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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2013
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Bronwyn Power, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine strut has a forebody positioned upstream of a point of maximum thickness and an aft body positioned downstream of the point of maximum thickness. The aft body has a discontinuity in a curvature distribution which provides for a 'subsonic shock.' The discontinuity in curvature distribution can include in inflection point that marks a transition from a curvature associated with an upstream portion of the aft body to a second curvature associated with a downstream portion of the aft body. In some forms, the aft body can additionally include boundary layer aspiration. The gas turbine engine strut can be symmetrical about a centerline.