Abstract:
An ice liner assembly for a fan containment case for a turbofan gas turbine engine is disclosed. The disclosed ice liner assembly includes a plurality of arcuate panels arranged end to end to form a cylindrical liner that is disposed within the fan containment case and aft of the fan and abradable strip liner that circumscribes the fan. Because the plurality of arcuate panels are arranged end to end fashion, the ice liner assembly includes a plurality of splice joints, or a joint between two abutting ends of two arcuate panels. The splice joints are reinforced with molded polymeric splice support cores that are substantially lighter and less expensive than currently employed high density aluminum honeycomb core materials.
Abstract:
A nose cone may have a spinner including a main portion and an axially extending stepped portion. The nose cone may also have an annular aft support ring radially secured to the axially extending stepped portion. The nose cone may further include a fairing, which may be secured to the stepped portion.
Abstract:
A liner assembly for lining of a gas turbine engine includes a honeycomb core having at least two axially adjacent segments, including a forward segment and an aft segment. An impact resistant layer is disposed against and radially inward of the honeycomb forward segment. A radially interior layer, defining a relatively substantially uninterrupted flowpath over at least a portion of the impact resistant layer and the aft segment, extends against and radially interior of both the impact resistant layer and the honeycomb aft segment.
Abstract:
A nose cone may have a spinner including a main portion and an axially extending stepped portion. The nose cone may also have an annular aft support ring radially secured to the axially extending stepped portion. The nose cone may further include a fairing, which may be secured to the stepped portion.
Abstract:
A jet engine fan case is disclosed. The fan case may comprise an ice liner section and a rear liner section, wherein the ice liner section and the rear liner section are constructed from a constructed from a single, integral material. The ice liner section may comprise fiberglass and the rear liner section comprises fiberglass, such that the combined liner comprises a single piece. The combined liner may comprise a plurality of segments in the range of one segment to nine segments. The ice liner section may comprise a first cross-sectional profile and the rear liner section may comprise a second cross-sectional profile. The ice liner section may comprise a first cross-sectional profile and the rear liner section may comprise a second cross-sectional profile that is less than the first cross-sectional profile. The combined liner may comprise an uninterrupted aerodynamic surface.