fixing the water intrusion prevention system (1) on the turbine blade (100), further a collar sheet (20) disposed on the connecting means (10) and having a collar portion (22) extending away from the connecting means (10), the collar portion (22) constituting an upper collar sealing round about against an outer surface (101) of the turbine blade (100) if the water prevention system (1) is mounted on the turbine blade (100).

Abstract: The invention relates to a fan housing (1), a fan and an operating system having a fan. The fan housing (1) has a volute shape and includes a volute tongue (2) and a cavity (16) between an air inlet and an air outlet, the volute tongue is provided with a protrusion (20) configured to extend in a direction substantially parallel to an axial direction of an impeller mounted in the cavity and has at least one peak (24) in a longitudinal section of the fan housing, and the peak is opposed to an annular projection (32) located at the circumferential outer surface of the impeller. The use of the invention can effectively reduce the noise level during the operation of the fan and improve fan performance, thereby considerably improving users' comfort and satisfaction.

Abstract: A turbine, in particular for harvesting energy in flowing air or flowing water, is easily adaptable to different application conditions and facilitating a comparably high degree of efficiency. This is achieved in that the basic shape of the turbine is cylindrical and is provided with blades which are parallel to an axis of the turbine. The blades are pivotally arranged in joints on the outer circumference of at least one turbine wheel. The blades are substantially L-shaped. The longer limb of the blade is curved preferably in a manner corresponding to the radius of the turbine casing, and the shorter limb lies within the surface line of the turbine.

Abstract: A reciprocal motion wind energy harvesting device has a first vane carrier assembly and a second vane carrier assembly, which are supported by and rotate about a central shaft. The vane carrier assemblies support pluralities of vanes to receive wind force. The vanes are configured to be rotatable in order to produce opposing and reciprocating motion of the lever arm assemblies. The lever arm assemblies are operatively connected to a generator in order to convert the wind force received by the vanes into energy.

Abstract: A horizontal axis wind turbine (1) with a wind turbine blade (5) is disclosed, the wind turbine blade (5) comprising a hinge (6) arranged to connect the wind turbine blade (5) to a blade carrying structure (4) of the wind turbine (1), at a non-zero distance from an inner tip (5a) and at a non-zero distance from an outer tip (5b) of the wind turbine blade (5). An outer blade part (7) is arranged between the hinge region and the outer tip (5b), and an inner blade part (8) is arranged between the hinge region and the inner tip (5a). The outer blade part (7) extends from the hinge region along a first direction and the inner blade part (8) extends from the hinge region along a second direction, and the first direction and the second direction form an angle, ?, there between, where 0°<?<90°.

Abstract: A water cooling radiator with a heat conducting plate of full-injection-molding closed heat radiation structure, including a surface cover, a motor, a main chamber provided with a motor mounting groove and a water cooling liquid inlet/outlet, an impeller arranged at the bottom of the main chamber, a turbine housing provided at the bottom of the impeller, and a heat radiation baseplate provided with an upper baseplate and a lower baseplate. A motor transmission seat is arranged in the motor mounting groove, and the bottom of the impeller is provided with fan blades. The bottom of the upper baseplate is provided with a throttling plate connected with the upper baseplate in a limiting contact manner through a throttling plate limiting groove, and the throttling plate is provided with a throttling plate through hole. The bottom of the lower baseplate is inlaid and connected with a metal bottom heat radiation plate insert.

Abstract: An actuator assembly includes a first actuator, a second actuator, and a moving piece that is disposed between the first actuator and the second actuator. The moving piece is positionable to close a gap in the compressor.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a propulsor including a rotor hub and an array of blades circumferentially spaced about the rotor hub, a geared architecture, a compressor section and a turbine section. Each blade includes pressure and suction sides and extends in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip, adjacent blades in the array of blades including a first blade and a second blade, a facing pressure side of the first blade and a facing suction side of the second blade defining a channel having a width that varies in a chordwise direction between the facing pressure and suction sides at a given span position of the first and second blades.

Abstract: A radial fan half-spiral housing has a pressure chamber extending in the circumferential direction about an axial intake opening (5) to a radial blow-out opening (31). The pressure chamber, as viewed in the circumferential direction, is subdivided into at least one beginning portion (7), one central portion (8), and one blow-out portion. The intake opening (5) determines a central axis of rotation for a fan wheel. An averaged half-spiral housing radius, as viewed about the axis of rotation (11), varies in the beginning portion (7), the center portion (8), and the blow-out portion (9). It reaches a maximum in the blow-out portion (9). The center portion (8) of the half-spiral housing radius is reduced in a region determining a maximum height H(?,z) of the half-spiral housing (1) compared to a logarithmic spiral radius (rlog).

Abstract: Provided are an internal and external dual-purpose air pump, an inflatable product and a lifting handle device; the internal and external dual-purpose air pump includes a machine core, including a housing having an accommodating chamber and an inflating device arranged in the accommodating chamber; the housing is provided with an air outlet and an air suction inlet respectively in the bottom and top ends, and the air outlet and the air suction inlet can both communicate with the accommodating chamber; and the housing is slidably connected with a buckling member, which can move relative to the housing, thereby the machine core is buckled into or detached from a product to be inflated through the buckling member; the inflating device works to send air flow out through the air outlet and/or suction air flow through the air suction inlet. The inflatable product includes the internal and external dual-purpose air pump.

Abstract: A rotor blade for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil section and a root section extending along a longitudinal direction between an upstream surface and a downstream surface. The root section further extends along a radial direction between an inner surface positioned at an inner end of the root section and an outer end coupled to the airfoil section. Moreover, the root section extends along a circumferential direction between a first side surface and a second side surface. Furthermore, the root section defines a longitudinal centerline extending along the longitudinal direction and positioned equidistant from the inner surface and the outer end in the radial direction. The root section includes a first portion formed from a composite material and a second portion formed from a metallic material, with the longitudinal centerline extending through the second portion of the root section.

Abstract: Flow path assemblies and methods for forming such flow path assemblies for gas turbine engines are provided. For example, a flow path assembly for a gas turbine engine has a boundary structure, an airfoil, and a locking feature. The boundary structure and the airfoil are formed from a composite material. The boundary structure defines an opening and a cutout proximate the opening, and the airfoil is sized to fit within the opening of the boundary structure. The locking feature is received within the cutout defined by the boundary structure to interlock the airfoil with the boundary structure.

Abstract: In a rotor for a fluid pump which is made radially compressible and expandable and has a hub (4) and at least one conveying element (10, 11, 19, 20) which has a plurality of struts (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28) and at least one membrane (18) which can be spanned between them, provision is made for a design in accordance with the invention which is as simple and inexpensive as possible that at least one first group of struts is pivotable in a pivot plane, starting from a common base, and can thus be spanned open in the manner of a fan, wherein the conveying element lies along the hub and contacts it over its full length in the expanded state to avoid a pressure loss at the margin of the conveying element between it and the hub and thus to realize an optimum efficiency.

Abstract: An accelerated and/or redirected flow arrangement, optimally serving as a wildlife and/or debris excluder (WDE), is used in combination with a turbine-like device having an inlet end and an outlet end for fluid flowing therethrough, e.g., a hydro-turbine. The arrangement includes at least a forward part designed to be placed in front of a fluid inlet of a turbine-like device and configured to produce at least one of the following effects on the fluid: (a) imparting a re-direction of the fluid; and/or (b) accelerating the flow velocity of the fluid, as it flows through the forward part. Turbine-like devices having both a forward part and a rearward part of flow arrangement are disclosed, as well as a method of enhancing turbine performance.

Abstract: In a refrigeration unit for use in cooling a space, such as a walk-in cold space, or other system, an easy access fan motor assembly is provided. A motor mount holds the motor with a plurality of legs that couple to a front panel using stud inserts. In some instances the legs are curved and looked like spider legs. A fan guard member covers the fan and is also attached to the stud inserts. By removing fasteners on the stud inserts, the guard member may be removed and the fan motor assembly may be removed from a position exterior to the refrigeration unit for repair or serving. Other systems and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an engine core including a turbine, compressor, and core shaft connecting turbine to compressor; a fan located upstream of the engine core and including a plurality of fan blades each having a leading and trailing edge. The turbine includes a lowest pressure turbine stage having a row of rotor blades, each rotor blades extending radially and having a leading and trailing edge. The engine has a fan tip axis that joins a radially outer tip of the leading edge of a fan blade and the radially outer tip of the trailing edge of a rotor blade of the lowest pressure stage. The fan tip axis lies in a longitudinal plane which contains a centreline of engine. A fan axis angle is defined as the angle between fan tip axis and centreline, and is in a range between 10 and 20 degrees.

Abstract: Various pumps capable of preventing distortion are disclosed. A casing of the pump comprises a metal member configured to have at least two sub metal members and a body. Here, the sub metal members are included in the body, and the body is formed of plastic.