Low noise compressor and turbine for geared turbofan engine
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F02C-007/24
F02C-003/10
G01P-003/48
F02K-003/06
F01D-005/12
F01D-005/02
F02C-007/32
출원번호
US-0270027
(2016-09-20)
등록번호
US-9733266
(2017-08-15)
발명자
/ 주소
Topol, David A.
Morin, Bruce L.
Korte, Detlef
출원인 / 주소
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
대리인 / 주소
Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
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A gas turbine engine has a fan, a turbine section having a first turbine including a first turbine rotor, a compressor rotor, and a gear reduction configured to effect a reduction in a speed of the fan relative to an input speed from the first turbine rotor. Each of the compressor rotor and the firs
A gas turbine engine has a fan, a turbine section having a first turbine including a first turbine rotor, a compressor rotor, and a gear reduction configured to effect a reduction in a speed of the fan relative to an input speed from the first turbine rotor. Each of the compressor rotor and the first turbine rotor includes a number of blades in each of a plurality of blade rows, the number of blades configured to operate 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 a majority of the blade rows of the first turbine rotor, but does not hold true for any of the blade rows of the compressor rotor: (number of blades×rotational speed)/60≧5500, and the rotational speed being an approach speed in revolutions per minute.
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1. A gas turbine engine comprising: a fan;a turbine section having a first turbine including a first turbine rotor;a compressor rotor;a gear reduction configured to effect a reduction in a speed of the fan relative to an input speed from the first turbine rotor; andwherein each of the compressor rot
1. A gas turbine engine comprising: a fan;a turbine section having a first turbine including a first turbine rotor;a compressor rotor;a gear reduction configured to effect a reduction in a speed of the fan relative to an input speed from the first turbine rotor; andwherein each of the compressor rotor and the first turbine rotor includes a number of blades in each of a plurality of blade rows, the number of blades configured to operate 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 a majority of the blade rows of the first turbine rotor, but does not hold true for any of the blade rows of the compressor rotor: (number of blades×rotational speed)/60≧5500, andthe rotational speed being an approach speed in revolutions per minute. 2. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 1, wherein the formula results in a number less than or equal to about 10000 for at least one of the blade rows of the first turbine rotor. 3. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 2, wherein the formula results in a number greater than 6000 for at least one of the blade rows of the first turbine rotor. 4. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 1, wherein the formula results in a number less than or equal to about 7000 Hz for at least one of the blade rows of the first turbine rotor. 5. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a low fan pressure ratio less than 1.45, wherein the low fan pressure ratio is measured across a fan blade alone, and wherein the first turbine includes a pressure ratio greater than about 5:1, the first turbine including an inlet having an inlet pressure, and an outlet that is prior to any exhaust nozzle and having an outlet pressure, and the pressure ratio of the first turbine being a ratio of the inlet pressure to the outlet pressure. 6. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 5, further comprising a second turbine, wherein the second turbine has two stages, and wherein the gear reduction has a gear reduction ratio of greater than about 2.5:1. 7. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 6, wherein the gas turbine engine is rated to produce 15,000 pounds of thrust or more, and wherein the fan has a fan tip speed less than about 1150 ft/second. 8. A gas turbine engine comprising: a fan;a turbine section including a first turbine having a first turbine rotor;a compressor rotor;a gear reduction configured to effect a reduction in a speed of the fan relative to an input speed from the first turbine rotor; andwherein each of the compressor rotor and the first turbine rotor includes a number of blades in each of a plurality of blade rows, the number of blades configured to operate 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 first turbine rotor, and at least one of the blade rows of the compressor rotor: (number of blades×rotational speed)/60≧5500, andthe rotational speed being an approach speed in revolutions per minute, and the engine is rated to produce 15,000 pounds of thrust or more. 9. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 8, wherein the formula holds true for less than half of the blade rows of the compressor rotor. 10. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 8, wherein the formula holds true for only one of the blade rows of the compressor rotor. 11. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 8, wherein the formula holds true for all of the blade rows of the first turbine rotor. 12. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 8, wherein the formula results in a number less than or equal to about 7000 for at least one of the blade rows of at least one of the first turbine rotor and the compressor rotor. 13. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 8, further comprising a low fan pressure ratio less than 1.45, wherein the low fan pressure ratio is measured across a fan blade alone, and wherein the first turbine includes a pressure ratio greater than about 5:1, the first turbine including an inlet having an inlet pressure, and an outlet that is prior to any exhaust nozzle and having an outlet pressure, and the pressure ratio of the first turbine being a ratio of the inlet pressure to the outlet pressure. 14. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 13, further comprising a second turbine, wherein the second turbine has two stages, and wherein the gear reduction has a gear reduction ratio of greater than about 2.5:1. 15. A gas turbine engine comprising: a fan;a turbine section including a first turbine having a first turbine rotor;a compressor rotor;a gear reduction configured to effect a reduction in a speed of the fan relative to an input speed from the first turbine rotor; andwherein each of the compressor rotor and the first turbine rotor includes a number of blades in each of a plurality of blade rows, the number of blades configured to operate 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 first turbine rotor, and does not hold true for any of the blade rows of the compressor rotor: (number of blades×rotational speed)/60≧5500, andthe rotational speed being an approach speed in revolutions per minute. 16. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 15, wherein the formula results in a number less than or equal to about 10000 for at least one of the blade rows of the first turbine rotor. 17. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 15, further comprising a low fan pressure ratio less than 1.45, wherein the low fan pressure ratio is measured across a fan blade alone, and wherein the first turbine includes a pressure ratio greater than about 5:1, the first turbine including an inlet having an inlet pressure, and an outlet that is prior to any exhaust nozzle and having an outlet pressure, and the pressure ratio of the first turbine being a ratio of the inlet pressure to the outlet pressure. 18. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 17, further comprising a second turbine, wherein the second turbine has two stages, and wherein the gear reduction has a gear reduction ratio of greater than about 2.5:1. 19. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 15, wherein the formula results in a number less than or equal to about 7000 for at least one of the blade rows of the first turbine rotor. 20. The gas turbine engine as set forth in claim 15, wherein the gas turbine engine is rated to produce 15,000 pounds of thrust or more, and wherein the fan has a fan tip speed less than about 1150 ft/second.
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