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Strangeland, M. L.

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Radially-Graduated Turbine-Temperature Profile

Proposed scheme to change temperature distribution in gas-turbine flame increases radially instead of remaining spatially uniform offers important advantages. Radially increasing temperature allows higher mean gas temperature, greater power output, higher rotational speed and longer life for blades. Principle suitable for axial-flow gas turbine directly in line with cylindrical combustor. Included in category many rocket, aircraft, stationary, and shipboard turbines.

Wagner, W. R.↗

Spring Support for Turbopump Rotor Bearing

Novel bearing support for liquid-oxygen turbopumps protects against impact loads while avoiding a major disadvantage of earlier flexible supports. It allows controlled axial movement necessary for proper operation of pressure-operated pump impeller. While spring-loading rotor to midpoint of the axial movement to avoid impact-load damage to turbopump components. Support is made by machining azimuthal slots in cylindrical portion. Resulting structure permits controlled axial deformations.

Strangeland, M. L.↗

A flexible all-temperature pressure vessel

By interrupting lines of stress with convolutions, structure can be designed to contain pressure, operate at cryogenic and high temperatures, and provide flexibility necessary for repetitive cycles of parallel-offset shear translation.

Strangeland, M. L.↗