INTEGRATED TURBINE EXHAUST STRUTS AND MIXER OF TURBOFAN ENGINE
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May 26, 2014
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Sep 19, 2013
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Abstract
A turbine exhaust case (TEC) of a turbofan aeroengine includes a mixer for mixing exhaust gases with a bypass air stream, the TEC comprising an annular hub and an annular shroud with the mixer attached to a downstream end of the shroud, the shroud and the mixer surrounding the hub to form an annular exhaust gas duct positioned radially therebetween, a plurality of deswirling struts circumferentially spaced apart with respect to a central axis of the TEC and located within an axial length of the mixer between an upstream end and a downstream end of the mixer, the deswirling struts each having a cambered profile and extending radially across the annular exhaust gas duct and interconnecting the mixer and the hub.
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