JP5220400B2 - ダクト燃焼式混成流ターボファン - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- F02K1/00—Plants characterised by the form or arrangement of the jet pipe or nozzle; Jet pipes or nozzles peculiar thereto
- F02K1/78—Other construction of jet pipes
- F02K1/82—Jet pipe walls, e.g. liners
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- F02K3/00—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan
- F02K3/02—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber
- F02K3/04—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber the plant including ducted fans, i.e. fans with high volume, low pressure outputs, for augmenting the jet thrust, e.g. of double-flow type
- F02K3/06—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber the plant including ducted fans, i.e. fans with high volume, low pressure outputs, for augmenting the jet thrust, e.g. of double-flow type with front fan
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- F02K3/00—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan
- F02K3/02—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber
- F02K3/04—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber the plant including ducted fans, i.e. fans with high volume, low pressure outputs, for augmenting the jet thrust, e.g. of double-flow type
- F02K3/077—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber the plant including ducted fans, i.e. fans with high volume, low pressure outputs, for augmenting the jet thrust, e.g. of double-flow type the plant being of the multiple flow type, i.e. having three or more flows
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- F02K3/00—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan
- F02K3/08—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan with supplementary heating of the working fluid; Control thereof
- F02K3/105—Heating the by-pass flow
- F02K3/11—Heating the by-pass flow by means of burners or combustion chambers
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- F02K3/00—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan
- F02K3/08—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan with supplementary heating of the working fluid; Control thereof
- F02K3/105—Heating the by-pass flow
- F02K3/115—Heating the by-pass flow by means of indirect heat exchange
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Description
12 ケーシング
14 ファン
16 圧縮機
18 燃焼器
20 高圧タービン
22 低圧タービン
24 外側シャフト
26 内側シャフト
28 コア
30 バイパスダクト
32 ダクトバーナ
34 燃料噴射装置
36 フレームホルダ
38 排気ダクト
40 ミキサ
42 ノズル
44 入口
46 スロート
48 出口
110 別のタービンエンジン
112 ケーシング
114 ファン
116 圧縮機
118 燃焼器
120 高圧タービン
122 低圧タービン
130 バイパスダクト
132 ダクトバーナ
138 排気ダクト
140 ミキサ
142 ノズル
144 入口
146 スロート
148 出口
150 フレード段
152 環状シュラウド
154 外側ダクト
156 内部空間
158 フレードノズル
160 熱交換器
162 管路
164 管路
210 別のタービンエンジン
212 外側環状ケーシング
214 ファン
216 圧縮機
218 燃焼器
220 高圧タービン
222 低圧タービン
228 エンジンコア
230 バイパスダクト
232 ダクトバーナ
238 排気ダクト
242 外側ノズル
243 中心本体
245 内側シュラウド
247 外側シュラウド
250 フレード段
251 シュラウド
254 ファン外側ダクト
266 中空支柱
268 内側ノズル
270 シュラウド
272 プラグ
274 ノズルスロート
276 アクチュエータ
A 軸線
A8 スロート面積
A9 出口平面
E 出口平面
Claims (7)
- (a)出口平面(E)を有し、第1の加圧燃焼ガス流を発生させるように作動可能であるターボ機械コア(28)と、
(b)前記コア(28)の上流に配置されて、該コア(28)からエネルギーを取出しかつ第1の加圧空気流を発生させるようになったファン(14)と、
(c)前記コア(28)を囲みかつ前記ファン(14)から加圧空気流の一部分を受けるバイパスダクト(30)と、
(d)前記出口平面(E)の上流で前記バイパスダクト内に配置されて前記第1の加圧空気流を受けかつ第2の加圧燃焼ガス流を発生させるようになったダクトバーナ(32)と、
(e)前記コア(28)の下流に配置され、前記第1及び第2の加圧燃焼ガス流を受けかつ下流方向に混合流を吐出するように作動可能である排気ダクト(38)と、
(f)前記排気ダクト(38)の下流に配置された可変スロート面積(A8)を有し、且つ、蛇行流路を備える排気ノズル(42)と、
(g)前記第1及び第2の加圧燃焼ガス流を受けかつ前記排気ダクト(38)に前記混合流を吐出するようになったミキサ(40)と
を含み、
前記ミキサ(40)の開口面積が選択的に可変である
ことを特徴とする、ガスタービンエンジン(10)。 - (a)前記バイパスダクト(30)を囲むファン外側ダクト(154)と、
(b)前記ファン外側ダクト(154)内に配置された補助ファン(214)を含みかつ該ファン(214)によって駆動されて第2の加圧空気流を発生させるようになったフレード段(250)と、
(c)前記排気ノズル(142)内に配置されかつ下流方向に前記第2の加圧空気流を吐出するようになったフレードノズル(158)と、
をさらに含む、請求項1記載のガスタービンエンジン(10)。 - 前記排気ノズル(142)の内部空間内に配置された熱交換器(160)をさらに含む、請求項2記載のガスタービンエンジン(10)。
- 前記ダクトバーナ(32)の少なくとも一部分が、前記バイパスダクト(30)内での伸長位置と該バイパスダクト(30)から外の後退位置との間で移動可能である、請求項1記載のガスタービンエンジン(10)。
- (a)出口平面(E)を有し、第1の加圧燃焼ガス流を発生させるように作動可能であるターボ機械コア(28)と、
(b)前記コア(28)の上流に配置されて、該コア(28)からエネルギーを取出しかつ第1の加圧空気流を供給するようになったファン(14)と、
(c)前記コア(28)を囲みかつ前記ファン(14)から加圧空気流の一部分を受けるバイパスダクト(30)と、
(d)前記出口平面(E)の上流で前記バイパスダクト内に配置されて第2の加圧燃焼ガス流を発生させるようになったダクトバーナ(32)と、
(e)前記コア(28)の下流に配置され、前記第1及び第2の加圧燃焼ガス流を受けかつ前記排気ダクト(38)の下流に配置された第1の排気ノズル(42)であって可変スロート面積(A8)を有し且つ蛇行流路を備える第1の排気ノズル(42)を通して下流方向に混合流を吐出するように作動可能である排気ダクト(38)と、
(f)前記バイパスダクト(130)を囲むファン外側ダクト(154)と、
(g)前記ファン外側ダクト(154)内に配置された補助ファン(114)を含みかつ該ファン(114)によって駆動されて第2の加圧空気流を発生させるようになったフレード段(150)と、
(h)前記排気ノズル(42)内に配置されかつ下流方向に前記第2の加圧空気流を吐出するようになった第2の排気ノズル(142)と、
(i)前記第1及び第2の加圧燃焼ガス流を受けかつ前記排気ダクト(38)に前記混合流を吐出するようになったミキサ(40)と
を含み、
前記ミキサ(40)の開口面積が選択的に可変である
ことを特徴とする、ガスタービンエンジン(10)。 - 前記第1の排気ノズル(42)がプラグノズルである、請求項5記載のガスタービンエンジン(10)。
- 前記第1の排気ノズル(42)が、可変出口面積を有する、請求項6記載のガスタービンエンジン(10)。
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