Title:
TWIN TIP TURBINE PROPULSORS POWERED BY A SINGLE GAS TURBINE GENERATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/109811
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine has a core engine incorporating a turbine, and a manifold positioned downstream of the turbine. The manifold delivers gas downstream of the turbine into at least two nacelles, with each of the nacelles receiving a fan rotor. The fan rotor is fixed to rotate with a tip turbine mounted at a radially outer location of the fan rotor, with the tip turbine being in the path of gases from the manifold. An aircraft is also disclosed.
Inventors:
SUCIU GABRIEL L (US)
CHANDLER JESSE M (US)
STAUBACH JOSEPH B (US)
SUYDAM ADAM JOSEPH (US)
CHANDLER JESSE M (US)
STAUBACH JOSEPH B (US)
SUYDAM ADAM JOSEPH (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/066531
Publication Date:
October 09, 2014
Filing Date:
October 24, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP (US)
International Classes:
B64D27/14; F02K3/062; B64D29/04; B64D33/04; F02C7/32; F02C7/36
Foreign References:
| US20030146344A1 | 2003-08-07 | |||
| JP2006138206A | 2006-06-01 | |||
| JP2010007494A | 2010-01-14 | |||
| US20010011691A1 | 2001-08-09 | |||
| US6477829B1 | 2002-11-12 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
OLDS, Theodore W. (Gaskey & Olds/Pratt & WhitneyCPA Global,P.O. Box 5205, Minneapolis Minnesota, US)
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