IP Library Granted Patent US 10,794,398
Granted Patent B2
US 10,794,398 · App. 14/974,220 · Granted Oct 6, 2020

Gas turbine engine with one piece acoustic treatment

Inventors: Amr Ali (South Windsor, CT); Nigel David Sawyers-Abbott (South Glastonbury, CT)
Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
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Patent No.
US 10,794,398
App. No.
14/974,220
Granted
Oct 6, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gas turbine engine comprises a fan rotor having fan blades received within an outer nacelle, and the outer nacelle having an inner surface. The outer nacelle is secured to an inner portion through a mount flange at a first axial location. An acoustic treatment extends inwardly of the outer portion of the nacelle and across the axial location of the mount flange and further inwardly toward the fan blades.

Claims (13)

1. A gas turbine engine comprising:

a fan rotor having fan blades received within an outer nacelle, and said outer nacelle having an inner surface, said outer nacelle secured to an inner portion through a mount flange at a first axial location;

an acoustic treatment extending inwardly said outer nacelle and across said first axial location of the mount flange and further inwardly toward said fan blades;

wherein said acoustic treatment is continuous for 360° about a center axis of the fan rotor, said acoustic treatment is provided with an anti-icing feature;

wherein a distance is defined from a plane defined by leading edges of said fan blades to an axial location of a forwardmost part of said outer nacelle, and an outer diameter of said fan blades being defined, and a ratio of said distance to said outer diameter is between 0.2 and 0.5;

wherein said acoustic treatment includes a honeycomb material; and

wherein said anti-icing feature includes the delivery of air to said nacelle.

2. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said forwardmost part of said nacelle extends outwardly for varying extents across a circumference of said nacelle, and said ratio of said distance to the outer diameter for all locations of said nacelle being between about 0.2 and 0.45.

3. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said ratio is greater than about 0.25.

4. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 3 , wherein said ratio is greater than 0.30.

5. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said ratio is less than 0.40.

6. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a fan drive turbine driving said fan rotor through a gear reduction.

7. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said mount flange is an A-flange.

Assignments (5)
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 →
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 Dec 28, 2015
From: ALI, AMR; SAWYERS-ABBOTT, NIGEL DAVID
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037362/0752 →
Continuity (1)
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