Gas turbine exhaust having reduced jet noise

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10280871
APP PUB NO 20170096966A1
SERIAL NO

15204415

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A nacelle exhaust nozzle having a deployable noise-reducing component is described. The noise-reducing component includes an annular perforated sleeve coinciding with the inner nacelle loft line and circumscribing a mixed exhaust gas flow exiting the nacelle. The annular perforated sleeve is radially spaced apart from of a displaceable wall of an inflatable envelope that is displaceable between a deployed position, wherein noise-reduction is active, and a retracted position, wherein noise-reduction is inactive. When the inflatable envelope is pressurized, portions of the displaceable wall project through openings in the perforated sleeve and into the exhaust gas flow to form a rough surface at the loft line which causes a reduction in noise level. The portions of the displaceable wall that project through the openings in the perforated sleeve when the inflatable enveloped is pressurized include a plurality of dimples formed on the inner wall and forming the rough surface.

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PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP1000 MARIE VICTORIN BLVD LONGUEUIL QU J4G 1A1

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Girard, Gaetan Outremont, CA 7 49
Joshi, Ninad Brampton, CA 26 50

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