Gas turbine engine with inertial particle separator
AssigneePratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
InventorsRoberto Marrano, François Bisson
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AssigneePratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
InventorsRoberto Marrano, François Bisson
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An inertial particle separator (IPS) has: a main duct having an inlet fluidly connected to an environment outside of the aircraft engine, the main duct having a first segment and a second segment, the first segment extending longitudinally away from the inlet and vertically toward an elbow, the second segment extending vertically and longitudinally away from the elbow, the main duct having a concave side and a convex side; two inlet ducts extending from the concave side of the main duct, the two inlet ducts extending laterally away from one another and vertically away from the elbow; and a bypass duct communicating with the main duct, an intersection between the bypass duct and the main duct defining a splitter, the bypass duct extending along the longitudinal direction and laterally between the two inlet ducts, the two inlet ducts and the bypass duct extending vertically away from one another.
An inertial particle separator (IPS) for fluid communication with an engine inlet of an aircraft engine, the IPS defining a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction normal to the longitudinal direction, and a vertical direction normal to both of the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction, comprising:
A method of separating particles with an inertial particle separator (IPS) of an aircraft engine, the IPS having a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction normal to the longitudinal direction, and a vertical direction normal to both of the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction, comprising:
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