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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Justin Paul Smith, Montgomery, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 3/107 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 3/107 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F05D 2220/3216 (2013.01); F05D 2220/3219 (2013.01); F05D 2260/4031 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes a low pressure compressor, a high pressure compressor, a turbine, and a gearbox. The high pressure compressor includes a plurality of stages split into a forward portion and an aft portion. One or both of the forward portion and the aft portion of the high pressure compressor are driven by the turbine through a gearbox such that the forward portion and the aft portion may rotate at different speeds.