Pratt-whitney Canada Corp

Jérémie Barberger

Michel Bousquet

A rotor housing for an aircraft rotary engine includes a side housing body and a rail. The side housing body extends along an axis between and to an inner side and an outer side. The side housing body forms a fluid cooling passage and a plurality of ribs. The fluid cooling passage extends about the axis at the inner side. The plurality of ribs are coincident with and extend into the fluid cooling passage. The plurality of ribs are distributed about the fluid cooling passage as an array of ribs. The rail is disposed at the plurality of ribs. The rail extends about the fluid cooling passage. The side housing body and the rail form a plurality of fluid cooling channels connected in fluid communication with the fluid cooling passage.

Rotor assembly with cooling channels separated by ribs for a rotary engine

A rotary engine side housing is provided that includes a side plate portion, a side housing body portion, a coolant chamber, and a plurality of posts. The side plate portion has exterior and interior surfaces. The coolant chamber is disposed internally within the side housing body portion. The coolant chamber is defined by a chamber base surface, the peripheral side walls, and the side plate portion interior surface. The chamber base surface and the side plate portion interior surface are spaced apart from one another and the one or more peripheral side walls extend there between. The plurality of posts extend between the chamber base surface and the side plate portion interior surface. The side plate portion, the side body housing portion, and the plurality of posts are integrally formed with one another.

Rotor engine side housing and method for producing the same

A rotor for an aircraft rotary engine includes a rotor body. The rotor body extends about an axial centerline. The rotor body includes an outer body portion, an annular inner body portion, and ribs. The outer body portion forms a plurality of sides and a plurality of apex portions of the rotor. The annular inner body portion is disposed radially inward of the outer body portion. The ribs extend radially between and connect the outer body portion and the annular inner body portion. The rotor body forms at least a first lubrication passage within the inner body portion and within a first rib of the ribs. The first lubrication passage includes at least one passage inlet and at least one passage outlet. The at least one passage inlet is disposed at the annular inner body portion.

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Montreal, Canada

Jérémie Barberger