Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gearbox efficiency rating for turbomachine engines
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Application No.: US17344736Application Date: 2021-06-10
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Publication No.: US11365688B2Publication Date: 2022-06-21
- Inventor: Pietro Molesini , Andrea Piazza , Fabio De Bellis
- Applicant: GE Avio S.r.l.
- Applicant Address: IT Turin
- Assignee: GE Avio S.r.l.
- Current Assignee: GE Avio S.r.l.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Turin
- Agency: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
- Priority: IT102020000019171 20200804
- Main IPC: F02C7/36
- IPC: F02C7/36 ; F01D25/18

Abstract:
A turbomachine engine can include a fan assembly, a vane assembly, a core engine, a gearbox, and a gearbox efficiency rating. The fan assembly can include a plurality of fan blades. The vane assembly can include a plurality of vanes, and the vanes can, in some instances, be disposed aft of the fan blades. The core engine can include one or more compressor sections and one or more turbine sections. The gearbox includes an input and an output. The input is coupled to the one or more turbine sections of the core engine and comprises a first rotational speed, the output is coupled to the fan assembly and has a second rotational speed, and a gear ratio of the first rotational speed to the second rotational speed is within a range of 4.1-14.0. The gearbox efficiency rating is 0.10-1.8.
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