SEALING ARRANGEMENTS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE THRUST REVERSER

A transcowl for a gas turbine engine thrust reverser includes an arcuate outer wall; an arcuate inner wall; and an arcuate baffle positioned between the inner and outer walls at a forward end of the transcowl. The baffle has an arcuate cross-sectional shape which defines a forward-facing interior ar...

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Main Authors LENAHAN DEAN THOMAS, TSOU CHI-LING MICHAEL, HOLDREN CARL FRANCIS, BAILEY WILLIAM ANDREW
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.11.2008
Subjects
BLASTING
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TOTRANSPORTATION
COMBUSTION ENGINES
GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
HEATING
HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE
WEAPONS
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Summary:A transcowl for a gas turbine engine thrust reverser includes an arcuate outer wall; an arcuate inner wall; and an arcuate baffle positioned between the inner and outer walls at a forward end of the transcowl. The baffle has an arcuate cross-sectional shape which defines a forward-facing interior area. An arcuate forward seal is carried at a forward end of the inner wall. The forward seal includes a plurality of axially-extending, spaced-apart arcuate seal teeth which collectively define a labyrinth seal.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20070870484