Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gas turbine engine with optimized fan, core passage inlet, and compressor forward stage diameter ratios
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Application No.: US16103329Application Date: 2018-08-14
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Publication No.: US11047339B2Publication Date: 2021-06-29
- Inventor: James M. Pointon , Stephen J. Bradbrook
- Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Brinks Gilson & Lione
- Priority: GB1712993 20170814
- Main IPC: F02K3/068
- IPC: F02K3/068 ; F02K3/06 ; F02C7/04 ; F02C3/107 ; F02C7/36 ; F04D29/54 ; B64D33/02 ; F01D1/02

Abstract:
An aircraft gas turbine engine comprises a fan coupled to a fan drive turbine, the fan being configured to provide a bypass flow (B) and a core flow (A) in use. The engine includes a reduction gearbox which couples the fan to the fan drive turbine and a core compressor arrangement. The core compressor arrangement has a core inlet at an upstream end of a core gas flow passage (A) defined by radially inner and outer walls, and at least a first compressor rotor blade provided at an upstream end of the compressor arrangement. The radially inner wall of the core inlet defines a first diameter (DINLET), and a root leading edge of the first compressor rotor blade defines a second diameter (DCOMP). A first ratio (DINLET:DCOMP) of the first diameter (DCOMP) to the second diameter (DCOMP) is greater than or equal to 1.4.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190048826A1 GAS TURBINE ENGINE Public/Granted day:2019-02-14
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