Turbomachine comprising clutched turbine wheels

Solutions for clutching turbine wheels (6, 8) are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus (22) includes: a turbine rotor shaft (4); a plurality of turbine wheels (6) affixed to the turbine rotor shaft (4); an independent turbine wheel (8) engagably attached to the turbine rotor shaft (4); and a c...

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Hauptverfasser: PARRY, WILLIAM THOMAS, HERNANDEZ SANCHEZ, NESTOR, DAVI, MICHAEL ALAN
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:Solutions for clutching turbine wheels (6, 8) are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus (22) includes: a turbine rotor shaft (4); a plurality of turbine wheels (6) affixed to the turbine rotor shaft (4); an independent turbine wheel (8) engagably attached to the turbine rotor shaft (4); and a clutch (10) operably connected to the turbine rotor shaft (4), the clutch (4) configured to couple and decouple the independent turbine wheel (8) from the turbine rotor shaft (4).