Abstract:
A gas turbine engine 20 and a method of operating the gas turbine engine, the engine comprising a low spool 42 along an engine axis A with a first stage fan section 24 and a low pressure turbine section 36. The first stage fan section is in flow communication with a third stream bypass flow path 56, a second stream bypass flow path 58 and a core flow path 60. An intermediate spool 44 is additionally provided and comprises a second stage fan section 26, downstream of the first stream fan section, in communication with the second stream bypass flow path and the core flow path. A high spool 46 is additionally provided comprising a high pressure compressor section 28 and a high pressure turbine section 32 along the core flow path. A flow control mechanism 56F may be provided downstream of the first stage fan section, operable to throttle flow in the third stream bypass flow path.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine 20 is provided, comprising a low spool 42 along an engine axis A with a variable pitch first fan section 24 and a low pressure turbine section 36. An intermediate spool 44 is also provided along the engine axis with a second stage fan section 26 and an intermediate pressure turbine section 34, said second stage fan section downstream of the variable pitch first stage fan section. A high spool 46 is also provided along the engine axis with a high pressure compressor section 28 and a high pressure turbine section 32. The variable pitch first stage fan section may be in communication with a core flow path 60, a second stream bypass flow path 58 and a third bypass flow path 56. A flow control mechanism 56F may be arranged downstream of the first stage fan section operable to choke a flow in the third stream bypass flow path. The second stage fan section may be in communication with the second stream bypass flow path and the core flow path.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine has, in at least a first mode of operation, a core engine, a fan, and an auxiliary turbine engine coupled as follows. The core engine has, along a core flowpath, at least one compressor section, a combustor, and at least one turbine section. The fan is upstream of the core flowpath and drives air downstream along the core flowpath and along a bypass flowpath. The auxiliary turbine engine has an axial compressor, a fan, a combustor, and an axial turbine. The fan has fan blades and a continuation of the bypass flowpath extends sequentially downstream through the axial compressor and radially outward through passageways in the blades of the fan and a continuation of the core flowpath passes axially through the fan. The combustor is downstream of the fan along the continuation of the bypass flowpath. The axial turbine is downstream of the combustor along the continuation of the bypass flowpath and comprises at least one stage of blades rotating with the fan.
Abstract:
A system for varying the fan pressure ratio of a gas turbine engine is provided. The system may comprise a stator having a variable area component. The variable area component may be configured to adjust the inlet area on the main fan bypass. In this regard, the variable area component may be configured to restrict flow to the main fan bypass and/or divert flow to the core flow from a fan section of a gas turbine engine.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine includes an inner annular combustor radially inboard of an outer annular combustor. An outer variable turbine vane array is downstream of the outer annular combustor and an inner variable turbine vane array downstream of the inner annular combustor.