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Exhaust nozzle mixer for a turbofan engine

US5755092A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
7References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 17, 1996
Grant dateMay 26, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02K1/52
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An exhaust nozzle mixer for a turbojet engine is disclosed having a multi-lobed shroud extending from the exhaust nozzle of the turbojet engine, the shroud having a plurality of radially oriented lobes forming a plurality of gas mixing channels, each having a first cross-section in a plane extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the engine, as well as a flared lobe having a greater circumferential width than the remainder of the lobes to accommodate the engine mounting pylon. A baffle member extends radially inwardly from the mounting pylon toward the longitudinal axis of the engine such that the baffle extends into the flared lobe to form a plurality of cross-sections, each of such cross-sections being generally equal to each of remainder of the cross-sections of the multi-lobed shroud.

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