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Granted Patent B2
US 10,472,071 · App. 14/737,580 · Granted Nov 12, 2019

Hybrid compressor bleed air for aircraft use

Inventors: Frederick M. Schwarz (Glastonbury, CT); Stephen G. Pixton (SouthWindsor, CT)
Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
B64D13/02B64D27/10F01D5/06F01D17/105F05D2220/32F05D2220/3217F05D2220/3218F05D2260/213F05D2260/606
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Patent No.
US 10,472,071
App. No.
14/737,580
Granted
Nov 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gas turbine engine comprises at least two compressor rotors, including a first lower pressure compressor rotor and a second higher pressure compressor rotor. At least two corresponding air taps include a low tap for tapping low pressure compressor air from a location downstream of a first stage of the lower pressure compressor rotor, and upstream of a first stage of the higher pressure compressor rotor, and a high tap to tap air downstream of the first stage of the higher pressure compressor rotor. an air handling system selectively communicates both the low tap and the high tap to an air use destination. Air is selectively supplied from the low tap to the air handling system at a high power operation and from the high tap to the air handling system at a low power operation.

Claims (28)

1. A gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft comprising:

at least two compressor rotors, including a first lower pressure compressor rotor and a second higher pressure compressor rotor;

at least two corresponding air taps, including:

a low tap for tapping low pressure compressor air from a location downstream of a first stage of the lower pressure compressor rotor, and upstream of a first stage of the higher pressure compressor rotor;

a high tap to tap air downstream of said first stage of said higher pressure compressor rotor;

an air handling system and an air use destination, wherein said air handling system selectively communicates both said low tap and said high tap to said air use destination, wherein said air use destination includes a fuselage of an associated aircraft;

wherein air is selectively supplied from the low tap to the air handling system at a high power operation and from said high tap to the air handling system at a low power operation; and

at least one valve controls the selective supply of the high tap to the air handling system;

wherein said air use destination includes pressurizing a fuselage of an associated aircraft; and

said low power operation including at least cruise and idle, and said high power operation including at least take-off of the gas turbine engine.

2. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said high tap taps air from an intermediate location in said higher pressure compressor rotor.

3. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 2 , wherein said high tap also taps air from a location downstream of a downstream most stage of said higher pressure compressor rotor.

4. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said high tap taps air from a location downstream of a downstream most stage of said higher pressure compressor rotor.

5. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said supply duct passes through a heat exchanger before being delivered to said use.

6. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 5 , wherein a fan delivers air into a bypass duct and to said lower pressure compressor rotor, and air from said bypass duct cooling said heat exchanger.

7. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said lower pressure compressor rotor has at least four stages.

8. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 7 , wherein said lower pressure compressor rotor has four or five stages.

9. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 8 , wherein said higher pressure compressor rotor has between 6 and 13 stages.

10. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 9 , wherein said use includes an air conditioning pack for conditioning air for use in a cabin of an associated aircraft.

11. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said higher pressure compressor rotor has between 6 and 13 stages.

12. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said use includes an air conditioning pack for conditioning air for use in a cabin of an associated aircraft.

13. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a bypass ratio is defined by the volume of air delivered into said bypass duct, compared to the volume of air delivered into said lower pressure compressor rotor and wherein said bypass ratio is greater than or equal to 10.

14. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 13 , wherein said bypass ratio is greater than or equal to 12.0.

15. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a fan rotor is driven through a gear reduction by a fan drive turbine.

16. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 15 , wherein said fan drive turbine further driving said lower pressure compressor rotor.

17. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 16 , wherein a gear ratio of said gear reduction is greater than or equal to 2.6.

18. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 17 , wherein said use includes an air conditioning pack for conditioning air for use in a cabin of an associated aircraft.

19. The gas turbine engine and an air use destination on a fuselage of an associated aircraft as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said high tap includes at least two different tap locations, and the two different tap locations are selectively utilized at different operational conditions.

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)
Provisional Application 62022238 · Jul 9, 2014
Related Publication 20160009399A1 · Jan 14, 2016