Abstract:
A rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a rotor defining an outer periphery; and a plurality of blades attached to the outer periphery. The plurality of blades includes a material property different than the other of the plurality of blades to provide mistuning of the rotor.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine for an aircraft according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a core engine defined about an axis, a fan driven by the core engine about the axis, a core nacelle defined at least partially about the core engine, and a fan nacelle defined around the fan and at least partially around the core nacelle. Further included is a variable area fan nozzle (VAFN) to define a fan exit area downstream of the fan between the fan nacelle and the core nacelle. A controller is further included, and is operable to control a fan blade flutter characteristic.
Abstract:
A method and control for predicting the remaining useful life of an airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes the steps of monitoring conditions of the blad e such as flutter, leaning, etc. A measured amount of deflection of the airfoil is compared to tabulated data to predict an expected crack length which is likely causing t he deflection, etc. Once a predicted crack length has been identified, the amou nt of accumulated damage to the airfoil at the crack is monitored and stored. The amount of useful life for the blade can be predicted by compiling the accumulated damage over time. The useful life remaining can be displayed such that flight plans or maintenance schedules for the aircraft can be modified as appropriate.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine includes a circumferential array of stator vanes that have first and second vanes with different vibrational frequencies than one another. The first vanes are arranged in circumferentially alternating relationship with the second vanes.
Abstract:
A hollow blade of a gas turbine engine has a sacrificial elongated damper disposed slideably in a chamber for minimizing modes of vibration during operation. The chamber is defined between two opposing surfaces generally spanning radially outward from an axis of the engine and a face facing radially inward. The damper is constructed and arranged to make loaded contact with the face via a centrifugal force created by rotation of the engine.