Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Geared architecture for high speed and small volume fan drive turbine
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Application No.: US15485512Application Date: 2017-04-12
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Publication No.: US11047337B2Publication Date: 2021-06-29
- Inventor: Michael E. McCune , Jason Husband , Frederick M. Schwarz , Daniel Bernard Kupratis , Gabriel L. Suciu , William K. Ackermann
- Applicant: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Main IPC: F02K3/06
- IPC: F02K3/06 ; F02C3/107 ; F02C7/36 ; F02C7/20 ; F01D15/12 ; F01D5/06 ; F04D19/00 ; F04D25/04 ; F04D29/053 ; F04D29/32 ; F01D9/04

Abstract:
A gas turbine engine includes a gear system that provides a speed reduction between a fan drive turbine and a fan rotor. Aspects of the gear system are provided with defined flexibility. The fan drive turbine has a first exit area and rotates at a first speed. A second turbine section has a second exit area and rotates at a second speed, which is faster than said first speed. A performance quantity can be defined for both turbine sections as the products of the respective areas and respective speeds squared. A performance quantity ratio of the performance quantity for the fan drive turbine to the performance quantity for the second turbine section is between 0.5 and 1.5.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170218789A1 Geared Architecture for High Speed and Small Volume Fan Drive Turbine Public/Granted day:2017-08-03
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