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US 6,647,707 B2Granted
Nested core gas turbine engine
OwnerSudarshan Paul Devinventor
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Abstract
A gas turbine engine comprising a combustion chamber section, a turbine section, and a compressor section. The turbine section surrounds the combustion chamber and the compressor section surrounds the turbine section.
Claims72
An air breathing gas turbine engine comprising:
- a combustion chamber section;
- a turbine section surrounding the combustion chamber section so that the combustion chamber section is nested at least in part within the turbine section, a rotor portion of the turbine section forming at least part of the combustion chamber section;
- and
- a compressor section surrounding the turbine section;
- wherein the compressor section has two or more spools, capable of rotation independent of one another.
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An air breathing gas turbine engine comprising:
- a combustion chamber section;
- a turbine section surrounding the combustion chamber section so that at least part of the combustion chamber section is nested within the turbine section;
- and
- a compressor section surrounding the turbine section so that at least part of the turbine section is nested within the compressor section,
- wherein compressor blades of a second compressor stage of the compressor section and turbine blades of a second turbine stage of the turbine section are mounted on a second rotor of the turbine engine, a second rotor portion having at least part of the turbine second stage thereon forming at least part of the combustion chamber section.
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An air breathing gas turbine engine comprising:
- an outer casing;
- a first rotor located in the outer casing;
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- a second rotor located in the outer casing;
- wherein the first rotor has a first compression portion and a first turbine portion, the first compression portion substantially surrounding the turbine portion of the first rotor so that the first turbine portion is substantially nested in the first compression portion, and the second rotor has a second compression portion and a second turbine portion, the second turbine portion being located inside the second compression portion of the second rotor so that the second turbine portion is substantially nested in the second compression portion, wherein the second rotor has a combustion chamber portion, the combustion chamber portion of the second rotor being located inside the second turbine portion of the second rotor so that at least part of the combustion chamber portion is nested in the second turbine section.
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A gas turbine engine comprising:
- an outer casing;
- a first rotor located in the outer casing;
- and
- a second rotor located in the outer casing;
- wherein the first rotor has a first compression portion and a first turbine portion, the first compression portion substantially surrounding the turbine portion of the first rotor, wherein the first rotor and second rotor define a compressor section of the turbine engine, a turbine section of the turbine engine, and a combustion chamber section of the turbine engine, and wherein the combustion chamber section is surrounded by the turbine section, and the turbine section is surrounded by the compressor section.
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An air breathing gas turbine engine with a gas generator core comprising:
- a combustion chamber section;
- a gas generator turbine section substantially surrounding the combustion chamber section so that at least part of the combustion chamber section is nested in the turbine section, a rotor portion of the turbine section forming at least part of the combustion chamber section;
- and
- a compressor section substantially surrounding the gas generator turbine section so that at least part of the turbine section is nested in the compressor section,
- wherein the compressor section has two or more spools, capable of rotation independent of one another.
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An air breathing gas turbine engine comprising:
- a combustion chamber section;
- a turbine section surrounding the combustion chamber section so that at least part of the combustion chamber section is nested within the turbine section, a rotor portion of the turbine section forming at least part of the combustion chamber section;
- and
- a compressor section surrounding the turbine section so that at least part of the turbine section is nested within the compressor section;
- wherein the turbine section has two or more spools, capable of rotation independent of one another.
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An air breathing gas turbine engine comprising:
- a combustion chamber section;
- a turbine section surrounding the combustion chamber section so that at least part of the combustion chamber section is nested in the turbine section, a rotor portion of the turbine section forming at least part of the combustion chamber section;
- and
- a compressor section surrounding the turbine section;
- wherein the compressor section has two or more spools, capable of rotation independent of one another, and the turbine section has two or more spools, capable of rotation independent of one another.
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An air breathing gas turbine engine comprising:
- a combustion chamber section;
- a turbine section surrounding the combustion chamber section so that at least part of the combustion chamber section is nested within the turbine section, a rotor portion of the turbine section forming at least part of the combustion chamber section;
- and
- a compressor section surrounding the turbine section;
- wherein the compressor section has two or more spools, capable of rotation independent of one another, and the turbine section has two or more spools, capable of rotation independent of one another, and wherein the first compressor spool is mechanically driven by the first turbine spool, and the second compressor spool is mechanically driven by the second turbine spool.
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An air breathing gas turbine engine with a gas generator core comprising:
- a combustion chamber section;
- a gas generator turbine section substantially surrounding the combustion chamber section 50 that at least part of the combustion chamber section is nested within the turbine section, a rotor portion of the gas generator turbine section forming at least part of the combustion chamber section;
- and
- a compressor section substantially surrounding the gas generator turbine section so that at least part of the turbine section is nested within the compressor section,
- wherein the turbine section has two or more spools, capable of rotation independent of one another.
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An air breathing gas turbine engine with a gas generator core comprising:
- a combustion chamber section;
- a gas generator turbine section substantially surrounding the combustion chamber section so that the combustion chamber section is nested at least in part within the turbine section, a rotor portion of the gas generator turbine section forming at least part of the combustion chamber section;
- and
- a compressor section substantially surrounding the gas generator turbine section so that the turbine section is nested at least in part within the compressor section,
- wherein the compressor section has two or more spools, capable of rotation independent of one another, and the turbine section has two or more spools, capable of rotation independent of one another.
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An air breathing gas turbine engine with a gas generator core comprising:
- a combustion chamber section;
- and
- a gas generator turbine section substantially surrounding the combustion chamber section SO that at least part of the combustion chamber section is nested within the turbine section, a rotor portion of the gas generator turbine section forming at least part of the combustion chamber section;
- and
- a compressor section substantially surrounding the gas generator turbine section so that at least part of the turbine section is nested within the compressor section,
- wherein the compressor section has two or more spools, capable of rotation independent of one another, and the turbine section has two or more spools, capable of rotation independent of one another, and wherein the first compressor spool is mechanically driven by the first turbine spool, and the second compressor spool is mechanically driven by the second turbine spool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.