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US 2015/0315922 A1Published application
Gas turbine engine with reinforced spinner
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsJames T. Roach, Grant O. Cook, III, Colin J. Kling, James F. O'Brien, Shari L. Bugaj
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Abstract
A spinner for a gas turbine engine comprises an outer shell for defining an airflow path when mounted in a gas turbine engine. An inner surface is provided with a plurality of webs. A gas turbine engine and a fan section for a gas turbine engine are also disclosed.
Claims24
A spinner for a gas turbine engine comprising:
- an outer shell for defining an airflow path when mounted in a gas turbine engine;
- and
- an inner surface, said inner surface being provided with a plurality of webs.
A fan section for a gas turbine engine comprising:
- a fan rotor carrying a plurality of fan blades and a spinner, and
- said spinner having an outer shell for defining an airflow path when mounted in a gas turbine engine, and an inner surface, said inner surface being provided with a plurality of webs.
A gas turbine engine comprising:
- a fan, a compressor and a turbine, the fan including a fan rotor carrying a plurality of fan blades and a spinner;
- and
- said spinner having an outer surface for defining an airflow path when mounted in a gas turbine engine, and an inner surface, said inner surface being provided with a plurality of webs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.