Rotating inlet cowl for a turbine engine, comprising an eccentric forward end
AssigneeSnecma
InventorsMickael DELAPIERRE, Herve Gignoux, Gael Loro, Sylvie Wintenberger
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Abstract
A rotating inlet cowl for a turbine engine includes a rotation axis. The rotating inlet cowl includes a forward cone defining a forward end of the inlet cowl. The forward end is configured to be eccentric relative to the rotation axis of the inlet cowl. Furthermore, the forward cone is truncated by a truncation surface defining the forward end of the inlet cowl.
Claims10
A rotating inlet cowl of a gas turbine engine, the inlet cowl including a rotation axis and comprising:
- a forward cone defining a forward end of the inlet cowl,
- wherein the forward end is configured to be eccentric relative to the rotation axis of the inlet cowl,
- wherein the forward cone is truncated by a truncation surface defining the forward end of the inlet cowl, and
- wherein the forward cone includes an axis parallel to and coincident with the rotation axis of the inlet cowl.
A rotating inlet cowl of a gas turbine engine, the inlet cowl including a rotation axis and comprising:
- a forward cone defining a forward end of the inlet cowl,
- wherein the forward end is configured to be eccentric relative to the rotation axis of the inlet cowl,
- wherein the forward cone is truncated by a truncation surface defining the forward end of the inlet cowl, and
- wherein the truncation surface is approximately a plane that is inclined relative to a plane orthogonal to the rotation axis of the inlet cowl.
A rotating inlet cowl of a gas turbine engine, the inlet cowl including a rotation axis and comprising:
- a forward cone defining a forward end of the inlet cowl,
- wherein the forward end is configured to be eccentric relative to the rotation axis of the inlet cowl,
- wherein the forward cone is truncated by a truncation surface defining the forward end of the inlet cowl, and
- wherein the forward cone is forward from a rear shroud.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.