A boundary layer ingestion fan system for location aft of the fuselage of an aircraft is shown. It comprises a nacelle (501) defining a duct (502), and a fan (503) located within the duct. The fan comprises a hub arranged to rotate around a rotational axis (A-A) and a plurality of blades attached to the hub. Each blade has a span (r) from a root at the hub defining a 0 percent span position (r=0) to a tip defining a 100 percent span position (r=1) and a plurality of span positions therebetween (r ∈ [0, 1]), and a stagger angle at the 0 percent span position (ζhub) relative to the rotational axis of 40 degrees or greater.
Boundary layer ingestion fan system
2022-06-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |