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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2004
Gabriel L. Suciu, Glastonbury, CT (US);
James W. Norris, Lebanon, CT (US);
Brian Merry, Andover, CT (US);
Gabriel L. Suciu, Glastonbury, CT (US);
James W. Norris, Lebanon, CT (US);
Brian Merry, Andover, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A non-metallic tailcone () in a tip turbine engine includes a tapered wall structure disposed () about a central axis. The non-metallic tailcone is fastened to a structural frame () in the aft portion of the tip turbine engine. The tip turbine engine produces a first temperature gas stream from a first output source and a second temperature gas stream from a second output source. The second temperature gas stream is a lower temperature than the first temperature gas stream. The second temperature gas stream is discharged at an inner diameter of the tip turbine engine over an outer surface of the tailcone. Discharging the cooler second temperature gas stream at the inner diameter allows a non-metallic to be used to form the tailcone.