Low noise turbine for gas turbine engine
AssigneesRtx Corporation, MTU Aero Engines AG
InventorsBruce L. Morin, Detlef Korte
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AssigneesRtx Corporation, MTU Aero Engines AG
InventorsBruce L. Morin, Detlef Korte
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An aircraft system includes, among other things, an aircraft and a gas turbine engine coupled to the aircraft. The gas turbine engine includes propulsor means for providing propulsion, compression means for compressing airflow from the propulsor means, reduction means for reducing a rotational speed of an output that drives the propulsor means, and expansion means for driving the input of the reduction means. The expansion means includes a number of turbine blades in each of a plurality of rows, with the turbine blades operating at least some of the time at a rotational speed, and the number of blades and the rotational speed being such that the following formula holds true for at least one of the blade rows of the second turbine: 5500 Hz≤(number of blades×speed)/60 sec≤10000 Hz. The gas turbine engine is rated to produce 15,000 pounds of thrust or more. A method of operating an aircraft system is also disclosed.
An aircraft system comprising:
A method of operating an aircraft system including an aircraft and a gas turbine engine coupled to the aircraft, the gas turbine engine including propulsor means, reduction means, first compression means, second compression means, first expansion means, and second expansion means, and the method comprising:
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