IP Library Granted Patent US 8,544,278
Granted Patent B2
US 8,544,278 · App. 12/673,042 · Granted Oct 1, 2013

Turboshaft engine with reduced noise emission for aircraft

Inventors: Amadou André Sylla (Toulouse, FR); Franck Crosta (Leguevin, FR); Olivier Pelagatti (Toulouse, FR); Damien Prat (Colomiers, FR)
Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
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Patent No.
US 8,544,278
App. No.
12/673,042
Granted
Oct 1, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to the invention, a plurality of embossments ( 20 ) having a rectangular section is provided at the inner periphery of the outlet opening ( 7 ) of the fan duct ( 12 ), said embossments being separated by longitudinal channels ( 21 ) having a convergent ( 22 C) and a divergent ( 22 D) for the cold flow ( 9 ).

Claims (10)

1. A bypass turbojet engine for an aircraft, comprising, around its longitudinal axis (L-L):

a nacelle ( 2 ) provided with a nacelle outer cowl ( 3 ) and containing a fan ( 8 ) generating the cold flow ( 9 ) and a central generator ( 10 ) generating the hot flow ( 11 );

an annular cold flow duct ( 12 ) created around said central hot flow generator ( 10 );

a fan outer cowl ( 14 ) delimiting said annular cold flow duct ( 12 ) on said nacelle outer cowl ( 3 ) side;

a cold flow outlet orifice ( 6 ) of which the edge ( 7 ), which forms the trailing edge of said nacelle ( 2 ), is determined by said nacelle outer cowl ( 3 ) and by said fan outer cowl ( 14 ) converging toward one another until they meet; and

in the vicinity of said cold flow outlet orifice ( 6 ), a plurality of bosses ( 20 ) distributed at the periphery of said fan outer cowl ( 14 ), projecting into said annular cold flow duct ( 12 ) and forming, for said cold flow ( 9 ), a convergent face portion followed by a divergent face portion connected to the edge ( 7 ) of said cold flow outlet orifice ( 6 ),

wherein each boss ( 20 ) has a convex face ( 22 ) forming said convergent face portion ( 22 C) and said divergent face portion ( 22 D) and two planar lateral faces ( 20 L), which run longitudinally with respect to said turbojet engine, said convex face ( 22 ) and said lateral faces ( 20 L) giving said boss ( 20 ) an at least approximately rectangular cross section that evolves in a direction parallel to said longitudinal axis (L-L),

wherein a peripheral width (l 20 ) of the bosses ( 20 ) is equal to a peripheral width (l 21 ) of a plurality of longitudinal ducts ( 21 ) delimited between the bosses ( 20 ).

2. The turbojet engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said bosses ( 20 ) are uniformly distributed at the periphery of said fan outer cowl ( 14 ).

3. The turbojet engine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said bosses ( 20 ) are components that are added on and attached to said outer fan cowl ( 14 ).

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2010
From: SYLLA, AMADOU ANDRE; CROSTA, FRANCK; PELAGATTI, OLIVIER; PRAT, DAMIEN
To: AIRBUS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 023924/0579 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 11, 2010
From: AIRBUS FRANCE
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (SAS)
Reel/Frame 023924/0748 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 07-05875 · Aug 17, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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