Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Non-axisymmetric fixed or variable fan nozzle for boundary layer ingestion propulsion
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Application No.: US14295566Application Date: 2014-06-04
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Publication No.: US09909530B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Thomas G Tillman , Wesley K. Lord
- Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Bachman & LaPointe, P.C.
- Main IPC: F02K1/52
- IPC: F02K1/52 ; B64D29/04 ; F02K1/12 ; F02K3/06 ; F02K1/00

Abstract:
A fan section for an engine has a fan which rotates about an axis, the fan has an inlet for ingesting ambient air, and a non-axisymmetric nozzle for providing the fan with non-uniform back pressure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150226156A1 Non-Axisymmetric Fixed or Variable Fan Nozzle for Boundary Layer Ingestion Propulsion Public/Granted day:2015-08-13
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