Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Boundary layer ingestion fan system
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Application No.: US16672584Application Date: 2019-11-04
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Publication No.: US11370530B2Publication Date: 2022-06-28
- Inventor: Martin N. Goodhand
- Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Priority: GB1818681 20181116
- Main IPC: B64C21/06
- IPC: B64C21/06 ; B64C7/02

Abstract:
A boundary layer ingestion fan system for location aft of the fuselage of an aircraft is shown. It comprises a nacelle (501) defining a duct, and a fan located therewithin. The fan comprises a hub arranged to rotate around a rotational axis (A-A) and a plurality of blades attached thereto. Each blade has a span (r) from a root at the hub defining a 0 percent span position (r=0) to a tip defining a 100 percent span position (r=1) and a plurality of span positions therebetween (r ∈ [0, 1]), and leading and trailing edges defining, for each span position, a chord therebetween to having a chord length (c). For each of said plurality of blades, the ratio of chord length at the 0 percent span position (chub) to chord length at the 100 percent span position (ctip) is 1 or greater.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200156768A1 BOUNDARY LAYER INGESTION FAN SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2020-05-21
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