公开(公告)号：US20210062758A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16985809

申请日：2020-08-05

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Christopher T. J. SHEAF ,  Chia Hui LIM

IPC: F02K3/02 ,  F02C3/113 ,  F01D25/34 ,  F01D15/12

Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an engine core, fan, air intake and gearbox. The engine core includes a turbine, compressor, and core shaft connecting the turbine and compressor. The fan is located upstream of the core and includes a plurality of fan blades, the fan having a diameter greater than 2.0 m. The air intake is located upstream of the fan and has ratio of intake length to fan diameter of 0.20 to 0.60 and defines highlight, throat and diffuser areas. The gearbox receives an input from the core shaft and outputs drive to the fan so as to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the core shaft. The gas turbine engine has a bypass ratio greater than 10; and the air intake has an intake length and the ratio of the intake length to the fan diameter is from 0.20 to 0.60.

公开(公告)号：US20200023984A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：US16460307

申请日：2019-07-02

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC

Inventor： Chia Hui LIM ,  Richard G STRETTON ,  Christopher T J SHEAF

IPC: B64D27/26 ,  B64D29/06

Abstract: A mounting arrangement for mounting an aircraft gas turbine engine to an aircraft includes an engine nacelle with a distal assembly including a part annular engine cowl, a gas turbine engine core housing surrounded by the cowl and a distal bifurcation extending between the engine core housing and engine cowl in a first direction to define a first axis. The mounting arrangement includes a proximal assembly having a mount configured to mount the proximal assembly to the engine core housing. The proximal assembly includes a pylon configured to mount the proximal assembly to mounting location such as a wing of the aircraft at an engine mounting location. The pylon extends in a line between the wing and the engine core housing to define a second axis which is normal to a distal surface of the wing at the engine mounting location and is non-parallel to the vertical axis.

公开(公告)号：US20190383215A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-19

申请号：US16416766

申请日：2019-05-20

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Christopher T J SHEAF ,  Richard G STRETTON ,  Chia Hui LIM

IPC: F02C7/04

Abstract: A gas turbine engine (100) for an aircraft comprises a pylon attachment (112) and a shaft (108) defining an engine centreline (110). The engine centreline lies in an engine central plane (120) which intersects the pylon attachment. The gas turbine engine comprises an intake (104) having a non-axisymmetric geometry and a medial plane (130) defining left and right halves of the intake. The left and right halves are configured for at least one of optimum cross wind performance, optimum incidence performance and optimum cruise performance when the medial plane is aligned with a vertical plane. The intake is installed so that the medial plane is angularly offset with respect to the engine central plane. The engine may be installed on a wing of an aircraft with the medial plane closer to its optimal orientation than is the case for a conventional engine.

公开(公告)号：US20210062762A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16985912

申请日：2020-08-05

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Christopher TJ SHEAF ,  Chia Hui LIM

IPC: F02K3/06 ,  F02C7/36 ,  F02C3/06

Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an engine core, fan, air intake, nacelle, and gearbox. The core includes a turbine, compressor, and core shaft connecting the turbine and compressor. The fan is upstream of the core and includes a plurality of fan blades, and has a diameter greater than 2.0 m. The air intake is upstream of the fan and has ratio of intake length to fan diameter of 0.20 to 0.60 and defines highlight, throat and diffuser areas. The nacelle at least partially surrounds the core and fan. The gearbox receives input from the core shaft and outputs drive to the fan to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the core shaft. The engine has a bypass ratio greater than 10. The nacelle has a length and the ratio of the length of the nacelle to the fan diameter is 0.4 to 2.5.

公开(公告)号：US20210062759A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16985817

申请日：2020-08-05

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Chia Hui LIM ,  Christopher TJ SHEAF

IPC: F02K3/02 ,  F01D25/34 ,  F02C3/113

Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an engine core, a fan, an air intake and a gearbox. The engine core includes a turbine, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor. The fan is upstream of the engine core and includes a plurality of fan blades, the fan having a diameter greater than 2.0 m. The air intake is located upstream of the fan and has ratio of intake length to fan diameter of 0.20 to 0.60. The gearbox receives an input from the core shaft and outputs drive to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the core shaft. The gas turbine engine has a bypass ratio greater than 10; and the air intake defines a highlight area, a throat area and a diffuser area, wherein the ratio of the throat area to fan face area is from 0.94 to 1.05.

公开(公告)号：US20190382122A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-19

申请号：US16416708

申请日：2019-05-20

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Christopher T J SHEAF ,  Richard G. STRETTON ,  Chia Hui LIM

IPC: B64D27/18 ,  F02C7/04 ,  B64D33/02

Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprises a pylon attachment, a shaft defining an engine centreline which lies in an engine central plane intersecting the pylon attachment, a fan defining a fan plane normal to the engine centreline and an intake upstream of the fan plane. The geometric centreline of the intake coincides with the engine centreline at an axial position corresponding to the downstream end of the intake and curves away from the engine centreline upstream of said axial position. The engine may be mounted on one side of an aircraft such that the orientation of the highlight plane of the intake is aligned to the air flow field of the aircraft on that side during flight.

公开(公告)号：US20210062761A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16985880

申请日：2020-08-05

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Chia Hui LIM ,  Christopher T.J. SHEAF

IPC: F02K3/02 ,  F01D25/34 ,  F02C3/113

Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an engine core, a fan, an air intake and a gearbox. The engine core includes a turbine, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor. The fan is upstream of the engine core and includes a plurality of fan blades, and has a diameter greater than 2.0 m. The air intake is upstream of the fan and has ratio of intake length to fan diameter of 0.20 to 0.60. The gearbox receives an input from the core shaft and drives the fan at a lower rotational speed than the core shaft. The gas turbine engine has a bypass ratio greater than 10; and the air intake defines a highlight area, wherein the ratio of highlight area to throat area is from 1.15 to 1.35 and the ratio of diffuser area to throat area is from 0.85 to 1.15.

公开(公告)号：US20210062760A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16985865

申请日：2020-08-05

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Christopher TJ SHEAF ,  Chia Hui LIM

IPC: F02K3/02 ,  F02C3/113 ,  F01D25/34

Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an engine core, fan, air intake, nacelle, and gearbox. The core includes a turbine and compressor, connected by a core shaft. The fan is upstream of the core and includes a plurality of fan blades, and has a diameter greater than 2.0 m. The air intake is upstream of the fan and has ratio of intake length to fan diameter of 0.20 to 0.60. The nacelle at least partially surrounds the core and fan. The gearbox receives input from the core shaft and outputs drive to the fan to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the core shaft. The engine has a bypass ratio greater than 10. The engine has a local diffuser angle from 0 to 18 degrees, a local peak diffuser angle from 0 to 22 degrees, and/or a bulk diffuser angle from 0 to 15 degrees.

公开(公告)号：US20210062757A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16985771

申请日：2020-08-05

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Chia Hui LIM ,  Christopher T J SHEAF

IPC: F02K3/02 ,  F02C3/113 ,  F01D25/34

Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft has an engine core, fan, air intake and gearbox. The engine core has a turbine, compressor, and core shaft connecting them. The fan is upstream of the engine core and has fan blades, the fan having a diameter greater than 2.0 m. The air intake is upstream of the fan and has ratio of intake length to fan diameter of from 0.20 to 0.60. The gearbox receives an input from the core shaft and outputs drive to the fan to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the core shaft. The gas turbine engine has a bypass ratio greater than 10; and the air intake defines highlight, throat and diffuser areas, wherein the gas turbine engine has a contraction ratio from 1.10 to 1.35, the contraction ratio being the ratio of the highlight area to the throat area.