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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Applicants:
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Roy D. Fulayter, Avon, IN (US);
Crawford F. Smith, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignees:
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/00 (2006.01); B64C 23/06 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01); B64D 29/06 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/00 (2013.01); B64C 23/06 (2013.01); B64D 29/06 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0226 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2240/127 (2013.01); Y02T 50/162 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nacelle for a gas turbine jet engine for an aircraft includes flow disruptors to provide boundary layer turbulence when the engine is exposed to air flow that is obtuse to direction of travel of the engine.