Abstract: A fluid conduit for a gas turbine engine includes a first fluid conduit attachable to a second fluid conduit and securable together with a lockable connector. The connector includes a first portion including external threads and a second portion receiving the first portion and including internal threads mating to the external threads of the first portion. The internal threads include lead threads defining a first thread interface with the external threads for starting attachment of the first portion to the second portion and locking threads defining a second thread interface for locking the first portion to the second portion.

Abstract: A flexible shield for fluid connectors of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The flexible shield may comprise a flexible sleeve adapted to surround the fluid connector, and a coupling configured to secure the flexible sleeve onto a fluid tube proximate the fluid connector. A gas turbine engine employing such a flexible shield is also disclosed, as is a method of enclosing a fluid connector in a gas turbine engine using such a flexible shield.

Abstract: A flexible shield for fluid connectors of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The flexible shield may comprise a flexible sleeve adapted to surround the fluid connector, and a coupling configured to secure the flexible sleeve onto a fluid tube proximate the fluid connector. A gas turbine engine employing such a flexible shield is also disclosed, as is a method of enclosing a fluid connector in a gas turbine engine using such a flexible shield.

Abstract: A shaft assembly that includes a locked spacer mounted to a shaft shoulder.

Abstract: A fluid conduit for a gas turbine engine includes a first fluid conduit attachable to a second fluid conduit and securable together with a lockable connector. The connector includes a first portion including external threads and a second portion receiving the first portion and including internal threads mating to the external threads of the first portion. The internal threads include lead threads defining a first thread interface with the external threads for starting attachment of the first portion to the second portion and locking threads defining a second thread interface for locking the first portion to the second portion.

Abstract: A flexible shield for fluid connectors of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The flexible shield may comprise a flexible sleeve adapted to surround the fluid connector, and a coupling configured to secure the flexible sleeve onto a fluid tube proximate the fluid connector. A gas turbine engine employing such a flexible shield is also disclosed, as is a method of enclosing a fluid connector in a gas turbine engine using such a flexible shield.

Abstract: A ferrule for use with a nut with an internal locking mechanism includes a first tubular portion with a first end and a first outer diameter for connecting to a first object; a second tubular portion with a second end and a second outer diameter for connecting to a second object; a transition portion connecting the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion; and a plurality of pockets spaced circumferentially around the second portion to engage the internal locking mechanism of the nut.

Abstract: A ferrule for use with a nut with an internal locking mechanism includes a first tubular portion with a first end and a first outer diameter for connecting to a first object; a second tubular portion with a second end and a second outer diameter for connecting to a second object; a transition portion connecting the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion; and a plurality of pockets spaced circumferentially around the second portion to engage the internal locking mechanism of the nut.

Abstract: A shim is provided for repairing damage in a surface of a mechanical piece at or near an outer edge of a bore in the surface. The damage may penetrate a given distance within the surface and the bore is in close proximity to an attachment hole. The shim has a body having a first side and a second side and a thickness therebetween that is equal to or greater than the depth of the damage penetrating the given distance and contiguous to the attachment opening, wherein the body fits within an area machined into an outer surface surrounding the bore.

Abstract: A shaft assembly that includes a locked spacer mounted to a shaft shoulder.

Abstract: A process for repairing components includes the steps of providing a component having an affected area on a surface of a component to be repaired; depositing a repair material over the affected area on the surface of the component so that the repair material plastically deforms without melting and bonds to the affected area upon impact with the affected area and thereby covers the affected area; providing a sulfuric acid based anodizing solution; anodizing a deposited repair material on the surface of said component in the sulfuric acid based anodizing solution; consuming only a portion of the deposited repair material to form a hard anodized coating layer upon the deposited repair material to form a hard anodized coated component; providing a corrosion resistant sealant solution; and contacting a hard anodized coated component with the corrosion resistant sealant solution to form a corrosion resistant sealant coating on the hard anodized coated component.

Abstract: Apparatus and process for separating components of a treatment mixture from a waste treatment system comprises feeding the treatment mixture to an endless filtering belt. The filtering belt has a mesh size selected to permit liquid components of the mixture to filter down through the belt while retaining particulate components thereon. The belt is moved by a drive system generally in a circuit between upstream and downstream ends of the apparatus as liquid components are separated from the mixture by filtering through the filtering belt. Unfiltered mixture is passed beneath a press disposed in opposed relation with the belt generally between the upstream and downstream ends of the apparatus. The press is capable of applying a squeezing pressure against the mixture to squeeze the mixture between the press and the filtering belt to separate water and liquified fatty components from the mixture for filtering through the belt.

Abstract: A treatment process for recovering protein, fatty and water component products from a float material produced by a waste water treatment system, wherein the protein and fatty components possess improved stability and are suitable for further processing for inclusion in various products, such as animal feed. The recovered water component can also be further processed before discharge into a sewer system.

Abstract: A process for recovering protein, fatty and water components from a float material produced by a waste water treatment system, wherein the protein and fatty components can be further processed for inclusion in various products, such as animal feed. The recovered water component can also be further processed before discharged into a sewer system.

Abstract: A process for recovering protein, fatty and water components from a float material produced by a waste water treatment system, wherein the protein and fatty components can be further processed for inclusion in various products, such as animal feed. The recovered water component can also be further processed before discharge into a sewer system.

Abstract: In the error sensor system for range tracking, incoming radio frequency pes are coupled into two gates, an RF gate and an early-late gate. The signals are then processed and summed in quadrature to provide measurement of time alignment error between the RF pulses and a time reference for range tracking. Quadrature summing of the signals allows the time alignment error to be encoded as a phase angle which allows error decoding between the incoming radar frequency and the range tracker gating period, the alignment error being resolved by phase detecting the amplitude limited signal output.