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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Nikolas Wiedemann, Derby, GB;
Yi Wang, Nottingham, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/12 (2006.01); F02C 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/00 (2013.01); F01D 25/12 (2013.01); F02C 7/185 (2013.01); Y02T 50/675 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluid supply system for a rotary machine, the system includes a rotor assembly with an array of blades arranged to be driven about a primary axis to provide propulsive thrust in use, each blade having a longitudinal axis, the rotor assembly including a casing structure, wherein the casing structure is rotatable in unison with the blades about the primary axis; and a directional fluid intake, the intake being rotatably mounted at an outer surface of the casing structure about a second axis which is angularly offset from the primary axis and which is offset from and independent of the longitudinal axis of the blade.