Patents Assigned to Floride Turbine Technologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7740441
    Abstract: A small twin spool gas turbine engine with a bearing support arrangement in which the bearings are dampened by O-rings secured between the bearing races and the support structure, the bearings are arranged in series so that a cooling air can be passed through the bearings to prevent overheating, and the bearings are dry lubricated. The aft end of the engine includes high speed and low speed ball bearings supported with preload springs to add additional damping capability. The end bearing support assemblies form a cooling air path for the cooling fluid to flow through a passage within one of the guide vanes, through the bearings and a hole in the low pressure turbine rotor disk and out the exhaust of the engine. A snorkel tube extends into the bypass air channel drawing air for the bearings, and has a slanted opening preventing dirt particulates from entering the bearing cooling passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Floride Turbine Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David J Huber, Cheryl A Schopf, Jack W Wilson, Jr.