AIR INTAKE STRUCTURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT NACELLE COMPRISING AN IMPACT ABSORBER ELEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20200003119A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-02

    申请号:US16456500

    申请日:2019-06-28

    IPC分类号: F02C7/055 B64D33/02

    摘要: An air intake structure for a nacelle of an aircraft is disclosed having an air intake lip with a U-shaped section open towards the rear, an acoustic panel that extends the air intake lip towards the rear and on an inner side, an outer panel extending the air intake lip towards the rear and on an outer side, and a rear strengthening frame fixed between the outer panel and the acoustic panel, where the rear strengthening frame partly defines an inner volume that is immediately in front of the rear strengthening frame. The air intake structure comprises an impact absorber element positioned in the inner volume and the impact absorber element assumes the form of a structure that is deformable during an impact and that is at least partially filled with a fluid. The impact absorber element is a flexible shroud filled with a pressurized gas.

    Debris Deflector for a Jet Engine
    22.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190316521A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-17

    申请号:US16379984

    申请日:2019-04-10

    IPC分类号: F02C7/055 B64D33/02

    摘要: A debris deflector for a jet engine. The debris deflector includes a housing having a base and a nose, wherein the housing tapers radially inwardly from the base towards the nose, such that the nose can deflect debris away from the housing. The housing includes a flexible shroud that extends between the base and the nose, such that the housing can selectively move between a collapsed position and an extended position, such that a linear distance between the nose and the base is less when in the collapsed position. A fastener is disposed on the base to removably secure the housing to a jet engine cowling. The debris deflector is useful for deflecting debris, such as wildlife or small aircraft, away from the jet engine during flight.

    Air supply plenum
    24.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10392121B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-27

    申请号:US15532822

    申请日:2015-12-02

    摘要: An air supply plenum for an engine, the plenum being disposed upstream of an air intake of the engine, the air intake being provided in a casing of the engine. The air supply plenum includes a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall which together form a conduit in which an air flow flows as the engine functions. Each lateral wall includes a step which forms a transverse recess relative to the direction of the air flow in the air supply plenum, such that an aerodynamic separation occurs in the step when the engine is operating.

    GAS TURBINE ENGINE INLET
    26.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190072034A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-07

    申请号:US16177765

    申请日:2018-11-01

    IPC分类号: F02C7/055 F02K3/06

    摘要: An inlet for a turbofan engine, including an inlet wall surrounding an inlet flow path. The inlet wall extends axially from an upstream end to a downstream end adjacent the fan. The inlet wall has a shape defining a plurality of teeth circumferentially spaced around the inlet. The teeth extend axially and project radially inwardly toward the central longitudinal axis. A central portion of the inlet flow path has a cross-sectional dimension measured diametrically between opposed teeth, the cross-sectional dimension varying along the axial direction. The central portion defines a geometric throat at a minimum value of the cross-sectional dimension. The inlet wall is shaped so that the geometric throat is axially spaced from the upstream end and the downstream end. A gas turbine engine and a method of shielding tips of fan blades from impact by an object having a predetermined minimum dimension are also discussed.