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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2013
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Edward J. Gallagher, West Hartford, CT (US);
Glen E. Potter, Vernon, CT (US);
Barry M. Ford, Middletown, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F01D 1/02 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01); F02C 3/107 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/04 (2013.01); F01D 1/023 (2013.01); F01D 5/021 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); F02C 3/107 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F01D 5/141 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49323 (2015.01);
Abstract
A fan exit guide vane assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of guide vanes having a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The vanes further include a span extending between a root and tip with a stagger angle defined as an angle between a longitudinal axis parallel to an engine axis of rotation and a line connecting the leading edge and the trailing edge that is less than about 15°.