GB579451A - Improvements in or relating to apparatus for indicating or measuring the thrust of a shaft - Google Patents
Improvements in or relating to apparatus for indicating or measuring the thrust of a shaftInfo
- Publication number
- GB579451A GB579451A GB685444A GB685444A GB579451A GB 579451 A GB579451 A GB 579451A GB 685444 A GB685444 A GB 685444A GB 685444 A GB685444 A GB 685444A GB 579451 A GB579451 A GB 579451A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- shaft
- thrust
- rotor assembly
- stationary member
- coil
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
- G01L5/00—Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes
- G01L5/12—Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes for measuring axial thrust in a rotary shaft, e.g. of propulsion plants
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- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
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- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Magnetic Bearings And Hydrostatic Bearings (AREA)
Abstract
579,451. Electric indicating systems. SHEPHERD, G. R. (Westinghouse Electric International Co.). April 13, 1944, No. 6854. [Class 40 (i)] [Also in Groups XIX and XXXVI] Apparatus for indicating or measuring the thrust of a shaft comprises a rotor assembly secured to said shaft, a stationary member, coil means secured to said stationary member for inducing a flow of magnetic flux in said stationary member and said rotor assembly, and a source of alternating current for energizing said coil means, characterized by means included in the rotor assembly responsive to the axial deformation of the shaft for altering the value of the magnetic flux thereby changing the value of a voltage in the electrical coil means by an amount indicative of the thrust of said shaft. The rotor assembly 3, Fig. 1, comprises a pair of axially displaced rings 7 and 9 secured to rotate with the shaft 1 on non- magnetic bushings 11 and 13 and having inwardly formed flange portions in close proximity forming air-gaps 14. The stationary member 5 has annular rings 17 and 19 forming two circular air gaps 21 and 23 with the peripheries of the rings 7 and 9 respectively. A coil 25 is secured within an annular recess of the stationary member 5 and is connected as one leg in a conventional impedance bridge circuit 27 which is supplied from a suitable source of alternating current and is adjusted to a balanced condition when the shaft is subject to zero thrust so no voltage will appear across the terminals of an indicating meter 29. When the coil 25 is energized a magnetic flux will flow in the path shown across the air gaps 14, 21 and 23, if the shaft 1 is not subjected to load this flux will remain at a constant value. If however there is axial deformation due to thrust the air gap 14 will be altered, the magnetic flux will change and so correspondingly change the voltage in the coil 25 by an amount indicative of the thrust on the shaft, this amount being indicated on the meter 29. The confronting faces of the rings 7 and 9 are provided with radial grooves 15 to compensate for any variations due to torque on the shaft 1. In another embodiment, Fig. 2, not shown, two coils are used and the arrangement of the air gaps is slightly different. Fig. 5 shows the invention applied to a shaft of large diameter, the rotor assembly being inside the shaft in this case.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB685444A GB579451A (en) | 1944-04-13 | 1944-04-13 | Improvements in or relating to apparatus for indicating or measuring the thrust of a shaft |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB685444A GB579451A (en) | 1944-04-13 | 1944-04-13 | Improvements in or relating to apparatus for indicating or measuring the thrust of a shaft |
Publications (1)
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GB579451A true GB579451A (en) | 1946-08-02 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB685444A Expired GB579451A (en) | 1944-04-13 | 1944-04-13 | Improvements in or relating to apparatus for indicating or measuring the thrust of a shaft |
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GB (1) | GB579451A (en) |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE1006626B (en) * | 1955-11-11 | 1957-04-18 | Iaweseria Ag | Axial thrust knife |
DE1054253B (en) * | 1957-05-16 | 1959-04-02 | Siemens Ag | Device for measuring the thrust in a machine part |
CN110967129A (en) * | 2019-12-05 | 2020-04-07 | 中国航发四川燃气涡轮研究院 | High-temperature rotor system axial force testing system and method |
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1944
- 1944-04-13 GB GB685444A patent/GB579451A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE1006626B (en) * | 1955-11-11 | 1957-04-18 | Iaweseria Ag | Axial thrust knife |
DE1054253B (en) * | 1957-05-16 | 1959-04-02 | Siemens Ag | Device for measuring the thrust in a machine part |
CN110967129A (en) * | 2019-12-05 | 2020-04-07 | 中国航发四川燃气涡轮研究院 | High-temperature rotor system axial force testing system and method |
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