Cross-sectional profile for the struts or the fairing of struts and service lines of a turbofan engine
AssigneeRolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
InventorCarsten Clemen
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Abstract
The aerodynamically shaped, symmetrical cross-sectional profile for the struts or the fairing (7) of struts and service lines in the bypass duct and the core-flow duct of a turbofan engine is defined by a course of the local thickness (T) and a position of maximum thickness (PMT) on both sides over the central chord (C) extending from the leading edge (LE) to the trailing edge (TE) of the strut or fairing (7). In order to avoid flow separations the course of the local thickness (T) between the position of maximum thickness (PMT) and a trailing-edge position (PTE), which is at 95 percent of the chord length, has a first turning point (WP1) with a trailing-edge thickness (TET) and a subsequent second turning point (WP2).
Claims5
An aerodynamically shaped, symmetrical cross-sectional profile for at least one chosen from a strut, a fairing of a strut and a service line positioned in at least one chosen from a bypass duct and a core-flow duct of a turbofan engine,
- wherein the profile is defined by a course of a local thickness (T) and a position (PMT) of maximum thickness (MT) on both sides over a central chord (C) extending from a leading edge (LE) to a trailing edge (TE) of the at least one chosen from the strut, the fairing of a strut and the service line,
- wherein, in order to avoid flow separations, the course of the local thickness (T) between the position of maximum thickness (PMT) and a certain trailing-edge position (PTE) has a first turning point (WP1), and a subsequent second turning point (WP2), with the trailing-edge position (PTE) being positioned at approximately 95% of a length of the chord (C) and having a trailing-edge thickness (TET);
- the profile including:
- a first zone from the leading edge (LE) to the position of maximum thickness (PMT);
- a second zone from the position of maximum thickness (PMT) to the first turning point (WP1) where the course of the local thickness (T) has a second gradient;
- a third zone from the first turning point (WP1) to the second turning point (WP2) where the course of the local thickness (T) has a third gradient differing from the second gradient;
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- a fourth zone from the second turning point (WP2) to the trailing-edge position (PTE) where the course of the local thickness (T) has an increasingly negative gradient as compared to the third gradient.
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