Turbofan engine assembly and method of assembling same

A turbofan engine assembly includes a core gas turbine engine including a high-pressure compressor, a combustor, and a high-pressure turbine, a low-pressure turbine coupled to said core gas turbine engine, a counter-rotating booster compressor comprising a first rotor section configured to rotate in...

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Hauptverfasser:	HENRY JOHN LESLIE, ORLANDO ROBERT JOSEPH, MONIZ THOMAS ORY
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS BLASTING COMBUSTION ENGINES CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS GAS-TURBINE PLANTS HEATING HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TONON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES ORJET-PROPULSION PLANTS INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUSSUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 JET-PROPULSION PLANTS LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A turbofan engine assembly includes a core gas turbine engine including a high-pressure compressor, a combustor, and a high-pressure turbine, a low-pressure turbine coupled to said core gas turbine engine, a counter-rotating booster compressor comprising a first rotor section configured to rotate in a first direction and a second rotor section configured to rotate in an opposite second direction, and a gearbox comprising an input and an output, said gearbox output coupled to at least one of said first and second rotor sections, said gearbox input coupled to said low-pressure turbine. A method of assembling the turbofan engine assembly described herein is also provided.