Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Super-cooled ice impact protection for a gas turbine engine
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Application No.: US18114583Application Date: 2023-02-27
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Publication No.: US11873731B2Publication Date: 2024-01-16
- Inventor: Ian J. Bousfield , Duncan A. Macdougall
- Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: GB 20423 2018.12.14
- Main IPC: F01D5/14
- IPC: F01D5/14 ; F02C7/05 ; F02C7/36

Abstract:
A gas turbine engine comprises a fan mounted to rotate about a main longitudinal axis; an engine core, comprising in axial flow series a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine coupled to the compressor through a shaft; a reduction gearbox that receives an input from the shaft and outputs drive to the fan so as to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the shaft; wherein the compressor comprises a first stage at an inlet and a second stage, downstream of the first stage, comprising respectively a first rotor with a row of first blades and a second rotor with a row of second blades, the first and second blades comprising respective leading edges, trailing edges and tips, and wherein the ratio of a maximum leading edge radius of the first blades to a maximum leading edge radius of the second blades is greater than 2.8.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230228196A1 SUPER-COOLED ICE IMPACT PROTECTION FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE Public/Granted day:2023-07-20
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