A propulsion system includes a drive shaft movable about an axis of rotation, a fan, a fan shaft that drives the fan, and a reduction device coupling the drive shaft and the fan shaft. The reduction device has first and second reduction stages and includes a sun gear, centered on the axis and driven by the drive shaft, a ring gear that is coaxial with the sun gear and that drives the fan shaft about the axis, and planet gears distributed circumferentially about the axis between the sun gear and the ring gear. Each planet gear includes a first portion meshed with the sun gear and a second portion meshed with the ring gear. A diameter of the first portion is different from a diameter of the second portion, and the first portion of the planet gears extend between the second portion of the planet gears and the fan.

A blade pivot of adjustable orientation for a turbomachine fan hub includes: a block having a retaining device configured to retain a fan blade root and a coupling device for the transmission of a torque; a ball type rolling bearing for taking up centrifugal forces having an inner ring; a clamping nut screwed onto an external thread of the block in order to clamp the inner ring of the ball type rolling bearing for taking up centrifugal forces to the block; a rolling bearing for taking up transverse forces; a pitch setting transmission ring positioned inside the inner radial end of the block and equipped with a coupling device cooperating with the coupling device of the block, and a device for locking the pitch setting transmission ring on the block.

The variable vane arm mechanism can have an actuator ring defined around a main axis, a set of vanes having a plurality of vanes circumferentially distributed around the main axis, each vane having a vane axis extending from an inner end to an outer end and being rotatable around the vane axis, each vane having a vane arm, a plurality of pins circumferentially distributed around a main axis, slide blocks engaged with corresponding ones of the pins in a manner to rotate around the pins, and guide slots having a length extending away from corresponding ones of the vane axes, each guide slot slidingly receiving a corresponding slide block.

A propeller control unit (PCU) has: a pitch angle actuator; a valve operable to selectively fluidly connect the pitch angle actuator with a source of oil for controlling pitch angles of blades of a propeller and with a drain line for draining oil out of the pitch angle actuator for feathering the blades; and a bypass line having an inlet hydraulically between the valve and an inlet of the drain line, the bypass line having an outlet hydraulically between the inlet of the drain line and an outlet of the drain line.

A vane assembly for a turbomachine includes a variable vane (10-15), the vane having at least one first, in particular plane or curved, engagement surface (11; 11′) for clamping, in particular without play, an actuator (20) of the vane assembly for adjustment of the vane, this first engagement surface not being inclined toward a longitudinal axis (L) of the vane or being inclined toward it by no more than 15°, and/or the vane assembly including a clamp (30; 31) for clamping the actuator against the first engagement surface by at least partially elastically compressing the clamp transversely to the longitudinal axis of the vane and/or by advancing the clamp in a clamp direction (S) that forms an angle of at least 45° with the longitudinal axis of the vane.

An electric power dissipater assembly for an electrically-actuated turbocharger that includes: a power switch configured to be electrically connected to an electric power output of an electrically-actuated turbocharger; at least one resistor that is electrically connected to the power switch such that, when the power switch is in a closed position and connected to the electric power output, the at least one resistor is electrically coupled to the electric power output so that electric power provided by the electrical power output is received at and dissipated by the at least one resistor; a controller that controls whether the power switch is in the closed position or an open position; and a substrate that is physically coupled to the at least one resistor and that includes a coolant path that is used to cool the at least one resistor when coolant is received within the coolant path.

A variable-pitch bladed disc including a plurality of blades, each at a variable pitch in relation to a rotation axis of the blade and each having a root, the plurality of blades including at least one first blade and at least one second blade, a plurality of rotor connecting shafts, each having a root and a tip, each root being mounted at the tip of a corresponding rotor connecting shaft by way of a pivot so as to allow each blade to rotate about the blade rotation axis, the first blade having a first blade inclination, such that the first blade is inclined in a fixed manner with respect to the blade rotation axis of the first blade, and the second blade having a second blade inclination different from the first blade inclination.

A casing for a bearing of a gas turbine engine includes a shaft extending along an axial direction. The casing includes an attachment feature at a radially outermost portion of the casing. The attachment feature is configured to be coupled to a static frame of the gas turbine engine. The casing further includes a plurality of support arms extend from the attachment feature to a radially innermost portion of the casing. At least one support arm of the plurality of support arms defines an internal cavity. Further, the radially innermost portion of the casing is configured to be coupled to an outer race of the bearing. The casing additionally includes a reinforcing member housed at least partially within the internal cavity of at least one support arm. Moreover, the reinforcing member includes a shape memory alloy material.

A turbomachine module with a longitudinal axis comprising an unducted propeller rotated about the longitudinal axis and at least one straightener. The module includes a plurality of unducted variable-pitch stator blades extending along a radial axis, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, from a fixed casing. The module includes a first stator blade pitch-changing system. The pitch-changing system includes at least one first control that includes a first fixed body connected to the fixed casing and a first body which is axially mobile in relation to the first fixed body and at least one first joining mechanism joining each stator blade to the first mobile body of the first control. The first joining mechanism includes: a joining ring centered on the longitudinal axis, joined to the feet of each stator blade and at least one lever joined, on one hand, to the joining ring and, on the other hand, to the first mobile body of the first control.

The variable vane arm mechanism can have an actuator ring defined around a main axis, a set of vanes having a plurality of vanes circumferentially distributed around the main axis, each vane having a vane axis extending from an inner end to an outer end and being rotatable around the vane axis, each vane having a vane arm, a plurality of pins circumferentially distributed around a main axis, slide blocks engaged with corresponding ones of the pins in a manner to rotate around the pins, and guide slots having a length extending away from corresponding ones of the vane axes, each guide slot slidingly receiving a corresponding slide block.