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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2006
Applicant:
Gregory A. Kohlenberg, Meriden, CT (US);
Inventor:
Gregory A. Kohlenberg, Meriden, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gas turbine engine system includes a fan bypass passage (), a core nacelle () having an inner fixed structure () within the fan bypass passage, a passage () extending through the inner fixed structure, and a duct nozzle (). The passage includes an inlet () for receiving a fan airflow (F) from the fan bypass passage and an outlet () for discharging the fan airflow. The duct nozzle includes a variable cross-sectional exit area () for controlling the fan airflow within the passage and is selectively moveable to influence the variable cross-sectional exit area.