A method is provided of operating a single unducted rotor engine, the single unducted rotor engine comprising a single stage of unducted rotor blades. The method includes operating the single unducted rotor engine to define a flight speed, V.sub.0, in a length unit per second and an angular speed, n, in revolutions per second, the single stage of unducted rotor blades defining a diameter, D, in the length unit; wherein operating the single unducted rotor engine comprises operating the single unducted rotor engine to define an advance ratio greater than 3.8 while operating the single unducted rotor engine at a net efficiency of at least 0.8, the advance ratio defined by the equation V.sub.0/(nD).

A turbine containment arrangement includes a turbine rotor rotatable about a turbine axis and a casing. The casing extends radially outward of the turbine rotor and includes an outer ring, an inner ring, and a plurality of fins. The inner ring is disposed radially inward from and co-axially with the outer ring and the turbine axis. The outer ring and the inner ring form an annular gap extending therebetween. The plurality of fins is disposed between the outer ring and the inner ring and extends at least partially circumferentially and radially therebetween. The plurality of fins is monolithically formed with the inner and outer rings.

A containment for a gas turbine engine, the containment comprising: a plurality of acoustic panels angularly arranged around a central longitudinal axis of the containment, each forming part of an annular acoustic liner. Each acoustic panel comprises: a core of cellular material comprising a plurality of elongate cells which are elongate along respective cell directions, wherein each of the elongate cells is circumferentially inclined relative to a local radial direction such that the cell direction has a circumferential component and a radial component relative to the central longitudinal axis; at least one axially-extending panel side wall which is circumferentially inclined relative to a local radial direction such that, in a plane normal to the central longitudinal axis, the panel side wall has a circumferential component and a radial component. Each acoustic panel radially overlaps with another at adjacent panel side walls, with respect to a local radial direction extending through the adjacent panel side walls. Accordingly each acoustic panel is removable from between adjacent overlapping acoustic panels along a removal path which has substantially no axial component.

The present invention relates to a turbine module for a turbomachine, comprising a first flow bypass structure and a second flow bypass structure, said flow bypass structures being arranged in a hot gas duct, which is bounded by the turbine module and is designed to convey a hot gas and, namely, being arranged in succession in relation to a longitudinal axis of the turbine module in a direction of rotation, wherein, in relation to the bypass flow in the hot gas duct, the flow bypass structures each have a leading edge, and, downstream thereto, a trailing edge, and the second flow bypass structure is provided as a deflecting blade, wherein the second flow bypass structure has a smaller profile thickness than the first flow bypass structure, and wherein the hot gas duct is enclosed by a radial width.

An airfoil includes an airfoil body having a pressure side and a suction side that each radially extend between a first radial boundary end and a second radial boundary end and each axially extend between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The airfoil body defines a plurality of first skin core passages disposed proximate the suction side and radially extend from the first radial boundary end towards the second radial boundary end, and a plurality of second skin core passages that radially extend toward the second radial boundary end and circumferentially extend towards the suction side proximate the second radial boundary end.

An oil tank for a turbine engine comprising a closed enclosure having the shape of an arc of circle adapted to receive oil, with the enclosure having a lower portion and an upper portion at a distance from each other, and an oil level control device in the enclosure, wherein the oil level control device comprises a first sensor positioned in the lower portion of the enclosure so as to control the oil level, and a second sensor separate from the first sensor and positioned in the upper portion of the enclosure so as to control the oil level.

A control ring for a stage of variable-pitch vanes for a turbine engine includes at least one member for bearing on a casing and means for fixing the member. The member includes a bushing with an axial bore for the passage of the member or an element for supporting the member. A through-slot opens into the bore and allows for substantial radial deformation of the bushing. The member further includes an outer thread for screwing the bushing into a complementary thread of a hole in the body, thereby deforming the bushing. The member or support can be mounted and moved inside the bore, to a second position, in which the bushing is radially constrained and is tightly mounted on the member or support, which is thus immobilized in relation to the bushing.

An inter stage seal housing for a turbine engine having upper and lower half inter stage seal housings in which a contact sealing surface of the seal housing is restored after an interval of engine operation. The contact sealing surface is restored by fitting a replaceable wear strip on the downstream sealing surface of the seal housing. In order to fit the replaceable wear strip, a circumferential groove is machined along an outer peripheral edge of the seal housing. The groove is machined to include axial location and radial retention such that the wear strips can be slid into the upper half and lower half inter stage seal housing circumferentially from the horizontal joint. The groove includes through holes and the wear strips include corresponding threaded holes such that the wear strips can be fastened in the groove by fasteners and fastener retention hardware.

A turbine guide apparatus for a turbine or a compressor with a rotor having a number of guide blades arranged on the rotor in the circumferential direction following one another at a non-equidistant, irregular interval .sub.i,i+1, wherein .sub.i,i+1 each defines the interval of two guide blades directly following one another in the circumferential direction.

An exemplary gas turbine engine includes a turbine section and a fan mechanically connected to the turbine section such that rotation of the turbine drives rotation of the fan. The fan includes a hub, a plurality of blade bodies extending radially outward from the hub to a first partial shroud, and a plurality of blade tips extending radially outward from the partial shroud.