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Turbojet with contrarotating wheels

US4463553A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 1982
Grant dateAug 7, 1984
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04D19/024
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A turbojet having a multistage axial compressor with contrarotating blade wheels fitted on inner and outer contrarotating rotors driven in opposite directions by respective turbine wheels. Each blade wheel (105) of the outer compressor rotor is associated with a rotating shell (86, 81, 82) having relatively few thick spokes for transmitting the drive from the turbine wheel, thereby leaving the blades to transmit aerodynamically induced forces only.

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