Patent ID: 11952962
Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An exhaust duct of an aircraft engine, comprising:
an annular inlet conduit having an inlet central axis; and
at least two outlet conduits in flow communication with the inlet conduit, the at least two outlet conduits located non-parallel to the inlet central axis;
wherein each of the at least two outlet conduits include an outlet port defining a distal end of each of the two outlet conduits; and
wherein at least one of the outlet ports is non-circular in cross-sectional shape;
wherein the at least one outlet port is elliptical in cross-sectional shape; and
wherein a major axis of the elliptical cross-sectional shape extends in a direction perpendicular to the inlet central axis.