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 fan section for use in a gas turbine engine has a fan rotor with a plurality of blades and an outer fan housing surrounding the plurality of blades. A tip clearance is defined between a radially outer tip of the blades and a radially inner surface of the fan housing. A fan drive shaft drives the rotor. A drive input drives the fan drive shaft. A shifting mechanism shifts a location of the blades relative to the drive input, thereby controlling the tip clearance. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine includes a fan with a plurality of fan blades rotatable about an axis, and a compressor section that includes at least first and second compressor sections. An average exit temperature of the compressor section is between about 1000 °F and about 1500 °F. The engine also includes a combustor that is in fluid communication with the compressor section, and a turbine section that is in fluid communication with the combustor. A geared architecture is driven by the turbine section for rotating the fan about the axis.
Abstract:
An example turbomachine thrust balancing system includes a member coupled in rotation with a turbine for transferring rotational power therefrom. A load carrying device rotatably supports the member. The load carrying device is configured to counteract substantially all of the thrust load generated by the turbine.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine includes a shaft, a speed change device driven by the shaft, and a fan including a fan rotor driven by the speed change device. At least one inducer stage is positioned aft of the fan and is coupled for rotation with the fan rotor.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine typically includes a fan section, a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section. A speed reduction device such as an epicyclical gear assembly may be utilized to drive the fan section such that the fan section may rotate at a speed different than the turbine section so as to increase the overall propulsive efficiency of the engine. In such engine architectures, a shaft driven by one of the turbine sections provides an input to the epicyclical gear assembly that drives the fan section at a speed different than the turbine section such that both the turbine section and the fan section can rotate at closer to optimal speeds providing increased performance attributes and performance by desirable combinations of the disclosed features of the various components of the described and disclosed gas turbine engine.
Abstract:
A nacelle assembly for a high-bypass gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes a core nacelle defined about an engine centerline axis, a fan nacelle mounted at least partially around the core nacelle to define a fan bypass flow path for a fan bypass airflow, and a fan variable area nozzle axially movable relative the fan nacelle to vary a fan nozzle exit area and adjust a fan pressure ratio of the fan bypass airflow during engine operation, the fan variable area nozzle operable to vary the fan nozzle exit area by about 20%.
Abstract:
A turbine engine includes a shaft, a fan, at least one bearing mounted on the shaft and rotationally supporting the fan, a fan drive gear system coupled to drive the fan, a bearing compartment around the at least one bearing and a source of pressurized air in communication with a region outside of the bearing compartment.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine includes a shaft defining an axis of rotation and a fan driving turbine configured to drive the shaft. The fan driving turbine comprises a plurality of stages that are spaced apart from each other along the axis. Each stage includes a turbine disk comprised of a disk material and a plurality of turbine blades comprised of a blade material. The disk material and the blade material for one of the plurality of stages is selected based on a location of the one stage relative to the other stages of the plurality of stages.
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes a drive turbine configured to drive a fan section, a speed change mechanism connected to the drive turbine and located aft of the drive turbine and aft of the fan. An output of the speed change mechanism connects to the fan.