Exhaust nozzle with non-coplanar and/or non-axisymmetric shape
US9810178B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2250/14
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbofan exhaust nozzle includes: a conical inner shell disposed coaxially inside a surrounding outer shell to define an annular flow duct therebetween terminating in an outlet at a trailing edge of the outer shell and the inner shell terminates in a trailing edge aft of the outlet; and a pylon interrupting circumferentially the duct, wherein at least a portion of the trailing edge of the outer shell is vertically non-coplanar.
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