The present disclosure relates to a propfan engine (100) comprising: one or more rotor stages (110, 120) comprising a plurality of rotors; and an outer wall (130) comprising an outer profile (132), at least a portion of the outer profile defining a substantially circular cross-section, wherein the diameter of the substantially circular cross-section increases in the direction of flow over the outer wall and downstream of a leading edge (112, 122) of the rotors, and the diameter increases at substantially all points defining the circumference of the substantially circular cross-section. The present disclosure further relates to propfan engine (100) comprising: one or more rotor stages (110, 120) comprising a plurality of rotors; and an outer wall (130) comprising an outer profile (132), the outer profile defining a cross-section, wherein the cross-section of the outer profile comprises a maximum diameter (134, 136) at a point upstream of a leading edge (112, 122) of the rotors, the diameter reducing between the maximum diameter and the leading edge of the rotors, and wherein the outer profile comprises a point of inflection (135, 137) between the maximum diameter and the leading edge of the rotors.


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    Title :

    Propfan engine


    Additional title:

    Propfantriebwerk
    Moteur propfan


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2018-12-19


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F02K JET-PROPULSION PLANTS , Strahltriebwerke / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / F01D Strömungsmaschinen [Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen], z.B. Dampfturbinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES / F02C Gasturbinenanlagen , GAS-TURBINE PLANTS



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