Low noise exhaust ducting system
US8371521B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02K1/80
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An exhaust duct system for a gas turbine engine that mounts within a tail cone of an aircraft, comprises an exhaust exit that exits one side of the tail cone offset from the axial centerline of the tail cone and an exhaust duct that couples the engine to the offset exhaust exit, with a straight section of the exhaust duct extending from the exhaust exit for a length that corresponds to at least one diameter of the exhaust duct.
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