Aircraft dual-flow turbine engine assembly, the assembly being equipped with incidence-controlled air discharge fins

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12480452-B2
Application number	US-202118251290-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 2, 2021
Priority date	Nov 3, 2020
Publication date	Nov 25, 2025
Grant date	Nov 25, 2025

Abstract

An aircraft dual-flow turbine engine assembly includes: an internal shroud for externally delimiting a primary flow path of the turbine engine gases; an external shroud for internally delimiting a secondary flow path of the turbine engine gas; and at least one air discharge duct extending between the internal shroud and the external shroud, the air discharge duct opening into the secondary flow path through an outlet orifice equipped with discharge fins. At least some of the discharge fins are movably mounted so as to be able to be incidence-control between a propulsion position, and a reverse thrust position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An aircraft dual-flow turbine engine assembly, comprising:
an inner shell configured to externally define a primary flow path of primary flow of an aircraft dual-flow turbine engine; an outer shell configured to internally define a secondary flow path of secondary flow of the aircraft dual-flow turbine engine; an air discharge duct extending between the inner shell and the outer shell, the air discharge duct opening into the secondary flow path through an outlet orifice equipped with discharge fins, wherein the discharge fins are movably mounted so as to be able to be incidence-controlled between a propulsion position, and a thrust reversal position, wherein pitch axes of the discharge fins are arranged on a straight line; wherein the aircraft dual-flow turbine engine assembly is designed to move the discharge fins in the propulsion position, such that a first discharge air flow, from the primary flow, is introduced into the secondary flow path from the outlet orifice along a first introduction direction comprising a first axial component from upstream to downstream, axially co-current with the secondary flow flowing in the secondary flow path of the aircraft dual-flow turbine engine in a normal propulsion configuration, wherein the aircraft dual-flow turbine engine assembly is also designed to move the discharge fins in the thrust reversal position, such that a second discharge air flow, from the primary flow, is introduced into the secondary flow path from the outlet orifice along a second introduction direction comprising a second axial component from downstream to upstream, axially co-current with a counter-thrust gas flow flowing in the secondary flow path of the aircraft dual-flow turbine engine in a thrust reversal configuration, wherein in the propulsion position, the discharge fins have first acute pitch angles, oriented in a first direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft dual-flow turbine engine, and wherein in the thrust reversal position, the discharge fins have second acute pitch angles, oriented in a second direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft dual-flow turbine engine, the second direction being opposite to the first direction, and wherein in the thrust reversal position, the discharge fins of the air discharge duct have the second acute pitch angles with at least two different values oriented in the second direction, two end fins located respectively closest to two opposite axial ends of the outlet orifice of the air discharge duct having the second acute pitch angles of values greater than that of at least one other discharge fin located axially between the two end fins.

2 . The aircraft dual-flow turbine engine assembly according to claim 1 , comprising incidence control means of the discharge fins, the incidence control means being at least partially arranged between the inner and outer shell of the aircraft dual-flow turbine engine assembly.

3 . The aircraft dual-flow turbine engine, comprising the aircraft dual-flow turbine engine assembly according to claim 1 .

4 . The aircraft dual-flow turbine engine according to claim 3 , comprising a fan with rotary variable-pitch fan vanes.

5 . The aircraft dual-flow turbine engine according to claim 4 , comprising a drive reduction gear of the fan.

6 . A method for controlling the aircraft dual-flow turbine engine according to claim 3 , comprising:
switching from the propulsion configuration to the thrust reversal configuration including an operation of modifying an incidence of the discharge fins, including moving the discharge fins from the propulsion position thereof to the thrust reversal position thereof, such that the second discharge air flow, from the primary flow, is introduced into the secondary flow path from the outlet orifice along the second introduction direction comprising the second axial component from downstream to upstream, axially co-current with the counter-thrust gas flow flowing in the secondary flow path of the aircraft dual-flow turbine engine in the thrust reversal configuration.

7 . The aircraft dual-flow turbine engine assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the discharge fins have a symmetrical shape.

8 . The aircraft dual-flow turbine engine assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the discharge fins have a non-symmetrical shape.

9 . The aircraft dual-flow turbine engine according to claim 3 , wherein the aircraft dual-flow turbine assembly is arranged axially between a low-pressure compressor and a high-pressure compressor.

Assignees

• Safran Aircraft Engines

Inventors

• Lebeault Eva Julie
• Chanez Philippe Gérard

Classifications

• F05D2270/051

  Thrust · CPC title

• F05D2260/60

  Fluid transfer · CPC title

• F05D2240/128

  Nozzles · CPC title

• F05D2220/323

  for aircraft propulsion, e.g. jet engines · CPC title

• F02K1/74

  Reversing at least one flow in relation to at least one other flow in a plural- flow engine · CPC title