ELECTRIC PROPULSOR

Abstract: an electric propulsor is provided. the electric propulsor includes a core cowl and an outer cowl. a first air flowpath is defined radially outward of the outer cowl and a second air flowpath is defined between the core cowl and the outer cowl. the electric propulsor also includes one or more electric machines, a fan rotatably drivable by at least one electric machine, and a booster having a plurality of airfoils disposed at least in part in the second air flowpath, the booster being rotatably drivable by at least one electric machine for compressing air flowing along the second air flowpath. the electric propulsor further includes a heat exchanger disposed within the second air flowpath downstream of the booster, the heat exchanger being in thermal communication with at least one of the one or more electric machines and/or a gearbox mechanically coupled with the fan.

Inventor(s): David Marion Ostdiek, William Joseph Solomon, Mohamed Osama, Arthur William Sibbach, Randy M. Vondrell

CPC Classification: B64D27/24 (using steam or spring force (jet aircraft ))

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