Process for assembling a high speed hollow rotor shaft

Details Process for assembling a high speed hollow rotor shaft Process for assembling a high speed hollow rotor shaft

2011-01-25

2011-01-25

Binda, Greg (Department: 3679)

Electric heating

Metal heating

Of cylinders

C029SDIG013

Reexamination Certificate

active

07875823

ABSTRACT:
A hollow rotor shaft for use in a small twin spool gas turbine engine in which the hollow rotor shaft is assembled by welding two hollow shaft sections together to form the single shaft assembly. One of the hollow shaft sections includes a lip that functions to form a snug fit prior to welding and also functions as a weld filler material. The hollow shaft ends each include a hole to allow for pressure equalization during the welding process to prevent bulging of the hollow shaft. To ensure a full penetration weld, an orbital welding process is used while passing an insert gas such as argon through the hollow shaft to minimize the buildup of material on the inner surface of the weld from the welding process. The shaft ends are pre-heated prior to welding. An insert gas is passed through the inner surface of the shaft sections during welding to prevent buildup of material on the inner surface of the hollow rotor shaft. After welding, material is removed from the outer surfaces of the shaft sections to form the outer surface of the hollow rotor shaft. And, then heat treatment at a high temperature while cooling the shaft with the insert gas occurs. Then, a second heat treatment at about half the first temperature occurs while also passing the insert gas through the shaft for cooling. The welded and heat treated hollow shaft is then balanced by removing material from around the holes.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2912221 (1959-11-01), Chamberlin
patent: 3542991 (1970-11-01), Lindquist
patent: 4711008 (1987-12-01), Nakamura
patent: 5672286 (1997-09-01), Seeds
patent: 6749518 (2004-06-01), Carrier et al.

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