Turbomachine with clamp coupling shaft and rotor hub together

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9410428-B2
Application number	US-201213726946-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 26, 2012
Priority date	Dec 26, 2012
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

A turbomachine includes a rotor hub that has a central opening there through. A shaft extends through the central opening. A clamp is coupled with the shaft and the rotor hub such that the rotor hub is rotatable with the shaft.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A turbomachine comprising:
a rotor hub extending between a first and second axial side, the rotor hub including a lip extending around a central opening there through;
a shaft extending through the central opening; and
a clamp coupled with the shaft and the rotor hub, the clamp including a first clamp member arranged on the first axial side of the rotor hub and a second clamp member arranged on the second axial side of the rotor hub, the first clamp member and the second clamp member engaging the lip such that the rotor hub is rotatable with the shaft, wherein the first clamp member has a first engagement surface and the second clamp member has a second engagement surface, the first engagement surface sloping at a first oblique angle with respect to an axis of rotation of the rotor hub and the second engagement surface sloping at a second oblique angle with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotor hub, and the first oblique angle is unequal to the second oblique angle.

2. The turbomachine as recited in claim 1 , wherein the clamp is frictionally coupled with the rotor hub.

3. The turbomachine as recited in claim 1 , wherein the rotor hub is non-metallic and the shaft is metallic.

4. The turbomachine as recited in claim 3 , wherein the rotor hub is a ceramic material and the shaft is a superalloy material.

5. The turbomachine as recited in claim 4 , further including a compliant layer between the rotor hub and the clamp, and the compliant layer is selected from the group consisting of platinum metal, gold metal and combinations thereof.

6. The turbomachine as recited in claim 1 , wherein the lip is axially-flared around the central opening.

7. The turbomachine as recited in claim 1 , further including an axially-extending passage between the rotor hub and the shaft.

8. The turbomachine as recited in claim 7 , wherein the clamp includes cooling passages in fluid communication with the axially-extending passage.

9. The turbomachine as recited in claim 1 , wherein the rotor hub includes a plurality of blades on an outer periphery thereof.

10. An integrally bladed rotor hub and attachment for a turbomachine, comprising:
a non-metallic rotor hub extending between a first and second axial side, the non-metallic rotor hub including a lip extending around central opening;
a metallic shaft extending through the central opening; and
a clamp coupled with the shaft, the clamp including a first clamp member arranged on the first axial side of the non-metallic rotor hub and a second clamp member arranged on the second axial side of the non-metallic rotor hub, the first clamp member and the second clamp member engaging the lip such that the non-metallic rotor hub is rotatable with the metallic shaft, wherein the first clamp member has a first engagement surface and the second clamp member has a second engagement surface, the first engagement surface sloping at a first oblique angle with respect to an axis of rotation of the non-metallic rotor hub and the second engagement surface sloping at a second oblique angle with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotor hub, and the first oblique angle is unequal to the second oblique angle.

11. The integrally bladed rotor hub and attachment as recited in claim 10 , wherein the non-metallic rotor hub is a ceramic material and the metallic shaft is a superalloy material.

12. The integrally bladed rotor hub and attachment as recited in claim 10 , wherein the first oblique angle and the second oblique angle are, independently of each other, less than 50°.

13. The integrally bladed rotor hub and attachment as recited in claim 10 , wherein the lip is axially-flared.

14. A method of operating a turbomachine, the method comprising:
providing a rotor hub including a central opening there through, a shaft extending through the central opening, and a clamp coupled with the shaft and the rotor hub, wherein
the rotor hub extends between a first and second axial side and includes a lip that extends around the central opening, and
the clamp includes a first clamp member arranged on the first axial side of the non-metallic rotor hub and a second clamp member arranged on the second axial side of the non-metallic rotor hub, the first clamp member and the second clamp member engaging the lip, wherein the first clamp member has a first engagement surface and the second clamp member has a second engagement surface, the first engagement surface sloping at a first oblique angle with respect to an axis of rotation of the rotor hub and the second engagement surface sloping at a second oblique angle with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotor hub, and the first oblique angle is unequal to the second oblique angle;

rotating one of the shaft or the rotor hub to produce a rotational force; and
transferring the rotational force through the clamp to the other of the rotor hub or the shaft to co-rotate the rotor hub and the shaft.

15. The method as recited in claim 14 , wherein the transferring of the rotational force includes frictionally transferring the rotational force.

Assignees

• United Technologies Corp

Inventors

• Lucas James L
• Kennedy Matthew B
• Holowczak John E
• Tredway William K
• Anto Aavo

Classifications

• F01D5/284

  Selection of ceramic materials · CPC title

• F01D5/34

  Rotor-blade aggregates of unitary construction {, e.g. formed of sheet laminae; (discs formed of sheet laminae F01D5/028; ceramic materials F01D5/284, composite materials F01D5/282)} · CPC title

• F05D2300/175

  Superalloys · CPC title

• F01D5/025 Primary

  Fixing blade carrying members on shafts (attachment of a member on a shaft in general F16D1/06; for non-positive displacement pumps F04D29/00) · CPC title

• F05D2260/37

  by a press fit connection · CPC title