GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH FORWARD SWEPT OUTLET GUIDE VANES

Abstract: a turbofan engine defining an axial direction and a longitudinal centerline along the axial direction is provided. the turbofan engine including: a fan section having a fan, the fan comprising a plurality of fan blades; a turbomachine drivingly coupled to the fan, the turbomachine comprising an outer casing; an outer nacelle surrounding the fan and at least a portion of the turbomachine; an outlet guide vane extending between the turbomachine and the outer nacelle at a location downstream of the plurality of fan blades, the outlet guide vane defining a base and a tip and being forward swept from the base to the tip; and an inlet pre-swirl feature attached to or integrated into the outer nacelle at a location upstream of the plurality of fan blades.

Inventor(s): Arthur William Sibbach, Brandon Wayne Miller, Jeffrey Donald Clements

CPC Classification: F02K3/06 (JET-PROPULSION PLANTS (features of jet-propulsion plants common to gas-turbine plants, air intakes or fuel supply control of air-breathing jet-propulsion plants , ))

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