Turbofan engine main bearing arrangement

    公开(公告)号:US10066504B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-04

    申请号:US14774407

    申请日:2014-03-13

    摘要: A turbofan engine (20; 300; 400) comprises a fan (28), a fan drive gear system (60), a fan shaft (120) coupling the fan drive gear system to the fan, a low spool, an intermediate spool, and a core spool. The low spool engages at least three main bearings of which at least two are non-thrust bearings and at least one is a thrust bearing. The fan shaft engages at least two bearings (148, 150). The core spool engages at least two bearings (250, 260). The intermediate spool engages at least two of said bearings (220, 200, 230; 220, 200, 230-2; 200, 220, 230-3).

    External Mixing Chamber for a Gas Turbine Engine with Cooled Turbine Cooling Air

    公开(公告)号:US20180223736A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-09

    申请号:US15424927

    申请日:2017-02-06

    IPC分类号: F02C7/18 F02C3/107 F01D25/12

    摘要: A gas turbine engine comprises a compressor section and a turbine section, the compressor section having a last compressor stage. High pressure cooling air is tapped from a location downstream of the last compressor stage and passed through a heat exchanger. Lower pressure air passes across the heat exchanger to cool the high pressure cooling air. A housing surrounds the compressor section and the turbine section and there being a space radially outwardly of the housing, and a mixing chamber received in the space radially outwardly of the housing, the mixing chamber receiving the high pressure cooling air downstream of the heat exchanger, and further receiving air at a temperature higher than a temperature of the high pressure cooling air downstream of the heat exchanger. Mixed air from the mixing chamber is returned into the housing and utilized to cool at least the turbine section.

    GEARED TURBOFAN WITH THREE TURBINES ALL COUNTER-ROTATING

    公开(公告)号:US20180128168A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-10

    申请号:US15843012

    申请日:2017-12-15

    摘要: 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.