B64D2033/0286

Methods and apparatus to detect air flow separation of an engine

A turbine engine including a fan, a nacelle circumscribing at least the fan, a compressor section downstream of the fan, and a conduit defined, at least in part, by the nacelle. The conduit includes a first opening at the compressor section, a second opening downstream of the fan and upstream of the compressor section, and a third opening upstream of the fan. Pressure sensors coupled to the nacelle are communicatively coupled to at least one actuator. The at least one actuator can adjust airflow between the first opening and the second opening, or between the first opening and the third opening. The pressure sensors can provide outputs for generating commands that control the at least one actuator.

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE DEVICE FOR CLEANING A NACELLE AIR INTAKE BY SPRAYING A CLEANING LIQUID
20230166869 · 2023-06-01 ·

An aircraft propulsion assembly includes a power unit, a nacelle positioned around the power unit, and a cleaning device configured to remove insect residue and in order to maintain optimal aerodynamic characteristics. This cleaning device is configured to spread at least a cleaning liquid over an exterior and forward region of the air intake of the nacelle, the cleaning liquid being entrained by a high-speed airflow generated by the power unit and acting as a high-pressure water jet to encourage the removal of the insect residue.

ATTACHMENT RING INSULATOR SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND ASSEMBLIES
20230167774 · 2023-06-01 · ·

An inner barrel may comprise: a perforated top sheet; a backskin; a core disposed between the perforated top sheet and the backskin; and an insulator coupled to the backskin, the insulator comprising a polymeric material.

Dimpled Naccelle Inner Surface for Heat Transfer Improvement
20170314412 · 2017-11-02 ·

An apparatus for improving heat transfer through a leading portion of an aircraft engine. The apparatus includes a wall that is defined by the leading portion. A surface is defined by the wall and the surface defines a channel through the leading portion of the aircraft engine. A source for a fluid that is fluidly connected to the channel. Pits are defined in the surface of the channel such that the bleed air can flow across the pits.

Aircraft nacelle comprising a deformable connection between an air intake and a power plant
09803547 · 2017-10-31 · ·

An aircraft nacelle comprising a first duct secured to an air intake and a second duct secured to a power plant. The two ducts are arranged end-to-end and connected by a connection. The connection comprises a bracket which extends between a first region for connecting to the power plant and a second region for connecting to the air intake, and which comprises a J-shaped profile in longitudinal planes, having at least one curved portion offset towards the outside of the nacelle with respect to the connecting regions.

NACELLE SHORT INLET
20170298954 · 2017-10-19 ·

A fan assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a fan including a plurality of fan blades. Each fan blade extends radially outwardly from a fan hub to a blade tip. The plurality of blade tips define a fan diameter. A nacelle surrounds the fan and defines a fan inlet upstream of the fan, relative to an airflow direction into the fan. The nacelle has a forwardmost edge defining an inlet length from the forwardmost edge to a leading edge of a fan blade of the plurality of fan blades. A ratio of inlet length to fan diameter is between 0.20 and 0.45. A nacelle inner surface defines a nacelle flowpath. The nacelle flowpath has a convex throat portion and a concave diffusion portion between the throat portion and the leading edge of the fan blade at a bottommost portion of the nacelle.

Propulsion assembly comprising a duct for feeding the gas generator in an inter-duct casing

Propulsion assembly comprising: an inner casing (13); an outer casing (3); an inter-duct casing (15) delimiting a primary duct (12) between the inner casing (13) and an outer wall (14), and a secondary duct (16) between the outer casing (3) and an outer wall (17); a fan capable of generating an air flow (24) circulating from downstream to upstream in the secondary duct (16); the assembly further comprising: at least one duct (27) for bleeding air from said flow (24), this bleed duct (27) comprising an inlet port (28) in the outer wall (17) and an outlet port (29) in the inner wall (14); an outer flap (30) movable between an open position and a closed position of the inlet port (28); an inner flap (31) movable between an open position and a closed position of the outlet port (29).

Gas turbine engine compression system
11242155 · 2022-02-08 · ·

A gas turbine engine has a compression system radius ratio defined as the ratio of the radius of the tip of a fan blade to the radius of the tip of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 5 to 9. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.

INLET ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBOFAN ENGINE
20170233090 · 2017-08-17 ·

A nacelle for a turbofan engine includes a fan case, an inner barrel and a nose lip generally concentrically disposed about an axis. The inner barrel projects forward from and is engaged to the fan case at a first split line. The nose lip is engaged to the inner barrel at a second split line, and extends substantially radially outward directly from the second split line, then substantially axially rearward to the fan cowl as one unitary piece.

AIR INTAKE OF AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE NACELLE

Disclosed is an air intake of an aircraft turbine engine nacelle having a lip, a downstream portion and an internal partition separating the lip and the downstream portion, the lip delimiting an annular recess, the downstream portion having a downstream inner wall and a downstream outer wall, the air intake having an injection channel for injecting a hot air stream into the annular recess, a passage opening formed in the internal partition, an outlet opening formed in the downstream outer wall and a discharge channel for discharging the hot air stream mounted in the downstream portion and having a first end connected to the internal partition, a second end connected to the downstream outer wall and a main body having at least one flexible portion.