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Gas turbine engine mixer

US4335573A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 2, 1970
Grant dateJun 22, 1982
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Expiry dateSep 2, 1990

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02K1/825
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An afterburning turbofan engine includes amixer for mixing the engine generated hot gas and fan streams prior to discharge through the engine nozzle. The mixer includes a fixed upstream portion and a movable downstream portion which may be indexed to selectively interchange flow communication between the chutes of the two portions to effect a temperature reduction in the downstream mixer portion and, hence, a reduction in infrared radiation.

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