IP Library Granted Patent US 10,808,617
Granted Patent B2
US 10,808,617 · App. 15/134,653 · Granted Oct 20, 2020

Split-zone flow metering T-tube

Inventors: Jorge I. Farah (Hartford, CT); Kalpendu J. Parekh (Colchester, CT); Constantine Baltas (Avon, CT)
Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,808,617
App. No.
15/134,653
Filed
Apr 21, 2016
Granted
Oct 20, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3741
USPC
60/772
Abstract

A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes a fan situated at an inlet of a bypass passage. The fan has a fan diameter, Dfan. A low pressure turbine section is configured to drive the fan and a first compressor section. The low pressure turbine section has a greater number of stages than the first compressor section. The low pressure turbine section has a maximum rotor diameter, Dturb. A ratio of the maximum rotor diameter Dturb divided by the fan diameter Dfan is less than 0.6.

Claims (10)

1. A gas turbine engine comprising:

a fan configured to deliver airflow to a bypass duct, the fan having a pressure ratio of less than 1.5;

a low pressure turbine section configured to drive the fan and a first compressor section, wherein the low pressure turbine section has a greater number of stages than the first compressor section and the first compressor section includes three stages;

a high pressure turbine section configured to drive a second compressor section, wherein the high pressure turbine section includes two stages;

wherein the gas turbine engine has a bypass ratio of greater than 10;

wherein the fan has a fan diameter, Dfan, the low pressure turbine section has a maximum rotor diameter, Dturb, and a ratio of the maximum rotor diameter Dturb divided by the fan diameter Dfan is less than 0.6; and

a thermal management system configured to receive a cooling stream, the thermal management system including a metering device that is configured to divide the cooling stream between a first passage and a second passage that is concentric with the first passage.

2. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 1 , wherein the metering device includes a plurality of orifices opening to the first passage, and a central orifice opening to the second passage.

3. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 1 , wherein the thermal management system is configured to receive the cooling stream from the second compressor section.

4. The gas turbine engine as recited in claim 3 , wherein the thermal management system is configured to deliver the cooling stream to at least one of the high pressure turbine section and the low pressure turbine section.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 27, 2023
From: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RTX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064714/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052472/0871 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2016
From: FARAH, JORGE I.; PAREKH, KALPENDU J.; BALTAS, CONSTANTINE
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038491/0329 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14429167
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