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公开(公告)号:US10527151B1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-07
申请号:US16122236
申请日:2018-09-05
Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
Inventor: Michael E. McCune , Lawrence E. Portlock , Frederick M. Schwarz
IPC: F16H57/04
Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a bypass ratio greater than about ten (10). A fan is supported on a fan shaft and has a plurality of fan blades. There is a gutter with an annular channel. A gear system is connected to the fan shaft. There is a plurality of planetary gears and a ring gear with an aperture that is axially aligned with the annular channel. The ring gear includes a first portion with a first set of opposed angled teeth separated by a trough from a second portion with a second set of opposed angled teeth. A torque frame at least partially supports the gear system. A low pressure turbine has an inlet, an outlet, and a low pressure turbine pressure ratio greater than 5:1 and a low fan pressure ratio of less than 1.45 across the fan blade alone.
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公开(公告)号:US10526976B2
公开(公告)日:2020-01-07
申请号:US15498764
申请日:2017-04-27
Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
Inventor: Gabriel L. Suciu , Hung Duong , Jonathan F. Zimmitti , William G. Sheridan , Michael E. McCune , Brian Merry
IPC: F02C7/36
Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprises a high speed spool and a low speed spool. A low speed power takeoff is driven by the low speed spool and a high speed power takeoff is driven by the high speed spool. The low speed power takeoff drives a plurality of low speed driven accessories about low speed spool drive axes and the high speed power takeoff drives a plurality of high speed driven accessories about high speed spool drive axes. The low speed spool drive axes are generally tangential to an envelope defined about a center axis of the engine, and the high speed spool drive axes are generally tangential to an envelope defined about the center.
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公开(公告)号:US10526909B2
公开(公告)日:2020-01-07
申请号:US15109910
申请日:2015-01-02
Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Inventor: Michael E. McCune , William G. Sheridan , William P. Ogden
Abstract: A journal support pin to support intermediate gears for use in gas turbine engine comprises a titanium body, and an outer surface outside of the titanium body having a surface hardness that is harder than the body. A gas turbine engine and a method of forming a journal support pin to support intermediate gears for use in gas turbine engine are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US20190271236A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-05
申请号:US16409167
申请日:2019-05-10
Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
Inventor: Michael E. McCune
Abstract: A turbine engine system includes a gutter and a gear train with an axial centerline. The gutter is disposed radially outside of the axial centerline. The gutter at least partially circumscribes the gear train, and includes an inner surface and a channel. The channel receives fluid directed out of the gear train. The channel extends radially into the gutter from the inner surface to a channel end, and circumferentially to a channel outlet. At least a portion of the channel has a cross-sectional channel geometry that tapers axially as the channel extends radially towards the channel end.
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公开(公告)号:US20190170004A1
公开(公告)日:2019-06-06
申请号:US16267986
申请日:2019-02-05
Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
Inventor: Michael E. McCune
Abstract: A turbine engine system includes a gutter and a gear train with an axial centerline. The gutter is disposed radially outside of the axial centerline. The gutter includes an inner surface and a channel that receives fluid directed out of the gear train. The inner surface at least partially defines a bore in which the gear train is arranged. The channel extends radially into the gutter from the inner surface, and circumferentially to a channel outlet. The bore has a cross-sectional bore area, and the channel has a cross-sectional channel area that is substantially equal to or less than about two percent of the bore area.
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公开(公告)号:US10287914B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-14
申请号:US15478706
申请日:2017-04-04
Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
Inventor: Frederick M. Schwarz , Gabriel L. Suciu , William K. Ackermann , Daniel Bernard Kupratis , Michael E. McCune
IPC: F01D15/12 , F01D25/16 , F04D25/04 , F04D25/02 , F04D27/00 , F04D29/32 , F04D19/02 , F01D5/06 , F01D9/04 , F02C3/107 , F02C7/36 , F02K3/06 , F02C3/04
Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a turbine section including a fan drive turbine and a second turbine. The fan drive turbine has a first exit area at a first exit point and is rotatable at a first speed. A mid-turbine frame is positioned intermediate the fan drive turbine and the second turbine, and can include a bearing support. The second turbine has a second exit area at a second exit point and is rotatable at a second speed. A first performance quantity is defined as the product of the first speed squared and the first area. A second performance quantity is defined as the product of the second speed squared and the second area.
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公开(公告)号:US10227893B2
公开(公告)日:2019-03-12
申请号:US15606494
申请日:2017-05-26
Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
Inventor: Michael E. McCune , Jason Husband
IPC: F01D25/16 , F02C7/32 , F02C7/36 , F01D15/12 , F01D25/28 , F01D5/06 , F01D9/02 , F02K3/06 , F04D25/04 , F04D29/053 , F04D29/32 , F04D19/02 , F04D29/056
Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan shaft driving a fan having fan blades. A fan shaft support supports the fan shaft and defines a support transverse stiffness. A gear system is connected to the fan shaft and includes a gear mesh defining a gear mesh transverse stiffness and a reduction ratio greater than 2.3. A gear system input is connected to the gear system and defines a gear system input lateral stiffness. A flexible support supports the gear system and defines a flexible support transverse stiffness. The gear system input lateral stiffness is less than 5% of the gear mesh lateral stiffness and the flexible support transverse stiffness is less than 20% of the fan shaft support transverse stiffness.
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公开(公告)号:US20190072040A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-07
申请号:US16180548
申请日:2018-11-05
Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
Inventor: Gary D. Roberge , Michael E. McCune , William G. Sheridan
Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a fan section and a speed change mechanism for driving the fan section. The speed change mechanism is an epicyclic gear train. A torque frame surrounds the speed change mechanism and includes a plurality of fingers. A bearing support is attached to the plurality of fingers. A first fan section support bearing is mounted forward of the speed change mechanism and a second fan section bearing is mounted on the bearing support aft of the speed change mechanism. The second fan section bearing is a fan thrust bearing.
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公开(公告)号:US10107231B2
公开(公告)日:2018-10-23
申请号:US14753048
申请日:2015-06-29
Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Inventor: Michael E. McCune , Lawrence E. Portlock , Frederick M. Schwarz
Abstract: A geared architecture for a gas turbine engine comprises a fan shaft and a fan supported on the fan shaft and defining a bypass flow ratio greater than about six. A frame supports the fan shaft. A gear system drives the fan shaft. The gear system has a gear reduction ratio of greater than or equal to about 2.3. A torque frame at least partially supports the gear system. An input is coupled to the gear system. A downstream turbine is coupled to rotatably drive the input coupling. The downstream turbine defines a pressure ratio that is greater than about five (5).
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公开(公告)号:US10082105B2
公开(公告)日:2018-09-25
申请号:US15892210
申请日:2018-02-08
Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
Inventor: Michael E. McCune , Lawrence E. Portlock , Frederick M. Schwarz
CPC classification number: F02K3/06 , F02C7/36 , F05D2220/323 , F05D2220/36 , F05D2240/70 , F05D2260/34 , F05D2260/4031 , F05D2260/40311 , F16H57/0479 , F16H57/0486
Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a gas turbine engine includes a bypass flow ratio greater than about ten. A fan supported on a fan shaft having a plurality of fan blades and a low fan pressure ratio of less than 1.45 measured across the fan blades alone. A gutter with an annular channel. A gear system connected to the fan shaft having a gear reduction ratio greater than 2.5, planetary gears, and a ring gear with an aperture that is axially aligned with the annular channel. A torque frame at least partially supports the gear system. A low pressure turbine with an inlet, an outlet, and a low pressure turbine pressure ratio greater than 5:1.
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