Reverse core gear turbofan
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A gas turbine engine comprising:
- a fan at an axially forward location, said fan rotating about an axis of rotation;
said fan delivering air into an outer bypass duct, and across a booster fan positioned radially inwardly of said outer bypass duct, said booster fan delivering air into a radially middle duct, and said booster fan delivering air across a cold turbine section into a radially inner core duct wherein said middle duct is located radially inside of said outer bypass duct and radially outside of said inner core duct;
air from said cold turbine section in said inner core duct being directed into a compressor section, and then flowing axially in a direction back toward said fan via a duct located radially inside of said inner core duct through a combustor section, and across a core turbine section, and then being directed into said middle duct; and
a gear reduction for driving said fan from a fan drive turbine section.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A gas turbine engine has a fan at an axially outer location. The fan rotates about an axis of rotation. The fan delivers air into an outer bypass duct, and across a booster fan positioned radially inwardly of the outer bypass duct. The booster fan delivers air into a radially middle duct, and across a cold turbine into a radially inner core duct being directed into a compressor. From the compressor, air flows axially in a direction back toward the fan through a combustor section, and across an exhaust of the turbine section as directed into the middle duct. A gear reduction drives the fan from a fan drive turbine section. A method is also disclosed.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A gas turbine engine comprising:
-
a fan at an axially forward location, said fan rotating about an axis of rotation; said fan delivering air into an outer bypass duct, and across a booster fan positioned radially inwardly of said outer bypass duct, said booster fan delivering air into a radially middle duct, and said booster fan delivering air across a cold turbine section into a radially inner core duct wherein said middle duct is located radially inside of said outer bypass duct and radially outside of said inner core duct; air from said cold turbine section in said inner core duct being directed into a compressor section, and then flowing axially in a direction back toward said fan via a duct located radially inside of said inner core duct through a combustor section, and across a core turbine section, and then being directed into said middle duct; and a gear reduction for driving said fan from a fan drive turbine section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification