IP Library Granted Patent US 9,890,657
Granted Patent B2
US 9,890,657 · App. 13/593,814 · Granted Feb 13, 2018

Acoustic treatment in geared turbomachine

Inventor: Amr Ali (South Windsor, CT)
Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
F01D25/00F02C7/045F02C7/24F02K1/827F02K3/06F05D2260/4031Y02T50/672
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Patent No.
US 9,890,657
App. No.
13/593,814
Granted
Feb 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example acoustic treatment for a geared turbomachine establishes a portion of the core cowl aft the fan cowl.

Claims (18)

1. A geared turbomachine assembly, comprising:

an acoustic treatment establishing a portion of a core cowl aft a fan cowl, the portion providing a radially inner boundary of a bypass flowpath, the acoustic treatment including a perforated face sheet, a backing sheet, and a cellular structure extending therebetween, the perforated face sheet having an open area density that is from 4 percent to 30 percent, wherein the core cowl is formed entirely by the acoustic treatment in some axial areas, wherein the acoustic treatment is in an unducted area of a geared turbomachine.

2. The geared turbomachine assembly of claim 1 , wherein the acoustic treatment extends from a position that is axially aligned with the fan cowl to a portion that is axially aligned with a low-pressure turbine section of the geared turbomachine assembly.

3. The geared turbomachine assembly of claim 1 , wherein the acoustic treatment extends axially to an aftmost end of the core cowl.

4. The geared turbomachine assembly of claim 3 , wherein the acoustic treatment extends continuously from a position that is axially aligned with the fan cowl to the aftmost end of the core cowl.

5. The geared turbomachine assembly of claim 1 , wherein the perforated face sheet comprises a microperforated face sheet having apertures with a diameter that is less than 25 percent of a thickness of the microperforated face sheet.

6. The geared turbomachine assembly of claim 1 , wherein the geared turbomachine assembly has a fan pressure ratio less than 1.45.

7. The geared turbomachine assembly of claim 1 , wherein the acoustic treatment forms a portion of the core cowl that provides a radially outer boundary of a core engine flowpath of the geared turbomachine assembly.

8. A geared turbomachine assembly, comprising:

an acoustic treatment establishing a portion of a core cowl aft a fan cowl, the portion providing a radially inner boundary of a bypass flowpath, the acoustic treatment including a perforated face sheet, a backing sheet, and a cellular structure extending therebetween, the perforated face sheet having an open area density that is from 4 percent to 30 percent, wherein a selected axial portion of the acoustic treatment is not secured to a walled structure, wherein the acoustic treatment extends from a position that is axially aligned with the fan cowl to a portion that is axially aligned with a low-pressure turbine section of the geared turbomachine assembly.

9. The geared turbomachine assembly of claim 8 , wherein the acoustic treatment extends axially to an aftmost end of the core cowl.

10. The geared turbomachine assembly of claim 9 , wherein the acoustic treatment extends continuously from a position that is axially aligned with the fan cowl to the aftmost end of the core cowl.

11. The geared turbomachine assembly of claim 8 , wherein the perforated face sheet comprises a microperforated face sheet having apertures with a diameter that is less than 25 percent of a thickness of the microperforated face sheet.

12. The geared turbomachine assembly of claim 8 , wherein the geared turbomachine assembly has a fan pressure ratio less than 1.45.

13. The geared turbomachine assembly of claim 8 , wherein the acoustic treatment is in an unducted area of a geared turbomachine.

14. The geared turbomachine assembly of claim 8 , wherein the acoustic treatment forms a portion of the core cowl that provides a radially outer boundary of a core engine flowpath of the geared turbomachine assembly.

15. A geared turbomachine assembly, comprising:

an acoustic treatment establishing a portion of a core cowl aft a fan cowl, the acoustic treatment including a perforated face sheet, a backing sheet, and a cellular structure extending therebetween, the perforated face sheet having an open area density that is from 4 percent to 30 percent, wherein the core cowl is formed entirely by the acoustic treatment in some axial areas, wherein the acoustic treatment forms a portion of the core cowl that provides a radially outer boundary of a core engine flowpath of the geared turbomachine assembly, wherein the acoustic treatment is in an unducted area of a geared turbomachine assembly.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 27, 2023
From: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RTX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064714/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE AND REMOVE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11886281 AND ADD PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 14846874. TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054062 FRAME: 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Recorded Mar 4, 2021
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055659/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 4, 2020
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054062/0001 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13406712 · Feb 28, 2012
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