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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Alfred M. Stern, Manchester, CT (US);
Inventor:
Alfred M. Stern, Manchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 3/10 (2013.01); F05D 2260/96 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method of reducing noise caused by jet engines is provided. The method comprises the steps of using the afterburner to heat the exhaust gas flow while simultaneously reducing power to the core engine. Together these two operations reduce the pressure of the exhaust gas in the nozzle area while holding the exhaust gas velocity constant, which maintains engine thrust while decreasing engine noise. The method may be supplemented by altering the location of the afterburner flames to create an inverted exhaust velocity profile, thereby decreasing engine noise even further.