Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flow control mechanism for nacelle of turbofan engine
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Application No.: US17717387Application Date: 2022-04-11
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Publication No.: US11808161B2Publication Date: 2023-11-07
- Inventor: Jixian Yao , Kishore Ramakrishnan , Trevor Howard Wood , Mustafa Dindar
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: F01D25/24
- IPC: F01D25/24 ; B64C21/06 ; B64C21/02

Abstract:
A turbofan engine is provided. The turbofan engine includes a fan comprising a plurality of fan blades; and a nacelle that circumferentially surrounds the fan, the nacelle comprising an annular wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface comprising a first exterior portion, and the interior surface comprising a first interior portion, wherein a first exterior portion is formed of a first structure defining an exterior surface porosity, and wherein a first interior portion is formed of a second structure defining an interior surface porosity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230323791A1 FLOW CONTROL MECHANISM FOR NACELLE OF TURBOFAN ENGINE Public/Granted day:2023-10-12
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