Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e. – impellers) – Articulated – resiliently mounted or self-shifting impeller... – Nonmetallic resilient mounting
Patent
1986-09-30
1989-10-31
Powell, Jr., Everette A.
Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e., impellers)
Articulated, resiliently mounted or self-shifting impeller...
Nonmetallic resilient mounting
416102, 416148, B64C 2733
Patent
active
048773751
ABSTRACT:
A rotor system according to this invention includes a structurally flexible rotor shaft for transmitting rotor torque and other rotor loads to a rotor hub. The rotor hub is adapted to have rotor blades mounted thereon and is mounted by an elastomeric spherical bearing whose center is located at the rotor center. A flexible shaft made from fiber reinforced resin matrix material, connected to the rotor shaft at a connection located below the bearing center, extends vertically from that location through the bearing to a position located above the bearing center where it is connected to a connecting member fixed to the upper surface of the rotor hub.
The flexible shaft is structurally stiff with respect to the mode in which it transmits rotor torque compared to the rotor torque stiffness of the other components. However, the bending stiffness and axial stiffness of the flexible shaft is substantially less compared to the mode in which rotor moments and forces are transmitted from the other components to the rotor shaft.
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Powell Jr. Everette A.
The Boeing Company
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