Power plants – Combustion products used as motive fluid – Multiple fluid-operated motors
Patent
1976-01-07
1976-09-28
Croyle, Carlton R.
Power plants
Combustion products used as motive fluid
Multiple fluid-operated motors
60 3966, F02C 702, F02C 712
Patent
active
039823903
ABSTRACT:
A device to produce engine braking on a two-shaft gas turbine engine including an air brake compressor on the power turbine shaft for absorbing energy from the power turbine shaft thereby to control power transfer to a power output shaft. The system includes a variable control assembly to throttle inlet air flow to the air brake compressor so as to regulate the amount of power absorption from the power turbine shaft.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3551068 (1970-12-01), Scalzo
patent: 3678285 (1972-07-01), Griffith
patent: 3742705 (1973-07-01), Sifford
Caseragola L. J.
Croyle Carlton R.
Evans John C.
General Motors Corporation
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