A turbine nozzle for an air cycle machine includes a disk having a central axis and a plurality of airfoils extending from a surface of the disk. The plurality of airfoils is arranged radially about the disk section to direct a flow of a fluid passing thereby. A relief cut adjacent the airfoils, wherein the relief cut provides a channel in a least a portion of the surface of the disk.
TURBINE NOZZLE WITH RELIEF CUT
2016-02-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / F03D Windkraftmaschinen , WIND MOTORS / F01D Strömungsmaschinen [Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen], z.B. Dampfturbinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES / F04D Strömungsarbeitsmaschinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS |