公开(公告)号：US20210010386A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-14

申请号：US17038028

申请日：2020-09-30

Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation

Inventor： Frederick M. Schwarz ,  William G. Sheridan ,  Michael E. McCune ,  Gabriel L. Suciu

IPC: F01D15/12 ,  F02C7/36 ,  F01D25/18 ,  F02K3/06 ,  F16H1/28 ,  F16H57/04

Abstract: A turbofan engine assembly includes a nacelle and a turbofan engine. The turbofan engine includes a fan, which includes a fan rotor having fan blades, and a nacelle enclosing the fan rotor and the blades. A turbine rotor drives the fan rotor. An epicyclic gear reduction is positioned between the fan rotor and the turbine rotor. The epicyclic gear reduction includes a ring gear, a sun gear, and four intermediate gears that engage the sun gear and the ring gear. A gear ratio of the gear reduction is greater than 3.06. The fan drive turbine drives the sun gear to, in turn, drive the fan rotor.

公开(公告)号：US20200378312A1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-03

申请号：US16999507

申请日：2020-08-21

Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation

Inventor： Frederick M. Schwarz ,  Gabriel L. Suciu

IPC: F02C7/36 ,  F02C3/107 ,  F02C7/20 ,  F02C7/32 ,  F02C3/10

Abstract: An example gas turbine engine includes a propulsor assembly including at least a fan module and a fan drive turbine module; a gas generator assembly including at least a compressor section, a combustor in fluid communication with the compressor section, and a turbine in fluid communication with the combustor; and a geared architecture driven by the fan drive turbine module for rotating a fan of the fan module. A weight of the fan module and the fan drive turbine module is less than about 40% of a total weight of a gas turbine engine.

公开(公告)号：US10830130B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US15843012

申请日：2017-12-15

Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation

Inventor： Gabriel L. Suciu ,  Frederick M. Schwarz

IPC: F01D1/10 ,  F02C3/107 ,  F02C3/073 ,  F02C3/067 ,  F01D1/26 ,  F01D5/06 ,  F01D15/12 ,  F02C3/06

Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a fan rotor, a first compressor rotor and a second compressor rotor. The second compressor rotor compresses air to a higher pressure than the first compressor rotor. A first turbine rotor drives the second compressor rotor and a second turbine rotor. The second turbine drives the compressor rotor. A fan drive turbine is positioned downstream of the second turbine rotor. The fan drive turbine drives the fan through a gear reduction. The first compressor rotor and second turbine rotor rotate as an intermediate speed spool. The second compressor rotor and first turbine rotor together as a high speed spool. The high speed spool and the fan drive turbine configured to rotate in the same first direction. The intermediate speed spool rotates in an opposed, second direction.