AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE AREA INLET

    公开(公告)号:US20240092495A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US18368922

    申请日:2023-09-15

    申请人: Rohr, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B64D33/02 F02C7/042 F02K1/12

    CPC分类号: B64D33/02 F02C7/042 F02K1/12

    摘要: An assembly is provided for an aircraft. This assembly includes a variable area inlet for an aircraft propulsion system. The variable area inlet includes an inlet structure, an inlet door, an inner inlet passage and an outer inlet passage. The inlet door is configured to move outward from a closed position to an open position. The inlet door is configured to close the outer inlet passage when the inlet door is in the closed position. The inlet door is configured to open the outer inlet passage when the inlet door is in the open position. The inner inlet passage extends into the variable area inlet from a leading edge of the inlet structure. The outer inlet passage extends into the inlet structure to the inner inlet passage.

    Aircraft intake duct with passively movable flow restrictor

    公开(公告)号:US11919654B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US17817749

    申请日:2022-08-05

    发明人: Eray Akcayoz

    IPC分类号: B64D33/02 F02C7/042

    摘要: An aircraft engine, has: an inlet leading to a compressor section, the inlet extending circumferentially around a central axis; an annular inlet duct extending circumferentially around the central axis, the annular inlet duct having a duct inlet fluidly connected to an environment outside of the aircraft engine and a duct outlet fluidly connected to the inlet, the duct outlet extending circumferentially around the central axis; and a flow restrictor located within the annular inlet duct, the flow restrictor extending across the annular inlet duct, being movable within the annular inlet duct along a circumferential direction relative to the central axis in response to a fluid pressure differential on opposed sides of the flow restrictor.

    Aircraft intake duct with actively movable flow restrictor

    公开(公告)号:US11808207B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-07

    申请号:US17817758

    申请日:2022-08-05

    发明人: Eray Akcayoz

    摘要: An aircraft engine, has: an inlet extending circumferentially around a central axis; an annular inlet duct having a duct inlet fluidly connected to an environment outside of the aircraft engine and a duct outlet fluidly connected to the inlet; a flow restrictor extending across the annular inlet duct and being movable within the annular inlet duct; an actuator engaged to the flow restrictor and operable to move the flow restrictor; and a controller operatively connected to at least one sensor and the actuator, the controller having a processing unit and a computer-readable medium operatively connected to the processing unit and containing instructions for: receiving a signal indicative of a pressure difference between opposite sides of the flow restrictor; and powering the actuator to move the flow restrictor with the actuator from a first position to a second position offset from the first position as a function of the pressure difference.

    Aircraft propulsion system with variable area inlet

    公开(公告)号:US11725581B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-15

    申请号:US17358957

    申请日:2021-06-25

    申请人: Rohr, Inc.

    发明人: Timothy Gormley

    IPC分类号: F02C7/042 B64D33/02

    CPC分类号: F02C7/042 B64D33/02

    摘要: An assembly for an aircraft propulsion system includes a variable area inlet with a fixed structure and a moveable structure. The variable area inlet is configured to open and close an airflow inlet passage into the aircraft propulsion system. The moveable structure is configured to move axially along a centerline between an aft position and a forward position. The moveable structure includes an inlet lip structure and a deflector. When the moveable structure is in the aft position, the airflow inlet passage is closed, and the deflector is at least partially recessed into the fixed structure. When the moveable structure is in the forward position, the airflow inlet passage is opened axially between an aft end of the inlet lip structure and a forward end of the fixed structure, and a forward end of the deflector is disposed axially at the forward end of the fixed structure.