Abstract:
A gas turbine engine includes a shaft defining an axis of rotation. An outer rotor directly drives the shaft and includes an outer set of blades. An inner rotor has an inner set of blades interspersed with the outer set of blades. The inner rotor is configured to rotate in an opposite direction about the axis of rotation from the outer rotor. A gear system couples the inner rotor to the shaft and is configured to rotate the inner set of blades at a faster speed than the outer set of blades.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine includes a shaft defining an axis of rotation. An outer rotor directly drives the shaft and includes an outer set of blades. An inner rotor has an inner set of blades interspersed with the outer set of blades. The inner rotor is configured to rotate in an opposite direction about the axis of rotation from the outer rotor. A gear system couples the inner rotor to the shaft and is configured to rotate the inner set of blades at a faster speed than the outer set of blades.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine (20) comprises an engine having a compressor section (24), and a turbine section (28). A firewall (80) and accessory pumps (88, 90) are mounted on a downstream side of the firewall (80). The accessory pumps (88, 90) are driven by electric motors (92, 94, 98, 100) mounted on the firewall (80) on an upstream side of the firewall (80).
Abstract:
A compressor section (100) for use in a gas turbine engine (20) comprises a compressor rotor having a hub (109; 123) and a plurality of blades extending radially outwardly from the hub (109; 123) and an outer housing surrounding an outer periphery of the blades. A tap (104; 116) taps air at a radially outer first location, passing the tapped air through a heat exchanger (106; 118), and returning the tapped air to an outlet (110; 122) at a second location which is radially inward of the first location, to provide cooling air adjacent to the hub (109; 123).
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine comprises a main compressor section having a high pressure compressor with a downstream discharge, and more upstream locations. A turbine section has a high pressure turbine (117). A tap (110) taps air from at least one of the more upstream locations in the compressor section, passes the tapped air through a heat exchanger (112) and then to a cooling compressor. The cooling compressor compresses air downstream of the heat exchanger (112), and delivers air into the high pressure turbine. A core housing (150) has an outer peripheral surface and a fan housing (154) defining an inner peripheral surface. At least one bifurcation duct (158, 160) extends between the outer peripheral surface to the inner peripheral surface. The heat exchanger (112) is received within the at least one bifurcation duct (158, 160).
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine (20) comprises a main compressor section having a high pressure compressor (108) with a downstream discharge (82), and more upstream locations. A turbine section has a high pressure turbine (117). A tap (110) taps air from at least one of the more upstream locations in the compressor section, passes the tapped air through a heat exchanger (112) and then to a cooling compressor (114). The cooling compressor (114) compresses air downstream of the heat exchanger (112), and delivers air into the high pressure turbine (117).
Abstract:
A turbine section (28) includes a rotor assembly (62) which includes an internal cooling passage (160,162). A segmented seal (102) is adjacent the rotor assembly (62) and includes a fluid passage that is in fluid communication with the internal cooling passage (160,162).