Apparatus for balancing gas turbine engines

A system for balancing a rotating assembly including a gas turbine engine is provided whicch includes a plurality of couplers(100) configured to couple the engine to a rotating load such that torque from the engine is transmitted to the rotating load through the plurality of couplers. Each coupler i...

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Hauptverfasser: LEE, MICHAEL, ADELMANN, WILLIAM JOSEPH, DIX, BRIAN EDWARD, FREEDMAN, MAX
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A system for balancing a rotating assembly including a gas turbine engine is provided whicch includes a plurality of couplers(100) configured to couple the engine to a rotating load such that torque from the engine is transmitted to the rotating load through the plurality of couplers. Each coupler includes a head portion (106), an elongated shank portion (110) extending from the head portion along a longitudinal axis (112) of the coupler, and a threaded stud (120) extending from the head portion along the longitudinal axis and opposite the shank portion. A balance weight is configured to be coupled to each of the plurality of couplers.