Patent · US Expired

Lobed mixer/inverter

US4302934A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 1, 1979
Grant dateDec 1, 1981
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Expiry dateNov 1, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02K1/386
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fairing added to the upstream end of the lobe of conventional lobed mixers or inverters for a gas turbine engine redirects the boundary layer so as to improve engine performance.

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