Patent ID: 7219490
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: F02C,F02K,F05D,F23R,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An ultra-high bypass engine comprising: an air breathing gas turbine engine; and a fan section operably connected to the air breathing gas turbine engine so that exhaust gases from the air breathing gas turbine engine impinge on at least a portion of the fan section for driving the fan section; wherein the air breathing gas turbine engine comprises: a combustion chamber section; a turbine section surrounding the combustion chamber section so that the combustion chamber section is nested at least in part within the turbine section, a rotor portion of the turbine section forming at least part of the combustion chamber section; and a compressor section surrounding the turbine section, the compressor section having two or more spools, capable of rotation independent of one another.