摘要:
A turbofan engine (20) includes an engine case (22), a gaspath through the engine case (22), a fan (42) having a circumferential array of fan blades, a compressor in fluid communication with the fan (42), a combustor (48) in fluid communication with the compressor, and a turbine in fluid communication with the combustor (48). The turbine has a fan drive turbine section (27) having 3 to 6 blade stages (200, 202, 204). A speed reduction mechanism (46) couples the fan drive turbine section (27) to the fan (42). A bypass area ratio is between 8.0 and 20.0. A ratio of maximum gaspath radius along the fan drive turbine section (27) to maximum radius of the fan (42) is less than 0.50. A ratio of a turbine section airfoil count to the bypass area ratio is between 10 and 170.
摘要:
A gas turbine engine (20) includes an engine core (130) defining a primary flowpath, and a nacelle (120; 220; 320) radially surrounding the engine core (130). The nacelle (120; 220; 320) includes at least one bifurcation (112), and a cooled cooling air system (140) including a heat exchanger (142; 240; 348). The heat exchanger (142; 240; 340) is disposed at least partially in the bifurcation (112).
摘要:
A three-spool turbofan engine (20) has a variable fan nozzle (35). The fan blades have a peak tip radius RT and an inboard leading edge radius RH at an inboard boundary of the flowpath. A ratio of RH to RT is less than about 0.40.
摘要:
A component for a gas turbine engine, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an airfoil that includes a pressure side surface and a suction side surface that join together at a leading edge and a trailing edge and a flow channel that extends between the pressure side surface and the suction side surface.
摘要:
A gas turbine engine (20; 80; 110) comprises a fan rotor (82) having blades with an outer diameter greater than or equal to 77 inches (196 centimeters) and less than or equal to 135 inches (343 centimeter). The fan rotor (82) has less than or equal to 26 fan blades, and is driven by a fan drive turbine rotor (98) through a gear reduction (83). The gear reduction (83) has a gear ratio of greater than 2.6:1. The fan rotor (82) delivers air into a bypass duct as bypass air, and into a duct leading to a compressor rotor (86, 90) as core air. A ratio of bypass air to the core air is greater than or equal to 12:1. An upstream turbine rotor (88, 92; 96) is upstream of the fan drive turbine rotor (98) and drives a compressor rotor (86, 90). The upstream turbine rotor (88, 92; 96) has at least two stages, and the fan drive turbine rotor (98) has at least three stages. The turbine blades in at least one stage of the fan drive turbine rotor (98) are provided with a performance enhancing feature.
摘要:
A gas turbine engine has an upstream compressor having an upstream entrance area leading into a first vane upstream of the upstream compressor. A downstream compressor has an exit area at a leading edge of an exit vane for the downstream compressor. The entrance area divided by the exit area is greater than or equal to 13.8 and less than or equal to 15.3.
摘要:
A gas turbine engine includes a very high speed low pressure turbine (46) such that a quantity defined by the exit area of the low pressure turbine (46) multiplied by the square of the low pressure turbine rotational speed compared to the same parameters for the high pressure turbine (54) is at a ratio between about 0.5 and about 1.5.
摘要:
A turbofan engine includes a geared architecture for driving a fan about an axis. The geared architecture includes a sun gear rotatable about an axis, a plurality of planet gears driven by the sun gear and a ring gear circumscribing the plurality of planet gears. A carrier supports the plurality of planet gears. The geared architecture includes a power transfer parameter (PTP) defined as power transferred through the geared architecture divided by gear volume multiplied by a gear reduction ratio and is between about 430 and 645.
摘要:
A turbine section (28) for a gas turbine engine (20; 220; 320; 420) includes a fan drive turbine (46) including a fan drive duct (62), the fan drive turbine (46) being configured to drive a fan section (22) through a geared architecture (48) at a speed that is less than an input speed to the geared architecture (48). At least one upstream turbine (54) is configured to drive at least one compressor (44, 52). The at least one upstream turbine (54) includes a turbine duct (60) defining a conical flow path (70) having a conical inlet (75) defined by a first diameter and a conical outlet (77) defined by a second diameter greater than the first diameter. The conical outlet (77) is in fluid communication with the fan drive duct (62) downstream of the conical outlet (77). At least one row of shrouded rotor blades (71) defines at least a portion of the conical flow path (70).
摘要:
A turbine engine system includes a first lubricant circuit, a second lubricant circuit, a plurality of engine stages and a shaft. The first lubricant circuit includes a first turbine engine component that is fluidly coupled with a first lubricant heat exchanger. The second lubricant circuit includes a second turbine engine component that is fluidly coupled with a second lubricant heat exchanger, wherein the second lubricant circuit is fluidly separate from the first lubricant circuit. The first turbine engine component includes a gear train, which connects a first of the engine stages to a second of the engine stages. The second turbine engine component includes a bearing. The shaft is supported by the bearing and connected to one of the engine stages.