F02C7/20

Method and adapter structure for installing a compressor and a gas turbine

A method for installing a compressor and a gas turbine of a first type at a position of an existing power plant where previously a compressor and a gas turbine of a second type were installed on a foundation specially designed for the second type. The two types differ from each other at least with respect to the position and/or the number of anchoring points at which the compressor and the gas turbine are connected to the foundation via support structures. The installation of the new compressor and the new gas turbine is carried out using an adapter structure on the existing foundation. A corresponding adapter structure is provided.

OUTSIDE FIT FLANGE FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE
20230003141 · 2023-01-05 ·

A component of an aircraft engine includes an annular flange disposed about a radially outer surface of the component. the annular flange includes an annular wall extending radially outwardly from the radially outer surface of the component. The annular wall includes radially-extending supports circumferentially spaced apart and extending radially between the radially outer surface of the component and a circumferentially uninterrupted radially outer rim of the annular wall. The annular wall includes one or more arcuate cutouts defined circumferentially between adjacent radially-extending supports and radially inwards of the radially outer rim of the annular wall. The radially-extending supports include fastener openings defined axially therethrough. A spigot extends axially from the radially outer rim of the annular wall and circumferentially about an entire circumference of the radially outer rim of the annular wall.

OUTSIDE FIT FLANGE FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE
20230003141 · 2023-01-05 ·

A component of an aircraft engine includes an annular flange disposed about a radially outer surface of the component. the annular flange includes an annular wall extending radially outwardly from the radially outer surface of the component. The annular wall includes radially-extending supports circumferentially spaced apart and extending radially between the radially outer surface of the component and a circumferentially uninterrupted radially outer rim of the annular wall. The annular wall includes one or more arcuate cutouts defined circumferentially between adjacent radially-extending supports and radially inwards of the radially outer rim of the annular wall. The radially-extending supports include fastener openings defined axially therethrough. A spigot extends axially from the radially outer rim of the annular wall and circumferentially about an entire circumference of the radially outer rim of the annular wall.

Engine mount system and elements for reduced force transmission and reduced static motion and associated methods
11542023 · 2023-01-03 · ·

Compliant mounting systems, devices, and methods for mounting a vehicle engine to a vehicle structure or base include a top mount, a lower mount, a center trunnion mount, and an aft mount which are configured to react forces transmitted by the engine to the vehicle structure. Metallic and elastomeric elements can provide vibrational and force isolation characteristics. Stops (e.g., snubbing elements) allow for a specific range of motion before internal mount structures contact each other to act as a conventional hard mount. Fluid elements and compressible gas-filled spaces/bladders may be incorporated to provide fluid damping behaviors to complement the metallic and elastomeric elements.

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FRONT ENGINE MOUNT WHICH COMPRISES A TRANSVERSE BEAM WHICH IS PARTIALLY POSITIONED OPPOSITE A FRONT TRANSVERSE REINFORCEMENT OF A PRIMARY STRUCTURE OF A STRUT
20220411086 · 2022-12-29 ·

An aircraft propulsion assembly including a front engine mount including a transverse beam which is connected to the engine via first and second convergent connection rods. This transverse beam includes an upper extension which is at least partially positioned opposite a front transverse reinforcement of the primary structure and which is connected thereto via at least one first connection element and right and left lateral extensions which are positioned at one side and another of the upper extension, each of them being connected via a least one second fixing element to a first wing of a right or left bracket, a second wing of the right or left bracket being connected via at least one third connection element to the primary structure.

Nacelle cowl deflection limiter
11518535 · 2022-12-06 · ·

An assembly is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This assembly includes a nacelle inner structure and a deflection limiter. The nacelle inner structure includes an internal compartment and a cowl. The internal compartment is configured to house a core of a gas turbine engine. The cowl is configured to form an outer radial periphery of the internal compartment. The cowl is also configured to form an outer radial periphery of a compartment exhaust to the internal compartment at an aft end of the cowl. The deflection limiter is attached to the cowl. The deflection limiter is configured to limit radial outward movement of the cowl.

Geared turbofan engine mount arrangement

A gas turbine engine for an aircraft comprising an engine core comprising a turbine, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a fan located upstream of the engine core, the fan comprising a plurality of fan blades; a gearbox that receives an input from the core shaft and outputs drive to the fan so as to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the core shaft, and a front mount and a rear mount, the front and rear mounts being configured to connect the gas turbine engine to the aircraft, wherein the front mount is coupled to a casing of the engine core and the front mount is located at substantially the same axial position as a centre of gravity (CG) of the gas turbine engine or forward of the centre of gravity of the gas turbine engine.

Geared turbofan engine mount arrangement

A gas turbine engine for an aircraft comprising an engine core comprising a turbine, a compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine to the compressor; a fan located upstream of the engine core, the fan comprising a plurality of fan blades; a gearbox that receives an input from the core shaft and outputs drive to the fan so as to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the core shaft, and a front mount and a rear mount, the front and rear mounts being configured to connect the gas turbine engine to the aircraft, wherein the front mount is coupled to a casing of the engine core and the front mount is located at substantially the same axial position as a centre of gravity (CG) of the gas turbine engine or forward of the centre of gravity of the gas turbine engine.

Upper axial retention for a cascade-type thrust reverser with sliding vanes of D-shaped structure
11512641 · 2022-11-29 · ·

A nacelle for use in an aircraft having a turbojet engine (the turbojet engine including a fan casing and a suspension pylon) includes a D-shaped structure downstream section embedding a thrust reverser device. The D-shaped structure downstream section includes a movable cascades vane. The D-shaped structure downstream section also includes two D-shaped half-structures each having an outer half-cowl movable in translation along a longitudinal axis, a connector between the cascades vane and the outer half-cowl, a twelve o'clock half-bifurcation, an inner half-structure defining an inner portion of the annular flow path, and a twelve o'clock half-beam mounted on the twelve o'clock half-bifurcation articulated on the pylon. The nacelle further includes an axial retention device of the downstream section of the nacelle, relative to the turbojet engine, configured to provide a connection defining an axial retention between the twelve o'clock half-beam and a fixed element of the fan casing.

Upper axial retention for a cascade-type thrust reverser with sliding vanes of D-shaped structure
11512641 · 2022-11-29 · ·

A nacelle for use in an aircraft having a turbojet engine (the turbojet engine including a fan casing and a suspension pylon) includes a D-shaped structure downstream section embedding a thrust reverser device. The D-shaped structure downstream section includes a movable cascades vane. The D-shaped structure downstream section also includes two D-shaped half-structures each having an outer half-cowl movable in translation along a longitudinal axis, a connector between the cascades vane and the outer half-cowl, a twelve o'clock half-bifurcation, an inner half-structure defining an inner portion of the annular flow path, and a twelve o'clock half-beam mounted on the twelve o'clock half-bifurcation articulated on the pylon. The nacelle further includes an axial retention device of the downstream section of the nacelle, relative to the turbojet engine, configured to provide a connection defining an axial retention between the twelve o'clock half-beam and a fixed element of the fan casing.