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

Claim 0:
1. A stator configuration for a gas turbine engine comprising:
a splitter segment, the splitter segment extending from a forward end to a rearward end, the splitter segment being configured to split an incoming fluid flow into a first, radially outer stream and a second, radially inner stream at the forward end;
a forward most first stator extending radially outwardly from the splitter segment, the forward most first stator being completely located downstream from the forward end of the splitter segment;
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 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;
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.