Title:
GAS TURBINE ENGINE BIFURCATION LOCATED FAN VARIABLE AREA NOZZLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/122687
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine includes a core engine defined about an axis, a gear system driven by the core engine, a fan, and a variable area flow system. The gear system defines a gear reduction ratio of greater than or equal to about 2.3. The fan is driven by the gear system about the axis to generate a bypass flow. The variable area flow system operates to effect the bypass flow.
Inventors:
BALTAS CONSTANTINE (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/020077
Publication Date:
November 07, 2013
Filing Date:
January 03, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP (US)
International Classes:
F02K3/02
Foreign References:
| US20090053058A1 | 2009-02-26 | |||
| US7997082B2 | 2011-08-16 | |||
| US20110173990A1 | 2011-07-21 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2800890A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
OLDS, Theodore W. (Gaskey & Olds/Pratt & Whitneyc/o CPA Global,P.O. Box 5205, Minneapolis Minnesota, US)
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