Patents by Inventor Cameron T. Walters

Cameron T. Walters has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Gas turbine rotor assembly methods
    Patent number: 8561299
    Abstract: Method of assembling a rotor assembly of a gas turbine engine having a plurality of components. The method comprises in one aspect calculating the bending forces due to the mass distribution along the rotor. In another aspect, an optimization routine iterates different rotor arrangements, comparing the calculated bending moments to determine a set of component positions that minimizes the bending forces. In another aspect, mass corrections are optimized to balance the rotor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventor: Cameron T. Walters
  • GAS TURBINE ROTOR ASSEMBLY METHODS
    Publication number: 20130247378
    Abstract: Method of assembling a rotor assembly of a gas turbine engine having a plurality of components. The method comprises in one aspect calculating the bending forces due to the mass distribution along the rotor. In another aspect, an optimization routine iterates different rotor arrangements, comparing the calculated bending moments to determine a set of component positions that minimizes the bending forces. In another aspect, mass corrections are optimized to balance the rotor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventor: Cameron T. Walters