Reheat assembly for a gas turbine engine
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorAshley J. POWELL
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Abstract
There is provided a reheat assembly for a gas turbine engine. The reheat assembly comprises a jetpipe casing, a support duct, a plurality of fuel discharge ports, and a fuel distribution passageway. The jetpipe casing comprises a reheat core section and a reheat bypass section. The support duct radially separates the reheat core section and the reheat bypass section. Each fuel discharge port is configured to discharge fuel received from the fuel distribution passageway. The fuel distribution passageway is defined by an interior channel embedded within the support duct.
Claims17
A reheat assembly for a gas turbine engine, the reheat assembly comprising:
- a jetpipe casing comprising a reheat core section and a reheat bypass section;
- a support duct radially separating the reheat core section and the reheat bypass section;
- a plurality of fuel discharge ports;
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- a fuel distribution passageway;
- wherein each fuel discharge port is configured to discharge fuel received from the fuel distribution passageway;
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- wherein the fuel distribution passageway is defined by an interior channel embedded within the support duct.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.