Gas turbine engine inlet with noise reduction features

Details Gas turbine engine inlet with noise reduction features Gas turbine engine inlet with noise reduction features

2006-10-27

2010-06-22

Rodríguez, William H (Department: 3741)

Power plants

Reaction motor

Interrelated reaction motors

C060S226300, C060S262000, C244S05300R, C137S015100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07739865

ABSTRACT:
A gas turbine engine comprising a fan section, a compressor, a combustor and a turbine, includes a nacelle having an inner nacelle surface defining an inlet duct designed to reduce an inlet duct area of the inlet duct to increase acoustic attenuation. The gas turbine engine also includes a spinner, disposed forward of the fan section, that includes features to increase acoustic attenuation. In one embodiment of the present invention, the nacelle includes a nacelle contoured surface protruding radially inward from the inner nacelle surface to reduce the inlet duct area. In a further embodiment of the present invention, the spinner includes a spinner contoured surface for reducing the inlet duct area. In other embodiments, the nacelle and/or the spinner include an inflatable bladder, a SMA actuator, a fluidic actuator, or a combination thereof, selectively activated to increase acoustic attenuation during certain conditions of an aircraft.

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