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Outlet guide vane

US11802525B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

5References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Vinod Shashikant Chaudhari · Bengaluru, IN
Bhaskar Nanda Mondal · Bengaluru, IN
Kishanjit Pal · Bengaluru, IN
Sushilkumar Shevakari · Bengaluru, IN
Ian Francis Prentice · Cincinnati, US
Thomas Ory Moniz · Loveland, US
Trevor Howard Wood · Clifton Park, US
Kishore Ramakrishnan · Niskayuna, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 7, 2022
Grant date	Oct 31, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 7, 2042

Classification

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

Abstract

An unducted single fan engine includes a housing having one or more fan blades coupled to the housing and configured to rotate circumferentially. The engine has one or more outlet guide vanes coupled to the housing. Each of the one or more guide vanes has a leading edge portion having a variable leading edge. The engine has one or more actuation devices coupled to each of the one or more outlet guide vanes. The one or more actuation devices are configured to control the variable leading edge of the respective outlet guide vane. The variable leading edge is controllable to vary the pitch, camber, lean angle, or sweep of the respective outlet guide vane.

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