Abstract:
A gas turbine engine includes a nose cone at an inlet end, and spaced radially inwardly of a nacelle. A compressor is downstream of the nose cone. A core inlet delivers air downstream of the nose cone into the compressor. An inlet particle separator includes a manifold for delivering air radially outwardly of the core inlet. Air delivered by the inlet particle separator passes over a heat exchanger before passing to an outlet.
Abstract:
An exemplary debris detection method according to one example embodiment of the present disclosure includes, among other things, monitoring turbomachine performance, and initiating a debris warning when an actual rate of change in turbomachine performance varies from a predicted rate of change in the performance.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine comprises an outer nacelle. A nose cone is spaced radially inward of the outer nacelle. The nose cone defines a particle separator for directing an outer air flow and an inner airflow. The inner airflow is directed through a core inlet to a compressor. The engine further comprises a drive gear system for driving at least one propeller. A variable pitch control system may alter a pitch angle of the at least one propeller. Some of the outer air flow is directed to at least one of the drive gear system and the pitch control system.