Claims
- 1. A thrust reverser system for a turbine engine of the type having on a longitudinal axis a central hot gas generator nozzle conducting a relatively hot core flow and a fan duct conducting a relatively cold flow surrounding the hot flow, comprising a pair of thrust reverser door members, each of said door members being pivotally mounted on a pivot axis which is substantially diametrically positioned with respect to the exhaust of the engine so as to pivot between a stowed position in which said door members are out of the direct path of exhaust from the engine and a deployed position in which said door members are in the path of the engine exhaust for deflecting the exhaust and creating a braking thrust, aerodynamic means in the outer wall of said fan duct for simultaneously decreasing the total pressure of said core flow and increasing the total pressure of said fan flow at the discharge end thereof.
- 2. A thrust reverser system as in claim 1 and wherein said aerodynamic means comprises a retractable member stowed in said fan duct for diverting at least a portion of said fan flow.
- 3. A thrust reverser system as in claim 2 and wherein said retractable member forms a divergent extension of said nozzle while diverting said fan flow.
- 4. A thrust reverser system as in claim 1 and wherein said aerodynamic means comprises a retractable member stowed in said fan duct for aerodynamically expanding at least a portion of the exhaust area of the hot gas generator nozzle.
- 5. A thrust reverser system as in claim 4 and wherein said retractable member forms a divergent extension at the trailing edge of said hot core nozzle while diverting said fan flow.
- 6. A process for modifying the flow of gas through a turbine engine of the type having a central relatively hot gas generator nozzle conducting a core flow and an annular duct for conducting a relatively cold fan flow surrounding the hot flow for improving the performance of said engine, said process comprising providing diversion means in the outer wall of said annular duct and diverting at least a portion of the fan flow for decreasing the total pressure of said hot core flow and simultaneously increasing the total pressure of said fan flow and moving the boundary between said core flow and said fan flow radially outwardly within said duct.
- 7. A process as in claim 6 and wherein said diverting step comprises pivoting a flap into said cold fan flow and simultaneously forming with said flap a divergent extension of said hot gas generator nozzle.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation in part of my application Ser. No. 14,550 filed Feb. 8, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,372,006.
PCT Information
Filing Document |
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102e Date |
371c Date |
PCT/US94/01575 |
2/8/1994 |
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9/8/1995 |
9/8/1995 |
Publishing Document |
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WO94/18446 |
8/18/1994 |
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US Referenced Citations (3)
Continuation in Parts (1)
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14550 |
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