Compressors can be described as the heart of a vapor compression refrigeration system,
circulating the working fluid in the system. Significant benefits can be gained from improving …

Heat pipes offer high effective heat transfer in a purely passive way. Other specific properties
of heat pipes, like temperature homogenization, can be also reached. In this paper, a …

A gas turbine engine typically includes a fan section, a compressor section, a combustor
section and a turbine section. A speed reduction device such as an epicyclical gear …

(57) ABSTRACT A gas turbine engine includes a fan shaft that drives a fan that has fan
blades. A fan shaft support that supports the fan shaft defines a fan shaft support transverse …

(57) ABSTRACT A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure
includes, among other things, a fan shaft driving a fan having fan blades. A fan shaft support …

A disclosed turbofan engine includes a gas generator section for generating a gas stream
flow. A speed reduction device is driven by the power turbine. A propulsor section includes a …

A fan drive gear system for a gas turbine engine includes a gear system that provides a
speed reduction between a fan drive turbine and a fan and a mount flexibly supporting …

(57) ABSTRACT A gas turbine engine includes an engine centerline longitu dinal axis and a
fan section including a fan with fan blades and rotatable about the engine centerline …

An exemplary gas turbine engine includes a fan section including a fan rotor and at least
one fan blade. A fan pressure ratio across the at least one fan blade is less than 1.45 …

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