United Technologies Corporation

Raytheon Technologies Corporation

Rtx Corporation

Gknaerospace Sweden Ab

Glenn Levasseur

JinQuan Xu

Gabriel L Suciu

Frederick M Schwarz

William G Sheridan

Jun Shi

Gajawalli V Srinivasan

Kevin E Green

Daniel Bernard Kupratis

Christopher Marc Dye

Edward F Pietraszkiewicz

Grant O Cook, Iii

Ioannis Alvanos

Kurt R Heinemann

James D Hill

Ram Ranjan

James T Roach

Barry Barnett

Charles R Watson

Nagendra Somanath

Brian D Merry

Dominic J Mongillo, Jr

Daniel L Gysling

Mark F Zelesky

Wendell V Twelves

Joel H Wagner

Joseph Parkos, Jr

Colin J Kling

Gordon Miller Reed

Robert Russell Mayer

Junquan Xu

Gary M Lomasney

Christopher J Hertel

Daniel A Snyder

Steven Clarkson

Paul W Palmer

Krzysztof Barnat

Shaoluo L Butler

Theodore W Kapustka

Joakim Berglund

Johan Ockborn

Daryl B Mountz

Bengt Pettersson

Marcus Borg

Anders Svahn

Shari L Bugaj

Gary M Stetson

Evan Selin

Ryan A Singh

Matthew A Turner

Gregory M Dolansky

Peter Balawajder

Kevin J Klinefelter

Andrew S Miller

David C Pimenta

Fernando K Grant

Ian T Marchaj

Markus W Fritch

Igor S Garcia

Wayne Hurwitz

Stephanie Ernst

Stephen D Doll

Nelson DaCunha

Shari J Bugaj

Eric Baker

Michael Caulfield

Shu Liu

Raymond K Kersey

Jinquan Xu

Iii Grant O Cook

An aircraft propulsion system is disclosed and includes a first gas turbine engine including a first input shaft driving a first gear system, a first fan driven by the first gear system, a first generator supported on the first input shaft and a fan drive electric motor providing a drive input to the first fan, a second gas turbine engine including a second input shaft driving a second gear system, a second fan driven by the second gear system, a second generator supported on the second input shaft and a second fan drive electric motor providing a drive input to the second fan and a controller controlling power output from each of the first and second generators and directing the power output between each of the first and second fan drive electric motors.

Aircraft hybrid propulsion fan drive gear system dc motors and generators

A repair system for gas turbine engine components includes a computer system configured to receive a set of measured parameters for each gas turbine engine component in a plurality of substantially identical gas turbine engine components, and determine a variation model based on the set of measured parameters wherein each of the gas turbine engine components is an as-run component and has been exposed to a substantially identical general wear pattern. The computer system includes at least one simulated engine model. The simulated engine model is configured to determine a predicted operation of each gas turbine engine component in the plurality of substantially identical gas turbine engine components. A correlation system is configured to correlate variations in the set of parameters for each of the gas turbine engine components in the plurality of substantially identical gas turbine engine components with a set of the predicted operations of each gas turbine engine component in the plurality of substantially identical gas turbine engine components, thereby generating a predictive model based on the variations. A repair module is configured to generate a repair formula based on the predictive model. The repair formula is configured to receive a set of measured parameters of an as-run gas turbine engine component and determine a suggested repair capable of repairing the as-run gas turbine engine component.

Aircraft component repair system and process

A gas turbine engine includes a propulsor having a plurality of blades, a compressor section including a first compressor and a second compressor aft of the first compressor. The first compressor includes at least one array of first variable guide vanes that control operation of the first compressor. The second compressor includes at least one array of second variable guide vanes that control operation of the second compressor. A turbine section includes a first turbine and a second turbine. A geared architecture is driven by the second turbine for rotating the propulsor.

Operability geared turbofan engine including compressor section variable guide vanes

An encapsulated polymeric article is disclosed. The encapsulated polymeric article may include a polymer substrate and a metallic outer shell at least partially encapsulating the polymer substrate. The encapsulated polymeric article may be fabricated by a method comprising: 1) providing a mandrel in a shape of the encapsulated polymeric article, 2) shaping the metallic outer shell on the mandrel, 3) removing the mandrel from the metallic outer shell, and 4) molding the polymeric substrate into the metallic outer shell through a port formed in the metallic outer shell to provide the encapsulated polymeric article.

Metal-encapsulated polymeric article

Aircraft hybrid propulsion fan drive gear system DC motors and generators

A maintenance scheduling system for gas turbine engine components includes a computer system configured to receive a set of measured parameters for each gas turbine engine component in a plurality of substantially identical gas turbine engine components, and determine a variation model based on the set of measured parameters. Each of the gas turbine engine components is a single route component and has been utilized in a substantially identical single route. The computer system includes at least one simulated engine model. The simulated engine model is configured to determine a predicted operation of each gas turbine engine component in the plurality of substantially identical gas turbine engine components. A correlation system is configured to correlate variations in the set of parameters for each of the gas turbine engine components in the plurality of substantially identical gas turbine engine components with a set of the predicted operations of each gas turbine engine component in the plurality of substantially identical gas turbine engine components, thereby generating a predictive model based on the variations. A maintenance schedule module is configured determine a predictive model operable to determine a predicted wear pattern of a second single route component that is substantially identical to the gas turbine engine components.

Aircraft component repair scheduling system and process

A geared architecture for a gas turbine engine includes a central gear supported for rotation about the axis, a plurality of intermediate gears engaged with the central gear and a ring gear circumscribing the intermediate gears. A first flexible coupling is provided between an input shaft driven by a turbine section and the sun gear. The geared architecture provides a power density comprising a power measured in horsepower (HP) related to a weight of the geared architecture within a defined range that benefits overall engine weight and efficiency.

Geared turbofan high gearbox power density

A gas turbine engine has a fan which includes a plurality of fan blades that are rotatable about an axis, and a compressor section, where the combustor section includes a first compressor and a second compressor aft of the first compressor. At least one first variable guide vane controls operation of the first compressor and at least one second variable guide vane controls operation of the second compressor. A combustor is in fluid communication with the compressor section and a turbine section is in fluid communication with the combustor. A geared architecture is driven by the turbine section for rotating the fan about the axis.

Plated polymeric gas turbine engine parts and methods for fabricating lightweight plated polymeric gas turbine engine parts are disclosed. The parts include a polymeric substrate plated with one or more metal layers. The polymeric material of the polymeric substrate may be structurally reinforced with materials that may include carbon, metal, or glass. The polymeric substrate may also include a plurality of layers to form a composite layup structure.

Plated polymer fan

A method of health monitoring of a gas turbine engine includes mounting a detection system configured to detect an aeromechanical damping characteristic of a row of airfoils of a gas turbine. An actual aeromechanical damping characteristic of the row of airfoils is measured with the detection system. An output signal is generated indicative of the actual aeromechanical damping characteristic of the row of airfoils. A current flutter characteristic is determined based on the output signal indicative of the actual aeromechanical damping characteristic of the row of airfoils. An airfoil health monitoring system for gas turbine engine and a gas turbine engine are also disclosed.

Real time aerodamping measurement of turbomachine

A method for qualifying a gas turbine engine component includes creating a first set of substantially identical gas turbine engine components via a uniform manufacturing procedure, determining a set of as-manufactured parameters of each gas turbine engine component in the first set, and determining a variance model of the first set. The variance model includes a representative parameter profile, which includes a plurality of component parameter profiles. The sum of each of the component parameter profiles is the representative parameter profile. The method also includes determining at least one predicted response models based at least in part on the variance model, identifying as-manufactured parameters of a second engine component, applying the as-manufactured parameters of the second engine component to the at least one predicted response models, thereby generating a predicted response output, and qualifying the second engine component for usage in at least one gas turbine engine corresponding to the at least one predicted response model.

Aircraft component qualification system and process including variation modeling

Plated polymer compressor

A gas turbine engine includes a plurality of rotatable components housed within a main compressor section and a turbine section. A cooling system is connected to tap air from said main compressor section. A first tap is connected to a first heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger is connected to a cooling compressor for raising a pressure of the tapped air downstream of the first heat exchanger. A second heat exchanger is downstream of the cooling compressor, and a connection is downstream of the second heat exchanger for delivering air to a bearing compartment. A connection intermediate the cooling compressor and the second heat exchanger delivers cooling air to at least one of the rotatable components.

Intercooled cooling air with low temperature bearing compartment air

Disclosed is a flutter damper, including a chamber having an internal space, a movable diaphragm disposed at least partially within the chamber, the diaphragm separating the chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber, the second chamber forming an acoustic volume, wherein a size of the acoustic volume configures the chamber for peak acoustical energy absorption at a frequency range that is associated with one or more fan flutter modes, and a biasing member that moves the diaphragm responsive to a signal from an aircraft or engine electronic control (EEC) unit, wherein movement of the diaphragm increases or reduces the size of the acoustic volume of the second chamber.

Variable displacement flutter damper for a turbofan engine

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Glenn Levasseur