Ram air turbine single-unit nose mass
A single-unit nose cone for a ram air including: a dome portion located at a forward end of the single unit nose cone; a dome stand portion adjacent to the dome portion; a seat portion adjacent to the dome stand portion; and a stem portion adjacent to the seat portion and located at an aft end of the single-unit nose cone, wherein the dome portion, the dome stand portion, the seat portion, and the stem portion are composed from a single piece of material having a density of about 0.286 pound/cubic inch (7916 kilogram/cubic meter).
1. A single-unit nose cone for a ram air turbine, comprising:
a dome portion located at a forward end of the single unit nose cone;
a dome stand portion adjacent to the dome portion;
a seat portion adjacent to the dome stand portion; and
a stem portion adjacent to the seat portion and located at an aft end of the single-unit nose cone,
wherein the dome portion, the dome stand portion, the seat portion, and the stem portion are composed from a single piece of material having a density of about 0.286 pound/cubic inch (7916 kilogram/cubic meter),
wherein a diameter of the dome seat portion is greater than a diameter of the dome stand portion, and
wherein the seat portion is interposed between the dome stand portion and the stem portion.
2. The single-unit nose cone of claim 1 , wherein the dome stand portion is interposed between the dome portion and the seat portion.
3. The single-unit nose cone of claim 2 , wherein the seat portion is interposed between the dome stand portion and the stem portion.
4. The single-unit nose cone of claim 1 , wherein the material is steel.
5. The single-unit nose cone of claim 1 , wherein the stem portion further includes an opening configured to operably connect to a turbine shaft of the ram air turbine, wherein the opening opens toward the aft end.
6. The single-unit nose cone of claim 5 , further comprising:
an opening extending from a peak of the dome portion at the forward end of the single unit nose cone to the opening.
7. A ram air turbine assembly, comprising:
a nose housing having a snap ring groove;
a single-unit nose cone within the nose housing and secured to the nose housing via a snap ring in the snap ring groove, the single unit nose cone comprising;
a dome portion located at a forward end of the single unit nose cone;
a dome stand portion adjacent to the dome portion;
a seat portion adjacent to the dome stand portion, wherein the snap ring secures the sing-unit nose cone within the nose housing via the seat portion; and
a stem portion adjacent to the seat portion and located at an aft end of the single-unit nose cone,
wherein the dome portion, the dome stand portion, the seat portion, and the stem portion are composed from a single piece of material having a density of about 0.286 pound/cubic inch (7916 kilogram/cubic meter).
8. The ram air turbine assembly of claim 7 , wherein the dome stand portion is interposed between the dome portion and the seat portion.
9. The ram air turbine assembly of claim 7 , wherein the seat portion is interposed between the dome stand portion and the stem portion.
10. The ram air turbine assembly of claim 8 , wherein the seat portion is interposed between the dome stand portion and the stem portion.
11. The ram air turbine assembly of claim 7 , wherein the material is steel.
12. The ram air turbine assembly of claim 7 , wherein the stem portion further includes an opening configured to operably connect to a turbine shaft of the ram air turbine, wherein the opening opens toward the aft end.
13. The ram air turbine assembly of claim 12 , wherein the single-unit nose cone further comprises: an opening extending from a peak of the dome portion at the forward end of the single unit nose cone to the opening.
14. The ram air turbine assembly of claim 13 , further comprising:
a preload bolt located within the opening.
15. A single-unit nose cone for a ram air turbine, comprising:
a dome portion located at a forward end of the single unit nose cone;
a dome stand portion adjacent to the dome portion;
a seat portion adjacent to the dome stand portion; and
a stem portion adjacent to the seat portion and located at an aft end of the single-unit nose cone,
wherein the dome portion, the dome stand portion, the seat portion, and the stem portion are composed from a single piece of material having a density of about 0.286 pound/cubic inch (7916 kilogram/cubic meter),
wherein a diameter of the dome seat portion is greater than a diameter of the dome stand portion, and
wherein the dome stand portion is interposed between the dome portion and the seat portion.
16. The single-unit nose cone of claim 15 , wherein the material is steel.
17. The single-unit nose cone of claim 15 , wherein the stem portion further includes an opening configured to operably connect to a turbine shaft of the ram air turbine, wherein the opening opens toward the aft end.