Abstract:
A rotor blade (24) for a gas turbine engine includes a bowed surface (43) on a tip region (40) of the suction side (32) thereof. The curvature of the bowed surface (43) progressively increases toward the tip (36) of the blade (24). The bowed surface (43) results in a reduction of tip leakage through a tip clearance (50) from the pressure side (30) to the suction side (32) of the blade (24) and reduces mixing loss due to tip leakage.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine comprises a fan rotor configured to be driven by a fan drive turbine through a first shaft and a gear reduction. The fan rotor is configured to deliver air into a bypass duct as bypass air and to deliver core air flow into a core engine where it reaches an upstream compressor rotor. The upstream compressor rotor is configured to be driven through a second shaft by an intermediate turbine rotor. A downstream compressor rotor is configured to be driven by an upstream turbine rotor through a third shaft. An overall pressure ratio across the upstream and downstream compressor rotors is greater than or equal to about 35.0 and less than or equal to about 75.0.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine comprises a first turbine positioned upstream of a second intermediate turbine and a third turbine positioned downstream of the first and second turbines. A fan and three compressors, with an upstream one of the compressors connected to rotate with the fan rotor, and the third turbine driving the upstream compressor and the fan both through a gear reduction. A second intermediate compressor is driven by the second intermediate turbine rotor, and a third compressor downstream of the first and second compressors is driven by the first turbine rotor.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine comprises a first turbine positioned upstream of a second intermediate turbine and a third turbine positioned downstream of the first and second turbines. A fan and three compressors, with an upstream one of the compressors connected to rotate with the fan rotor, and the third turbine driving the upstream compressor and the fan both through a gear reduction. A second intermediate compressor is driven by the second intermediate turbine rotor, and a third compressor downstream of the first and second compressors is driven by the first turbine rotor.