SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED PROPELLER DESIGN

    公开(公告)号:CA3024220A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-30

    申请号:CA3024220

    申请日:2018-11-15

    Applicant: GEN ELECTRIC

    Abstract: An aircraft assembly includes an engine, and intake, and a propeller assembly. The engine is mounted to at least one of a wing or fuselage of an aircraft. The intake is configured to provide air to the engine. The intake includes a body having an inlet end through which air enters the intake. The propeller assembly includes propeller blades coupled to and driven by the engine. The propeller assembly is spaced an axial distance from the inlet end of the intake wherein air impacted by the propeller blades enters the intake. The propeller assembly having a configuration that specifies at least one of: 1) the axial distance from the propeller to the end of the intake; 2) propeller loading distribution; 3) propeller cuff shape; or 4) propeller spinner shape. At least a portion of the propeller configuration is at least one of sized or shaped to optimize performance of the propeller assembly based on an interaction between the propeller assembly and the intake.

    FAN BLADE WITH COMPOSITE CORE AND WAVY WALL TRAILING EDGE CLADDING

    公开(公告)号:CA2798821A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-20

    申请号:CA2798821

    申请日:2012-12-13

    Applicant: GEN ELECTRIC

    Abstract: A gas turbine engine airfoil includes leading and trailing edges, pressure and suction sides extending from airfoil base to airfoil tip, trailing edge cladding made of cladding material bonded to composite core made of composite material, cladding material less brittle than composite material, composite core including central core portion extending downstream from leading edge portion to trailing edge portion of composite core, and trailing edge cladding including wavy wall and trailing edge. Pressure and suction side flanks of trailing edge cladding may be bonded to pressure and suction side surfaces of trailing edge portion. Waves of wavy wall may extend normal to and away from the pressure and suction side surfaces. Trailing edge cladding may include wavy pressure and suction side trailing edge guards including waves of wavy wall. Airfoil may extend outwardly from platform of a blade. Root may include integral dovetail.

    AIRFOILS INCLUDING TIP PROFILE FOR NOISE REDUCTION AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME

    公开(公告)号:CA2798211A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-20

    申请号:CA2798211

    申请日:2012-12-06

    Applicant: GEN ELECTRIC

    Abstract: An airfoil, a fan assembly and an unducted contra-rotating fan engine include fabricating at least one airfoil including a suction and a pressure side coupled together at a leading and a trailing edge and extending therebetween. The airfoil includes a plurality of chord sections having a chord length. The airfoil including a tip profile defining a reducing slope extending from the leading edge at the tip portion along at least a portion of the chord length. The tip profile is configured to reduce the high unsteady pressure near the tip portion of the airfoil.

    NOISE REDUCTION IN A TURBOMACHINE, AND A RELATED METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:CA2790439A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-28

    申请号:CA2790439

    申请日:2012-09-20

    Applicant: GEN ELECTRIC

    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first set of blades and a second set of blades disposed downstream relative to the first set of blades. The first set of blades includes a first subset of blades, wherein each blade among the first subset of blades comprises one or more first geometric parameters. The second set of blades includes a second subset of blades, wherein each blade among the second subset of blades comprises one or more second geometric parameters different from the one or more first geometric parameters.

    DURABLE RIBLETS FOR ENGINE ENVIRONMENT

    公开(公告)号:CA2950550C

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:CA2950550

    申请日:2016-12-01

    Applicant: GEN ELECTRIC

    Abstract: An airfoil of a propulsion device having a first riblet laminate with a first adhesive layer on at least a first portion of the airfoil surface and a first riblet array sheet disposed on at least a portion of the first adhesive layer. The first riblet array sheet defines a first plurality of contiguous geometric features having rigid peaks and valleys extending in a first rib direction. The first plurality of contiguous geometric features define a total width to total height ratio W:H of about 1:1 to about 2.5:1 with a maximum total height of about 0.65 mm or less. A second riblet array laminate is also disclosed in an embodiment.

    COMBINED ACOUSTIC ABSORBER AND HEAT EXCHANGING OUTLET GUIDE VANES

    公开(公告)号:CA2697741C

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-13

    申请号:CA2697741

    申请日:2010-03-25

    Applicant: GEN ELECTRIC

    Abstract: An outlet guide vane assembly for turbomachines is provided. The outlet guide vane assembly comprises one or more outlet guide vanes (21), wherein each of the one or more outlet guide vanes (21) comprises a first surface (54) and a second surface (56), and wherein the one or more outlet guide vanes (21) are disposed between an inner wall (23) and an outer wall (48) of an engine (10) and a surface cooler layer (62) disposed on at least a portion of the first surface (54), the second surface (56), or both of the one or more outlet guide vanes (21), wherein the surface cooler layer (62) comprises a metal foam, a carbon foam, or a combination thereof, wherein the metal foam, the carbon foam or the combination thereof is configured to augment heat transfer and enhance acoustic absorption.

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