Turbine engine gearbox
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsMichael E. McCune, Ahmet Kahraman
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AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsMichael E. McCune, Ahmet Kahraman
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A gas turbine engine comprises a fan, and a fan drive turbine rotor. The fan drive turbine drives the fan through a gear reduction. The gear reduction includes at least two double helical gears in meshed engagement. Each of the at least two double helical gears are disposed to rotate about respective axes, and each have a first plurality of gear teeth axially spaced from a second plurality of gear teeth by a spacer. Each of the first plurality of gear teeth has a first end facing the spacer and each of the second plurality of gear teeth has a first end facing the spacer. Each first end of the first plurality of gear teeth is circumferentially offset from each first end of the second plurality of gear teeth.
A gas turbine engine comprising:
A method of designing a gas turbine engine comprising:
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