Patent ID: 11927136
Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 11:
12. A turbofan engine, comprising:
a core engine, including a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section positioned within a core flow path of the turbofan engine;
a bypass splitter positioned radially outward of the core engine and configured to house the compressor section, the combustor section and the turbine section;
a bypass duct positioned radially outward of the bypass splitter;
a fan section positioned axially upstream of the compressor section, the fan section including a fan and an inlet cone positioned upstream of the fan;
an inlet duct configured to house the fan section;
an inlet precooler disposed within the inlet duct; and
a heat exchange system configured to provide a cooling fluid to the inlet precooler,
wherein the inlet precooler includes a radially inner portion that surrounds a radially outer portion of the inlet cone.