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US 2016/0312743 A1Published application
Pneumatic Circuit Breaker Based Self Resetting Passive Overspeed Control Valve for Turbine Pump Assembly
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorRichard A. Himmelmann
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Abstract
A turbine pump assembly has a turbine, a centrifugal pump, a passive electrical speed control system, and a pneumatic circuit breaker. The pneumatic circuit breaker has a plurality of elements that are configured to move to a position blocking an outlet duct of the turbine when a flow velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold. A rocket thrust vector control system is also disclosed.
Claims15
A turbine pump assembly, comprising:
- a turbine;
- a centrifugal pump;
- a passive electrical speed control system;
- and
- a pneumatic circuit breaker having a plurality of elements that are configured to move to a position blocking an outlet duct of the turbine when a flow velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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A rocket thrust vector control system, comprising:
- an engine nozzle;
- a turbine pump assembly having a turbine, a centrifugal pump, a passive electrical speed control system, and a pneumatic circuit breaker;
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- wherein the pneumatic circuit breaker has at least one element configured to move to a position blocking an outlet duct of the turbine when a flow velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.