CAVITATION RESISTANT GEAR DRIVEN FUEL PUMP

A gear pump for a gas turbine engine including a first gear (24) having a plurality of gear teeth supported for rotation on a gear shaft relative to a second gear (26), wherein the gear teeth are formed from a steel base material and surfaces of the gear teeth are coated with a cavitation resistant...

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Hauptverfasser: SMITH, Blair, RANKIN, Kevin M, POTEET, Steven
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A gear pump for a gas turbine engine including a first gear (24) having a plurality of gear teeth supported for rotation on a gear shaft relative to a second gear (26), wherein the gear teeth are formed from a steel base material and surfaces of the gear teeth are coated with a cavitation resistant coating material, and a journal bearing for carrying a gear shaft load through a fluid film pressure between a surface of the gear shaft and a surface of the journal bearing, wherein at least a portion of the journal bearing is formed from a cavitation resistant base material.