Propfan turbine engine

Details Propfan turbine engine Propfan turbine engine

1988-05-06

1989-12-19

Casaregola, Louis J.

Power plants

Combustion products used as motive fluid

With lubricators

416170R, 416174, F02C 706

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048874248

ABSTRACT:
A propfan turbine engine having a reduction gearing for the propfan rotors is provided with a lubricating system of its own for the reduction gearing, the system being arranged axially between the gas turbine and the reduction gearing and formed as an annular assembly surrounding a drive shaft from a gas turbine to the reduction gearing. Cooling air is supplied to the lubricating system as a location which will not interfere with the supply of air to the compressor of the gas turbine.

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patent: 2474143 (1949-06-01), Forsyth
patent: 2587649 (1952-03-01), Pope
patent: 2619797 (1952-12-01), Haworth
patent: 3912418 (1975-10-01), Andrews et al.
patent: 4693672 (1987-09-01), Carvalho

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