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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2017
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Sylvain Lamarre, Boucherville, CA;
Mike Fontaine, Boucherville, CA;
Andre Julien, Ste-Julie, CA;
Michael Gaul, Montreal, CA;
Jean Thomassin, Sainte-Julie, CA;
Lazar Mitrovic, Longueuil, CA;
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, QC, CA;
Abstract
A compound engine assembly with an engine core including at least one internal combustion engine, a compressor, and a turbine section where the turbine shaft is configured to compound power with the engine shaft. The turbine section may include a first stage turbine and a second stage turbine. The turbine shaft is rotationally supported by a plurality of bearings all located on a same side of the compressor rotor(s) and all located on a same side of the turbine rotor(s), for example all located between the compressor rotor(s) and the turbine rotor(s), such that the compressor rotor(s) and the turbine rotor(s) are cantilevered. A method of driving a rotatable load of an aircraft is also discussed.