Abstract: An adjustable wear plate positioning assembly for a centrufigal pump having a casing with an inlet port offset from a pump impeller mounted within an impeller housing. The positioning assembly includes a wear plate carrier extending between a front wall of the housing and the impeller chamber. The wear plate carrier has an outer end slidably received an aperture through the front wall. The wear plate carrier further has an inner end slidably received within a second aperture in the partition wall opposite an inlet face of the impeller. A mounting plate is secured to the outer end of the wear plate carrier and disposed externally of the casing. Adjustable limit means and releasable locking means act between the front wall and the flange for positioning the carrier and in turn the wear plate relative to the impeller and for locking the assembly in place.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine having a housing and an axially extending shaft journaled to the housing by two axially spaced apart bearings. The bearings are located along the shaft so as to define an overhung shaft portion. A rotating component such as a turbine wheel or compressor wheel is mounted on the overhung shaft portion and is concentric about the centerline (50) of the engine. An annular shroud (40) that is part of the housing is disposed about the rotating component, the annular shroud (40) being concentric about a centerline (60) radially offset from the engine (50).

Abstract: A regenerative fluid dynamic machine, typically a blower or compressor, includes an impeller (1) with fixedly attached blades (6) which may be radial or curved in a general convex fashion facing forward in the direction of turning. The impeller is enclosed in a housing which, together with the shaped profile of the rotor flank/s defines a toroidal passage (7) between inlet an outlet ports, fluid flow in said passage/s following a path which forms a spiral centred generally within the cross section of the passage, said housing being provided with slideable side walls that are made to contract and expand the width of said toroidal passage to change the operation of the compressor so as to meet the requirements of fluid delivery or pressure. Another resort is also proposed that will achieve a similar result through variations to the circumference span of the inlet passage.

Abstract: An adjustable wear plate positioning assembly for a centrufigal pump having a casing with an inlet port offset from a pump impeller mounted within an impeller housing. The positioning assembly includes a wear plate carrier extending between a front wall of the housing and the impeller chamber. The wear plate carrier has an outer end slidably received an aperture through the front wall. The wear plate carrier further has an inner end slidably received within a second aperture in the partition wall opposite an inlet face of the impeller. A mounting plate is secured to the outer end of the wear plate carrier and disposed externally of the casing. Adjustable limit means and releasable locking means act between the front wall and the flange for positioning carrier and in turn the wear plate relative to the impeller and for locking the assembly in place.

Abstract: A vacuum and pressure tight cooling or ventilating device, specifically designed for thermoforming stations, comprises a shutter element for opening and closing respectively the cooling and ventilating device, the shutter element being mounted on an air inlet section of the ventilating device which, in turn, is completely arranged outside of its related thermoforming station.

Abstract: A casing for the fan section of an aircraft gas turbine engine of the turbofan type. The casing includes an inner filler material and is defined by an outer shell and an inner liner that is spaced radially inwardly from the outer shell. The inner liner is held in position relative to the outer shell by a plurality of radially-inwardly-extending support pins. The pins are carried by the outer shell and are slidably received in and extend at least partially into the inner liner. The support pins retain the inner liner against axial and rotational movement relative to the outer shell, while allowing relative radial movement therebetween in response to thermal expansion and contraction, as well as in response to aircraft maneuver loads imposed on the engine.

Abstract: Apparatus for reducing acoustic radiation which occurs during the operation of turbomachinery includes a shroud having a generally cylindrical inner surface and a coaxial rotor having a plurality of blades extending generally radially outwardly at equally spaced circumferential locations. The inner surface of the shroud is circumferentially contoured such that the tip clearance between each of said blades and the inner surface is caused to vary in a periodic manner upon rotation of said rotor. This creates a new periodic unsteady pressure field which is substantially equal to, and out of phase with, an existing periodic pressure field resulting from nonuniform inflow into the blades and results in the radiation from the turbomachinery of reduced blade rate frequency tones. The inner surface of the shroud may have a circumferential sinusoidal contour whose periodicity is an integral multiple of the number of the blades.

Abstract: A pump (10, 30) is disclosed which has an intake (16). A rotatable volute (22) can be positioned at least two different positions on the housing (12) of the pump so that the inlet can be at the top of the pump or at the bottom of the pump for use in dirty water applications or shallow water applications, respectively.

Abstract: A rotary machine, such as a compressor, includes a casing having an annular cavity. The cavity is stepped to include a first circumferential surface of a first size and a second circumferential surface of a second size, less than the first size. At least one roller member is retractably mounted in the casing and is adjustable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the roller member is retracted from the cavity and is substantially aligned with first circumferential surface. In the second position, the roller is extended into the cavity and substantially aligned with the second circumferential surface. When extended, the roller member can support a reduced diameter portion of a compressor bundle substantially in alignment with the second circumferential surface of the cavity during insertion of the compressor bundle into, or removal of the compressor bundle from the cavity in the compressor casing.

Abstract: A centrifugal pump comprises an impeller (2a and 2b) which is rototable about an axis (X--X) inside a static volute (1). The pump is further provided with a sealing arrangement (11). The sealing arrangement (11) reduces or substantially eliminates the clearance between the surface of the suction side of the impeller (2a) and the static volute (1). The sealing arrangement is axially adjustable.

Abstract: An intercooled electronic device, includes a thermally conductive chassis (110), a substrate (120) mounted onto the chassis (110), a housing (104) formed around the chassis (110), and a cooling fan (130) mounted internally within the housing (104). The substrate (120) carries electrical circuitry including at least one heat-generating component (122) which is thermally coupled to the chassis (110). The cooling fan (130) is oriented to direct air across the chassis (110).

Abstract: A pump housing assembly having two parts, each part including an outer casing and an inner lining of elastomeric material. An insert component comprising a body, including a lining section, is sandwiched between the housing parts and cooperates with the inner lining of the two housing parts to form a pump chamber. The insert component further includes a drainage hole extending through the lining section of the component for permitting drainage of fluid from the pump chamber.

Abstract: A liner of the intake casing for a water jet propulsion pump wherein the liner is made of a resilient material and is disposed internally of said casing surrounding the water impeller and is clamped in position by the pump assembly.

Abstract: A harvester fan includes a donut-shaped insert which is rotationally molded with button-head bolts spaced therearound. The rotor-end of the bolts are molded into the sidewall of the insert so the sealing area of the insert remains planar for maximizing sealing ability. The opposite threaded ends of the bolts project from the insert, and rotation of a special nut held axially by snap ring and easily accessible by a wrench from outside the fan housing finely tunes the fan insert axially relative to the rotor for maximum output and efficiency.

Abstract: In liquid ring pumps having rotating lobe liners supported by a bearing fluid in an annular clearance between the liner and the surrounding housing, the housing has at least one substantially annular channel formed in the housing for distributing the bearing fluid to a plurality of circumferentially spaced apertures extending through the housing from the channel to the clearance.

Abstract: Uniquely contoured interior surfaces have been found to stabilize the flow patterns through centrifugal pumps of the volute type, especially pumps having wide impellers and wide volutes for pumping slurries. The contoured interior surfaces may be provided in the pump casing, but are preferably defined by a volute liner. The interior surfaces comprise a volute region and a discharge nozzle region which both are at least in part contoured interior surfaces and which cooperate to provide a flowingly contoured interior surface of changing axial cross-section.

Abstract: A half-shell rubber lining for a centrifugal pump reinforced in selective regions of its outer surface with an adhesively bonded fabric mesh impregnated with a thermoset resin is disclosed.

Abstract: A turbine ring comprises an annular support in two parts and a ring of ceramic sectors for sealing purposes. The two parts of the support are interconnected by an axial groove and a sliding male part. Each part comprises an axial annular groove in which is engaged a respective axial edge portion of each sector. The cooperating internal radial faces respectively of the edge portion and of the groove are circumferential, while the radially outer radial face of each sector comprises at least one flat zone. The corresponding face of each groove may be polygonal.

Abstract: A vane carrier (1) is axially located in an upper casing part (2) by means of a wedge (3). On the one hand, axial location, attainable by simple means, of the vane carrier (1) is desirable after the assembly of the upper casing parts (2). On the other hand, there is a requirement for easy release of the upper casing part (2) during the dismantling of the latter. During the assembly of the upper casing part (2), the wedge (3) is pulled tight against the vane carrier (1) by means of a screw (8). The vane carrier (1) is axially located in the upper casing part (2) by contact of the wedge contact surfaces (3', 3") with the surface (5) of the vane carrier (1) and with the surface (2") of the upper casing part (2). During dismantling of the upper casing part (2), the screw (8), and therefore the wedge (3), is loosened.

Abstract: A forage blower having an upwardly extending, tangential blower outlet transition member which is hinged along one of its sides so as to be moved to thereby expose the inside of the blower housing. The blower housing includes a two-portion rim sheet. A wear liner is secured in one portion of the rim sheet and is located generally in the lower part of the blower housing; this wear liner can be replaced by circumferentially shifting the rim sheet and the wear liner together to an area where the wear liner can be replaced when the blower outlet transition member is moved. The construction of the side walls, rim sheet portion and liner is such that a smooth and unobstructed inner surface of the liner and rim sheet is provided for the material being handled.

Abstract: A pump comprising an outer casing, an inner liner and a rotatable impeller, the liner being mounted to the casing in a manner such that the liner is substantially secured against rotational movement within the casing but can expand, contract or deflect radially from the centerline of rotation of the impeller.

Abstract: A centrifugal pump for pumping slurries and other abrasive liquids having an axial inlet and a circumferential outlet, an impeller rotating within a housing and a suction liner secured to the housing wherein the impeller has a radial nose projecting toward the suction liner, a wear ring providing a complementary confronting surface axially spaced from said impeller and positioned as a part of a spool piece within the suction liner. The spool piece also includes a control means connected to the wear ring to move the wear ring surface axially toward and away from the impeller nose to maintain a preselected clearance therebetween to offset the abrasive wear occurring due to the pumping of the slurry.

Abstract: A pump, for example, a centrifugal slurry pump, has a casing (10) with an inlet (12) and an outlet (14). The casing (10) and a separate backliner (28) define a chamber (16) in which an impeller (18) is arranged to be rotated by way of a drive shaft (20) which extends axially with respect to the casing (10). Fine running clearances are defined between the front and rear surfaces of the impeller (18) and the adjacent surfaces of the casing (10) and the backliner (28). In order to compensate for increases of the running clearances, for example, due to erosion, the backliner (28) may be moved axially relative to the casing (10). The backliner (28) is connected to an annular flange (38) which is bolted to an annular flange (36) connected to the casing (10) and the spacing between the flanges (36, 38) may be adjusted by removing one or more shims (40) provided therebetween.

Abstract: A casing structure for a gas turbine engine comprises an outer load-bearing casing within which is supported an inner casing which forms the static structure of a compressor. Bearing panels carried from the outer casing carry the rotor of the compressor and its associated turbine. In order to mitigate the undesirable consequences of the bending under load of the outer casing, the inner casing is mounted at a forward section by forward mounting means which maintain it concentric with the rotor axis and at a rearward section by rearward mounting means which maintain it parallel with a section of the outer casing which retains its parallelism with the rotor axis even when the casing bends. The forward mounting illustrated is a dogged engagement while the rearward mounting utilizes a parallel series of links as a parallel motion linkage.

Abstract: Apparatus for confining cooling air to a flowpath between an outer case and adjacent structure is disclosed. Various construction details which enable the means to sealingly engage the adjacent structure to block the leakage of cooling air and to accommodate changes in diameter are discussed. The means has dual walls which are segmented.

Abstract: The inner spiral wall of each spiral feed duct of a turbine is provided with a slidable extension tongue with an end portion of spiral curvature mounted on a carrier plate for rotation about the machine axis. Movement of the tongue to extend the length of the inner duct wall reduces the exit cross-section of the duct while keeping a spiral shape at the duct end. The tongue may be mounted on a portion of the machine casing that is made integral with the discharge duct that is coaxial with the machine and is mounted axially rotatable on the machine casing. When an axial flow rotor is used, the ducts and tongues have deflecting rims and the tongues have end walls at the rim ends to define the zone of communication between the rotor and each duct. One of the applications of the invention is to exhaust gas driven superchargers for internal combustion engines. A discharge spiral for a rotary pump or compressor may be similarly equipped.

Abstract: The clearance between the outer air seal of a gas turbine engine and the tip of the turbine rotor is controlled by selectively turning on and off or modulating the cool air supply which is directed in proximity to the air seal supporting structure so as to control its thermal growth. The cooling causes shrinkage thereby holding the clearance low and effectively reducing fuel consumption.

Abstract: This invention relates to a self-adjusting spacer mechanism for being interposed in a centrifugal pump between a volute and a barrel end surface for regulating the spacing therebetween. The spacer includes a first inclined surface and an outer surface coupled with an inside surface of the barrel cover. A second sliding plate has an outer surface coupled with an end surface of the volute and a second inclined surface generally parallel to and in sliding communication with the first inclined surface of the first sliding plate. A bias spring is coupled between the first and second sliding plate for advancing the sliding communication therebetween in a preferred direction for increasing the separation between the outside surfaces responsive to a separation between the volute and the barrel end surface.