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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
David John Howard Eames, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 33/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01); F01B 23/00 (2006.01); F02C 9/44 (2006.01); F02C 9/42 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01); B64D 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 23/00 (2013.01); B64D 27/02 (2013.01); F02C 9/42 (2013.01); F02C 9/44 (2013.01); B64D 2027/005 (2013.01); B64D 2027/026 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0293 (2013.01); B64D 2700/6285 (2013.01); B64D 2700/62947 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F05D 2270/13 (2013.01); Y02T 50/64 (2013.01); Y02T 50/66 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft power plant is disclosed having a plurality of bladed rotors in flow communication driven by separate work producing devices. The work producing devices can take a variety of forms including an internal combustion engine and electric motor, for example. The bladed rotors can be associated with an aircraft pylon and can be driven independently to separate operating conditions to provide optimum performance. For example, the bladed rotors can be driven to separate operating conditions that improve a noise signature or performance of the aircraft.