GAS TURBINE ENGINE FOR AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AN AIR INTAKE

    公开(公告)号:US20210062758A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16985809

    申请日:2020-08-05

    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.

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