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Turbofan engine with acoustic treatment

US11591958B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 2020
Grant dateFeb 28, 2023
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/60
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a turbofan engine having: a fan rotatable about an axis within a case; a first acoustic treatment lining a first portion of the case upstream of the fan; and a second acoustic treatment lining a second portion of the case downstream of the fan, the first acoustic treatment having different noise-attenuating characteristics relative to the second acoustic treatment.

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