Patent ID: 11933219
Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 8:
9. A gas turbine engine comprising:
a fan section;
a compressor section;
a combustor section;
a turbine section; and
a stator configuration for radially separating a fluid flow into multiple streams, the stator configuration comprising:
a splitter segment configured to split the fluid flow into a first, radially outer stream and a second, radially inner stream at a forward end of the splitter segment;
a forward most first stator extending radially outwardly from the splitter segment; and
a forward most second stator extending radially inwardly from the splitter segment, the splitter segment, the forward most first stator and the forward most second stator being formed as a single, integrally formed structure, the splitter segment extending from the forward end to a rearward end, the forward most first stator positioned closer to the forward end relative to a distance between the forward most second stator and the forward end and the forward most second stator positioned closer to the rearward end relative to a distance between the forward most first stator and the rearward end, and the forward most first stator being completely located downstream from the forward end of the splitter segment;
a flange extending radially inwardly from the forward most second stator, the flange providing a location for operative coupling of the stator configuration to a stationary structure of the gas turbine engine; and
wherein the splitter segment defines a radially outward boundary of the second, radially inner stream between the forward end and the forward most second stator such that an outer tip of a rotor passes in close proximity to the splitter segment at the radially outward boundary of the second, radially inner stream defined by the splitter segment.