Electric fan array for distortion tolerance of turbofan engines
US11835064B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2270/80
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas turbine engine comprises an engine core and an electric fan array. The engine core includes a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The compressor compresses and delivers air to the combustor. The combustor mixes fuel with the compressed air received from the compressor and ignites the fuel. The hot, high-pressure products of the combustion reaction in the combustor are directed into the turbine to cause the turbine to rotate about an axis and drive the compressor. The electric fan array may include at least two non-concentric fans having parallel shafts.
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