Rohr, Inc.

Jacques Lu

Richard Scott Alloway

Chad Franks

A thrust reverser track beam may comprise a noise suppressing structure. The noise suppressing structure may form the airflow surface of the track beam. The noise suppressing structure may be riveted, bolted, or bonded to the track beam.

Acoustically treated thrust reverser track beam

An arrangement may comprise a spring member. A proximal end and a distal end of a compression rod may contact engagement features via the spring member in a core cowl of a gas turbine engine. The compression rod may transmit loads between halves of the core cowl. The spring member may compress and decompress in response to vibrations or other relative movement between halves of the core cowl.

Thrust reverser compression rod with spring biased engagement

A ceramic turbine engine exhaust component, such as a ceramic matrix composite ('CMC') exhaust center body may be positioned around a metallic attachment ring. The attachment ring may have a greater coefficient of thermal expansion than the CMC center body. A plurality of bolts radially-spaced around the circumference of the attachment ring may be inserted through apertures in the center body with a sliding fit, and may be coupled to the attachment ring. The bolts may slide within the apertures, allowing the attachment ring to thermally expand without applying extra loads on the exhaust center body due to the expansion.

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Murrieta, CA, United States of America

Jacques Lu