Disclosed aircraft and turbofan engines have an active configuration (corresponding to flight, etc.) and an idle configuration (corresponding to ground idle). Turbofan engines comprise a core engine, a nacelle, a bypass duct therebetween, and a bypass splitter shell that extends at least partially between the nacelle and the core engine to define peripheral and interstitial bypass ducts. Bypass flow in the bypass duct splits into peripheral bypass flow and interstitial bypass flow. The relatively cool, slow interstitial bypass flow is directed into relatively hot, fast core exhaust flow from the core engine and into a mixed exhaust duct at least partially defined by the bypass splitter shell. The bypass splitter shell may be selectively positioned to increase (in the idle configuration) or to decrease (in the active configuration) the relative flow of the interstitial bypass flow, thereby cooling and/or slowing the mixed exhaust flow in the idle configuration.


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    Title :

    Turbofan engine with variable exhaust cooling


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2017-02-21


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F02K JET-PROPULSION PLANTS , Strahltriebwerke / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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