Title:
FUEL PUMP FOR GAS TURBINES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001079702
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A fuel pump for use in conjunction with a gas turbine engine is disclosed which includes a pump housing, a shrouded rotor member, and an inlet post member, wherein fluid is axially supplied along the pump centerline and then radially discharged at a first pressure to the interior chamber of the pump housing, at the base portion of vane elements associated with the rotor, thereby contacting the vane elements at a minimum angular velocity and angle of incidence. Also disclosed is a single bearing arrangement for eccentrically supporting a shrouded rotor member.
Inventors:
DALTON WILLIAM H
BENNETT GEORGE L
BENNETT GEORGE L
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/012296
Publication Date:
May 23, 2002
Filing Date:
April 17, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
COLTEC IND INC (US)
International Classes:
F04D5/00; F04D13/12; F04D29/04; F04D29/047; F16C23/04; F16C25/04; F16C27/02; (IPC1-7): F04D13/12; F04D5/00; F04D29/04
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