United Technologies Corporation

Raytheon Technologies Corporation

Rtx Corporation

Byron R Monzon

Edward J Gallagher

Darryl Whitlow

Barry M Ford

Ling Liu

Linda S Li

Shari L Bugaj

Jason Elliott

Michael M Joly

Xuetao Li

Bronwyn Power

Christopher Beaudry Miller

William R Graves

Myron Klein

Daniel C Falk

Ethan C Drew

James H Moffitt

Jay Thomas Abraham

A gas turbine engine is provided and includes a first fan blade including a suction surface, a second fan blade comprising a pressure surface and neighboring the first fan blade and a throat region interposed between the suction surface of the first fan blade and the pressure surface of the second fan blade. The throat region includes a passage throat located at a minimum distance between the pressure and suction surfaces. The first and second fan blades are configured such that a pre-compression region is defined in the throat region ahead of the passage throat. Each of the first and second fan blades includes a mean camber line defining a flattened suction surface.

Fan blade or vane with improved bird impact capability

A gas turbine engine includes a gear assembly, a bypass flow passage, a fan located upstream of the bypass flow passage, a first shaft and a second shaft, a first turbine coupled through the gear assembly to the fan, a first compressor coupled with the first shaft, and a second turbine coupled with the second shaft. The fan includes a hub and a row of fan blades that extend from the hub. The row includes a number (N) of the fan blades that is from 16 to 20, a solidity value (R) at tips of the fan blades, and a ratio of N/R that is from 12.3 to 20.

Efficient, low pressure ratio propulsor for gas turbine engines

An airfoil for a turbine engine includes an airfoil having pressure and suction sides extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip. The airfoil has a curve corresponding to a relationship between a trailing edge sweep angle and a span position. The trailing edge sweep angle is in a range of 0&#xb0; to 10&#xb0; in a range of 10-20% span position. The trailing edge sweep angle is in a range of the trailing edge sweep angle is positive from 0% span to at least 95% span.

Gas turbine engine airfoil

A turbomachine airfoil element includes an airfoil that has pressure and suction sides spaced apart from one another in a thickness direction and joined to one another at leading and trailing edges. The airfoil extends in a radial direction a span that is in a range of 27.5-28.5 inches (699-724 mm). A chord length extends in a chordwise direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge at 50% span and is in a range of 13.0-14.0 inches (330-356 mm). The airfoil element includes at least two of a first mode with a frequency of 34&#xb1;10% Hz, a second mode with a frequency of 90&#xb1;10% Hz, a third mode with a frequency of 178&#xb1;10% Hz, a fourth mode with a frequency of 222&#xb1;10% Hz, a fifth mode with a frequency of 307&#xb1;10% Hz and a sixth mode with a frequency of 389&#xb1;10% Hz.

Gas turbine engine airfoil frequency design

A gas turbine engine includes a bypass flow passage and a core flow passage. The bypass flow passage defines a bypass ratio in a range of approximately 8.5 to 13.5. A fan is located upstream of the bypass flow passage. The bypass flow passage includes an inlet and an outlet that define a design fan pressure ratio of approximately 1.3 to 1.55. A first, inner shaft and a second, outer shaft are concentric. A first turbine is coupled with the first shaft, and the first shaft is coupled with the fan. The fan includes a hub and a row of fan blades that extend from the hub. The row includes a number of the fan blades, the number (N) being 18, a solidity value (R) at tips of the fan blades that is from 1.0 to 1.1, and a ratio of N/R that is from 16.4 to 18.0.

A gas turbine engine includes a combustion section arranged between a compressor section and a turbine section that extend in an axial direction. A fan section is arranged upstream from the compressor section. An airfoil is arranged in one of the fan section, the compressor section and the turbine section. The airfoil includes pressure and suction sides extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip. The airfoil has a leading edge that is projected onto a plane from various views and the plane is perpendicular to a viewing direction which corresponds to the various views. The plane is parallel with the axial direction in a 0&#xb0; view. The various views include the 0&#xb0; view which projects into an axial plane in the axial direction. A 90&#xb0; view projects into a tangential plane in a tangential direction normal to the axial direction and views between the 0&#xb0; and 90&#xb0; views. The airfoil has a maximum leading edge projection in a 20&#xb0; to&#xb0; view. The radial direction is normal to the axial and tangential directions.

An airfoil for a turbine engine includes pressure and suction sides that extend in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip. The airfoil geometry corresponds to axial leading and trailing edge curves and an axial stacking offset curve. The airfoil extends from a root and a zero axial reference point corresponds to axial center of the root. Xcorresponds to an axial distance from a leading edge to the reference point at a given span position. Xcorresponds to a axial distance from a trailing edge to the reference point at a given span position. Xcorresponds to an axial stacking offset at a given span position. (X&#x2212;X)/(X&#x2212;X) at 100% span position is about 1 and (X&#x2212;X)/(X&#x2212;X) at 90% span position is about 1.

An airfoil for a turbine engine includes pressure and suction sides extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip. The airfoil has a relationship between an axial leading edge location and a span position that is at least a third order polynomial with a generally U-shaped curve having an initial negative slope followed by a positive slope. The positive slope leans aftward and the negative slope leans forward. The curve has a critical point in the range of 30-50% span position at which the curve changes from the negative slope to the positive slope. The curve is generally linear from 55% span to 75% span and has a positive slope that increases at a rate of about 0.0875 inch (2.22 mm) per 1% span, +/&#x2212;0.04 inch (1.01 mm) per 1% span.

An airfoil for a turbine engine includes pressure and suction sides that extend in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip. The airfoil has a relationship between a tangential leading edge location and a span position that corresponds to a curve that is at least a third order polynomial with a generally S-shaped curve that has an initial negative slope followed by a positive slope and then a second negative slope. The positive slope leans toward the suction side and the negative slopes lean toward the pressure side.

In one exemplary embodiment, an airfoil for a turbine engine includes pressure and suction sides extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip. The airfoil geometry corresponds to tangential leading and trailing edge curves and a tangential stacking offset curve. The airfoil extends from a root. A zero tangential reference point corresponds to tangential center of the root. Ycorresponds to a tangential distance from a leading edge to the reference point at a given span position. Ycorresponds to a tangential distance from a trailing edge to the reference point at a given span position. Yd corresponds to a tangential stacking offset at a given span position. (Y&#x2212;Y)/(Y&#x2212;Y) at 40% span position is about 1.5 and (Y&#x2212;Y)/(Y&#x2212;Y) at 20% span position is about 2.

An airfoil of a turbine engine includes pressure and suction sides that extend in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip. The airfoil has a relationship between a tangential stacking offset and a span position that is at least a third order polynomial curve that includes at least one positive and negative slope. The positive slope leans toward the suction side and the negative slope leans toward the pressure side. An initial slope starts at the 0% span position is either zero or positive. The first critical point is less than 15% span.

An airfoil for a turbine engine includes pressure and suction sides that extend in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip. The airfoil has a relationship between a stacking offset and a span position that includes at least one positive and negative slope. The positive slope leans aftward and the negative slope leans forward relative to an engine axis. The positive slope crosses an initial axial stacking offset corresponding to the 0% span position at a zero-crossing position. A first axial stacking offset X1 is provided from the zero-crossing position to a negative-most value on the curve. A second axial stacking offset X2 is provided from the zero-crossing position to a positive-most value on the curve. A ratio of the second to first axial stacking offset X2/X1 is less than 2.0.

An airfoil for a turbine engine includes an airfoil that has pressure and suction sides that extend in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip. The airfoil has a curve that corresponds to a relationship between a trailing edge sweep angle and a span position. The trailing edge sweep angle is in a range of 10&#xb0; to 20&#xb0; in a range of 40-70% span position. The trailing edge sweep angle is positive from 0% span to at least 95% span. The airfoil has a relationship between a leading edge dihedral and a span position. The leading edge dihedral is negative from the 0% span position to the 100% span position. A positive dihedral corresponds to suction side-leaning. A negative dihedral corresponds to pressure side-leaning. The trailing edge sweep angle is positive from 0%-95% span. A positive-most trailing edge sweep angle is within the range of 10&#xb0; to 20&#xb0; in the range of 40-70% span position. The airfoil is a fan blade for the turbine engine.

A gas turbine engine includes a bypass flow passage that has an inlet and defines a bypass ratio in a range of approximately 8.5 to 13.5. A fan is arranged at the inlet. A first turbine is coupled with a first shaft such that rotation of the first turbine will drive the fan. A first compressor is coupled with the first shaft and includes three stages, and a second turbine is coupled with a second shaft and includes two stages. The fan includes a row of 16 (N) fan blades that has a solidity value (R) that is from 1.0 to 1.2 and a ratio of N/R that is from 13.3 to 16.0.

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