Boundary layer cooling air for embedded engine

    公开(公告)号:US10934938B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-02

    申请号:US15217108

    申请日:2016-07-22

    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has an inner housing surrounding a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine, with an inlet leading into the compressor, and a cooling sleeve defined radially outwardly of the inlet to the compressor for receiving cooling air radially outward of the compressor inlet. The cooling sleeve extends along a length of the engine, and radially outwardly of the inner housing, with the cooling air in the cooling sleeve being ejected at a downstream end to mix with products of combustion downstream of the turbine. An aircraft is also disclosed.

    BOUNDARY LAYER INGESTING FAN
    17.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200024982A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-23

    申请号:US16038320

    申请日:2018-07-18

    Inventor: Steven H. Zysman

    Abstract: A fan assembly for gas turbine engine according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure includes, among other possible things, a plurality of fan blades rotatable about a fan rotation axis, each of the plurality of fan blades movable about an axis transverse to the fan rotation axis, a fan nacelle partially surrounding the plurality of fan blades, and a pitch mechanism coupled to the plurality of blades that changes an angle of pitch for each of the plurality of blades corresponding to a circumferential position of the fan blade about the fan rotation axis.

    MOVEABLE EXHAUST PLUG
    18.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190085789A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-21

    申请号:US15711229

    申请日:2017-09-21

    Abstract: An exhaust section of a gas turbine engine includes an exhaust plug defining a plurality of exhaust plug apertures circumferentially spaced from each other. Also included is an exhaust nozzle radially offset from the exhaust plug defining an exhaust pathway between the exhaust plug and the exhaust nozzle. Further included is an exhaust plug liner having a non-uniform outer surface axially aligned with the exhaust plug apertures. The exhaust plug liner is rotatable relative to exhaust plug between a first position and a second position to selectively change a cross-sectional area of the exhaust pathway during thrust reversal operation to increase an amount of reverse thrust.

    MOVEABLE EXHAUST PLUG
    19.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180355821A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US15619029

    申请日:2017-06-09

    Abstract: An exhaust section of a gas turbine engine includes an exhaust plug, and an exhaust nozzle radially offset from the exhaust plug defining an exhaust pathway between the exhaust plug and the exhaust nozzle. The exhaust plug is configured for axial translation relative to exhaust nozzle between a first position and a second position to selectably change a cross-sectional area of the exhaust pathway during thrust reversal operation of the gas turbine engine to reduce an amount of reverse thrust necessary. A method of operating a gas turbine engine includes actuating a fan thrust reverser to divert a fan airflow from a fan airflow pathway, and translating an exhaust plug from a first position to a second position, thereby increasing a cross-sectional area of an exhaust pathway to reduce an amount of reverse thrust necessary.

    FLOW MODULATING AIRFOIL APPARATUS
    20.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180355739A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US15620284

    申请日:2017-06-12

    Inventor: Steven H. Zysman

    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a fan, a compressor, a combustor, a turbine, a bypass duct downstream of the fan and outward of the compressor, and a cooling system. The cooling system includes an inlet for receiving air from the bypass duct, an outlet for returning air to the bypass duct, a cooling duct, and a heat exchanger and a modulator positioned in the cooling duct. The modulator includes dividers that extend parallel to each other and are arranged across the duct, and each divider includes two flaps that are rotatable about an axis in opposite directions.

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