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7010905 Ventilated confluent exhaust nozzle  
An exhaust nozzle includes an outer duct surrounding an inner duct. The inner duct includes a main outlet, and a row of apertures spaced upstream therefrom. The outer duct includes a row of intakes...
7010906 Gas turbine engine haveing a disconnect panel for routing pipes and harnesses between a first and a second zone  
A gas turbine engine ( 10 ) includes a first fire zone (Zone 3 ) in the region of a core of the engine and a second fire zone (Zone 1 ) in the region of a fan case of the engine, the first and...
7007890 Turbojet designed to be fixed onto the AFT part of the fuselage of an aircraft, in upper position  
The turbojet according to the invention is designed to be fixed onto the upper part of the aft section of the fuselage of an aircraft using at least one coat hanger, the turbojet comprising a fan,...
7000378 Gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle having a noise attenuation device driven by shape memory material actuators  
A gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle arrangement for the flow of exhaust gases therethrough between an upstream end and a downstream end thereof comprising a nozzle and a plurality of tabs which...
6990797 Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engines  
A method facilitates assembling a turbine engine to facilitate preventing ice accumulation on the turbine engine during engine operation. The method comprises coupling at least one heat pipe to the...
6983588 Turbofan variable fan nozzle  
A turbofan exhaust nozzle includes a fan duct defined between a fan nacelle and core engine cowling. The duct includes an arcuate outlet at the trailing edge of the nacelle. A movable flap is...
6983586 Two-stage pulse detonation system  
A two-stage pulse detonation system includes a pre-combustor and a geometric resonator connected via a converging-diverging nozzle to the pre-combustor to create a high temperature and high...
6971229 Confluent exhaust nozzle  
A gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle includes a nacelle having an inlet and main outlet at opposite ends, and a main duct extending therebetween. A secondary bypass duct extends radially through the...
6968701 Engine integrated auxiliary power unit  
The present invention relates to an engine integrated auxiliary power unit. The engine comprises a high pressure spool which includes a high pressure compressor connected to a high pressure turbine...
6968675 Cascadeless fan thrust reverser with plume control  
A thrust reverser for a turbofan engine having an air duct defined radially inwardly by a wall around the turbofan engine and radially outwardly in part by a fan cowl of the engine. A bulkhead is...
6966175 Rotary adjustable exhaust nozzle  
An exhaust nozzle includes an exhaust duct with an outlet and a row of radial apertures upstream therefrom. A radial frame surrounds the duct upstream from the apertures. A row of flaps are hinged...
6966174 Integrated bypass turbojet engines for air craft and other vehicles  
Turbojet engines and aircraft configurations for advantageous use of the turbojet engines; the turbojet engines utilizing ram air turbine units that centrifugally compress air isothermally for use...
6964155 Turbofan engine comprising an spicyclic transmission having bearing journals  
A planet gear journal for an epicyclic gear system is asymmetrically formed to compensate for carrier twist. The asymmetry may be between a pair of opposed outwardly open annular channels inboard...
6945031 Recessed engine nacelle  
A gas turbine engine nacelle includes an inner skin surrounded by a radially outer skin. The inner skin terminates at an exhaust outlet. The outer skin terminates at a recess in the inner skin...
6938407 Bleed-off device in a bypass turbojet  
This object is achieved by the bleed-off means comprising means for tapping air from the primary duct which are arranged upstream of the intermediate casing and means for evacuating the air tapped...
6931858 Rotating pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine  
A pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine having a longitudinal centerline axis extending therethrough includes a rotatable cylindrical member having a forward surface, an aft surface, and...
6931835 Multivariant set point using N1 and N2 for engine control  
A method for selecting a setpoint for a turbofan engine having a fan speed and a core idle speed scheduling includes determining a weighting factor based upon a throttle lever position, the...
6904750 Integral pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine  
A pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine having a longitudinal centerline axis extending therethrough includes a rotatable cylindrical member having a forward surface, an aft surface, and...
6901738 Pulsed combustion turbine engine  
A turbine engine has a circumferential array of combustion chamber conduits downstream of the compressor and upstream of the turbine. Means are provided for directing oxygen-containing gas from the...
6895741 Differential geared turbine engine with torque modulation capability  
A method and apparatus for controllable distribution of power from a turbine of a gas turbine engine between two rotatable loads of the gas turbine engine, comprises transferring a shaft power of...
6889505 Pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine  
A pulse detonation system for a gas turbine engine having a longitudinal centerline axis extending therethrough includes a rotatable cylindrical member having a forward surface, an aft surface, and...
6883303 Aircraft engine with inter-turbine engine frame  
An aircraft engine turbine frame includes a first structural ring, a second structural ring disposed co-axially with and radially spaced inwardly of the first structural ring about a centerline...
6868664 Main propulsion engine system integrated with secondary power unit  
A main engine mounted auxiliary power unit comprises an auxiliary power unit integrated with a primary gas turbine engine into a single power plant suited for aircraft applications. The auxiliary...
6837038 Variable cycle boost propulsor  
The present invention relates to a variable cycle boost propulsor system for use on an aircraft. The variable cycle boost propulsor system includes an engine, a turbine, a fan connected to the...
6834495 Multi-fan system separated core engine type turbofan engine  
This invention provides a multi-fan system separated core engine type turbofan engine in which high pressure air is used as the working fluid for a turbine which drives a fan, thereby reducing the...
6829883 Turbo fan gas turbine engine having a rotor containment assembly  
A joint assembly for limiting an extension of the joint in the direction of a load path derived from an impact comprising a first member having a portion and a second member having a portion, the...
6826901 Convergent/divergent segmented exhaust nozzle  
A segmented exhaust nozzle for attenuating noise from a turbofan jet engine without adversely impacting the operability or operability limit related performance of the engine. The exhaust nozzle...
6799416 Device for supporting and recentering the shaft of a turbojet fan after uncoupling  
The invention provides a device for supporting and recentering a shaft ( 2 ) after decoupling. The device comprises an annular support ( 4 ) surrounding the shaft ( 2 ), a bearing ( 5 ) secured to...
6792745 High bypass multi-fan engine  
A turbofan jet engine having a housing and an engine core disposed in the housing. The engine core includes at least a compressor, turbine, and a drive shaft. The drive shaft defines a drive shaft...
6792746 Separated core engine type turbofan engine  
A low-noise separated core engine type turbofan engine is provided in which noise generated by a control propulsion device is reduced by using high pressure air as the working fluid of a turbine...
6786038 Duplex mixer exhaust nozzle  
A turbofan engine exhaust nozzle includes cooperating outer and inner mixers. The outer mixer includes alternating outer lobes and outer chutes. The inner mixer includes alternating inner lobes and...
6786036 Bimodal fan, heat exchanger and bypass air supercharging for piston or rotary driven turbine  
The present invention relates to turbine fan aircraft use. In particular, the present invention is directed toward a turbine fan driven by a piston or rotary (e.g., Wankel) engine. The present...
6789000 Microprocessor-based control system for gas turbine electric powerplant  
A microprocessor-based control system for a gas turbine electrical powerplant the microprocessor-based control system controls the startup, operation, and shutdown of the gas turbine electric...
6766639 Acoustic-structural LPC splitter  
An acoustic-structural LPC splitter assembly which comprises a structural acoustic splitter through which are arranged a plurality of bleed exhaust ports, the acoustic splitter having a first and...
6763652 Variable torque split aircraft gas turbine engine counter rotating low pressure turbines  
An aircraft gas turbine engine includes a low pressure turbine having a low pressure turbine flowpath and low pressure inner and outer shaft turbines with counter rotatable low pressure inner and...
6763653 Counter rotating fan aircraft gas turbine engine with aft booster  
A gas turbine engine turbine assembly includes a high pressure spool having a high pressure turbine drivingly connected to a high pressure compressor by a high pressure shaft which is rotatable...
6763654 Aircraft gas turbine engine having variable torque split counter rotating low pressure turbines and booster aft of counter rotating fans  
A gas turbine engine turbine assembly includes a high pressure spool having a high pressure turbine drivingly connected to a high pressure compressor by a high pressure shaft which is rotatable...
6739120 Counterrotatable booster compressor assembly for a gas turbine engine  
A counterrotatable booster compressor assembly for a gas turbine engine having a counterrotatable fan section with a first fan blade row connected to a first drive shaft and a second fan blade row...
6732502 Counter rotating aircraft gas turbine engine with high overall pressure ratio compressor  
An aircraft gas turbine engine includes high and low pressure turbines having respective counter rotatable low pressure inner and outer rotors with low pressure inner and outer shafts in part...
6725645 Turbofan engine internal anti-ice device  
A system and method are provided for preventing the formation of ice on or removing ice from an internal surface of a turbofan engine. A splitter region, associated with a booster compressor of the...
6672049 Emergency device for relighting a windmilling turbojet  
An emergency device for relighting a windmilling turbojet, the jet comprising a fan driven by a low-pressure turbine via a first shaft and a compressor driven by a high-pressure turbine via a...
6666018 Combined cycle pulse detonation turbine engine  
A pulse detonation system for a turbofan engine including a fan assembly and a turbine sub-system, which includes at least one turbine, is configured to create a temperature rise and a pressure...
6666016 Mixing enhancement using axial flow  
A method and an apparatus for enhancing fluid mixing. The method comprises the following: (a) configuring a duct to have an effective outer wall, an effective inner wall, a cross-sectional shape, a...
6666017 Counterrotatable booster compressor assembly for a gas turbine engine  
A counterrotatable booster compressor assembly for a gas turbine engine having a counterrotatable fan section with a first fan blade row connected to a first drive shaft and a second fan blade row...
6662548 Jet blade ejector nozzle  
A jet engine assembly having a jet engine and an unsteady flow ejector. The unsteady flow ejector segregates the exhaust flow from the jet engine into a plurality of rotating high velocity, low...
6647708 Multi-spool by-pass turbofan engine  
A multi-spool turbofan engine has a plurality of circumferentially spaced poppet valves with diverters secured thereto for precisely controlling bleed of combustion gas aft of the high pressure...
6637186 Fan case liner  
A fan containment case assembly 30 of a gas turbine engine 10 includes a hardened fan case liner 42 disposed therein. In the event of a fan blade loss condition, the hardened fan case liner...
6634863 Circular arc multi-bore fan disk assembly  
A gas turbine engine rotor disk has a number of annular hubs circumscribed about a centerline and each of the hubs is connected to a disk rim by a web. A plurality of circumferentially spaced apart...
6625989 Method and apparatus for the cooling of jet-engine turbine casings  
This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the cooling of the casing ( 1 ) of the turbines ( 2, 3 ) of jet engines, in which cooling air is diverted from a bypass flow and supplied to...
6622473 Speed-reducing gear unit to absorb the axial loads generated by a turbojet fan  
A turbojet engine having a fan ( 12 ) driven by a speed-reducing gear unit ( 23 ) whose input is driven by a turbine shaft ( 22 ). The speed-reducing gear unit ( 23 ) includes a planet gear ( 24 )...