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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2021
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Richard G Stretton, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, GB;
Michael C Willmot, Sheffield, GB;
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Abstract
A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an engine core including an engine core, a turbine, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor, the turbine comprising a lowest pressure rotor stage, the turbine having a turbine diameter at the lowest pressure rotor stage. A fan located upstream of the engine core, the fan comprising a plurality of fan blades extending from a hub, the hub and fan blades together defining a fan face having a fan face area and a fan tip radius. A ratio of the fan tip radius to the turbine diameter at the lowest pressure rotor stage is in the range from 1.2 to 2.0.