KARL EDWARD SHELDON
Pilots at Eagle Dance Dr, Hamilton, OH
License number
Ohio A4234179
Issued Date
Jun 2015
Expiration Date
Jun 2017
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
5582 Eagle Dance Dr, Hamilton, OH 45011
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Apparatus And Method For Controlling A Rotary Machine Using Pressurized Gas
US Patent:
8083467, Dec 27, 2011
Filed:
Jul 17, 2007
Appl. No.:
11/779147
Inventors:
Karl Edward Sheldon - Liberty Township OH, US
Michael Anthony Shockling - Clifton Park NY, US
Michael Anthony Shockling - Clifton Park NY, US
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Niskayuna NY
International Classification:
F01D 21/02
US Classification:
415 30, 415202
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for controlling rotating bladed machinery by using a source of pressurized gas is disclosed. The source of pressurized gas, such as air, imparts braking torque on a turbomachinery component through the use of one or more impinging orifices or jets. The orientation of the jets is such that the transfer of momentum from the pressurized gas results in a force substantially opposite the direction of rotation of the turbomachinery component. This transfer of momentum from the pressurized gas allows for a controlling torque to be applied to the turbomachinery component without the need of mechanical and/or electrical devices applying torque to the rotating shaft.