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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Joseph B Cooper, Bristol, GB;
Lawrence M T Bigg, Sheffield, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F02K 99/00 (2009.01); F02C 3/06 (2006.01); F02C 7/00 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 99/00 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); F02C 3/06 (2013.01); F02C 7/00 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F05D 2230/51 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01); F05D 2230/80 (2013.01); F05D 2260/83 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of replacing a module in a modular gas turbine engine having a first fan module; a first propulsor module including an engine core and a gearbox; and a first fan case module having a fan case; includes the steps of: disassembling the gas turbine engine, replacing one of the fan module, propulsor module or fan case module with a replacement fan module, a replacement propulsor module or a replacement fan case module, the replacement module, having the same configuration as the first module; and reassembling the gas turbine engine using the replacement module.