Gas turbine engine nozzle including housing having scalloped root regions
US9964070B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2240/14
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle comprises a housing having an aft end that terminates in a row of chevrons. At least one surface of the housing has scalloped root regions proximate bases of adjacent chevrons. The scalloped root regions have a reduced thickness relative to the rest of the aft end.
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