Attritable engine additively manufactured inlet cap
US11739690B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbine engine has: a compressor; a combustor; a turbine, a gas flowpath passing consecutively through the compressor, combustor, and turbine; and inlet member along the gas flowpath upstream of the compressor. The inlet member includes the unitarily-formed single piece combination of: a three dimensional (3D) lattice portion; and a nose cap body surrounding the lattice portion.
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