George Frederick Huebner

US Patent:

40264556, May 31, 1977

Filed:

Feb 10, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/548509

Inventors:

George J. Huebner - Bloomfield Hills MI
James H. Whitfield - Royal Oak MI

Assignee:

Chrysler Corporation - Highland Park MI

International Classification:

B21D 5302

US Classification:

228118

Abstract:

A rotatable drum type regenerator for an automobile gas turbine engine is manufactured from a steel matrix and rim of thin stock connected in radial sliding and sealing relationship at the hot axis end region to accommodate thermal cycling and to prevent rupture between the rim and matrix, and positively connected by brazing at the cooler axial end region to withstand the various forces therebetween.