GB2194593B - High bypass ratio, counter rotating gearless front fan engine - Google Patents

High bypass ratio, counter rotating gearless front fan engine

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Publication number
GB2194593B
GB2194593B GB8716113A GB8716113A GB2194593B GB 2194593 B GB2194593 B GB 2194593B GB 8716113 A GB8716113 A GB 8716113A GB 8716113 A GB8716113 A GB 8716113A GB 2194593 B GB2194593 B GB 2194593B
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Prior art keywords
bypass ratio
counter rotating
front fan
high bypass
fan engine
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GB8716113A
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GB2194593A (en
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John Bailey Taylor
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General Electric Co
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General Electric Co
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02C—GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02C3/00—Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid
    • F02C3/04—Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid having a turbine driving a compressor
    • F02C3/06—Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid having a turbine driving a compressor the compressor comprising only axial stages
    • F02C3/067—Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid having a turbine driving a compressor the compressor comprising only axial stages having counter-rotating rotors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02K3/00—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan
    • F02K3/02—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber
    • F02K3/04—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber the plant including ducted fans, i.e. fans with high volume, low pressure outputs, for augmenting the jet thrust, e.g. of double-flow type
    • F02K3/072—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber the plant including ducted fans, i.e. fans with high volume, low pressure outputs, for augmenting the jet thrust, e.g. of double-flow type with counter-rotating, e.g. fan rotors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/60—Efficient propulsion technologies, e.g. for aircraft

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)
  • Turbine Rotor Nozzle Sealing (AREA)
GB8716113A 1986-08-29 1987-07-08 High bypass ratio, counter rotating gearless front fan engine Expired - Lifetime GB2194593B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US90234186A 1986-08-29 1986-08-29

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GB8716113D0 GB8716113D0 (en) 1987-08-12
GB2194593A GB2194593A (en) 1988-03-09
GB2194593B true GB2194593B (en) 1991-05-15

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JP (1) JP2927790B2 (en)
DE (1) DE3728437C2 (en)
FR (1) FR2603343B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2194593B (en)
IT (1) IT1222555B (en)
SE (1) SE464718B (en)

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GB2061389A (en) * 1979-10-23 1981-05-13 Rolls Royce Rod installation for a gas turbine engine
GB2155110A (en) * 1984-03-02 1985-09-18 Gen Electric High bypass ratio counter-rotating turbofan engine

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US3861139A (en) * 1973-02-12 1975-01-21 Gen Electric Turbofan engine having counterrotating compressor and turbine elements and unique fan disposition
GB2061389A (en) * 1979-10-23 1981-05-13 Rolls Royce Rod installation for a gas turbine engine
GB2155110A (en) * 1984-03-02 1985-09-18 Gen Electric High bypass ratio counter-rotating turbofan engine

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GB8716113D0 (en) 1987-08-12
FR2603343A1 (en) 1988-03-04
DE3728437A1 (en) 1988-03-03
JPS63134817A (en) 1988-06-07
SE8703275D0 (en) 1987-08-24
SE8703275L (en) 1988-03-01
FR2603343B1 (en) 1994-04-08
SE464718B (en) 1991-06-03
GB2194593A (en) 1988-03-09
IT1222555B (en) 1990-09-05
JP2927790B2 (en) 1999-07-28
DE3728437C2 (en) 2002-01-31
IT8721739A0 (en) 1987-08-28

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