US 12,258,901 B2
System with multiple forced induction engines
Steven W. Burd, Cheshire, CT (US)
Assigned to RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Mar. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/608,231.
Application 18/608,231 is a continuation of application No. 18/091,867, filed on Dec. 30, 2022, granted, now 11,933,218.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/391,489, filed on Jul. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0263580 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. F02B 37/00 (2006.01); F02C 6/12 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01); F02K 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC F02C 6/12 (2013.01) [F02B 37/00 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F02K 5/02 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); F05D 2220/74 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a compressor section comprising a compressor rotor;
a turbine section comprising a turbine rotor configured to drive rotation of the compressor rotor;
a first engine configured as an intermittent combustion engine, the first engine including a first engine inlet, a first engine outlet and a first engine combustion zone fluidly coupled with and between the first engine inlet and the first engine outlet, the first engine inlet fluidly coupled with and downstream of the compressor section, and the first engine outlet fluidly coupled with and upstream of the turbine section;
a second engine including a second engine inlet, a second engine outlet and a second engine combustion zone fluidly coupled with and between the second engine inlet and the second engine outlet, the second engine inlet fluidly coupled with and downstream of the compressor section;
a mechanical load;
a first engine rotating structure of the first engine configured to drive rotation of the mechanical load through a first shaft; and
a second engine rotating structure of the second engine configured to drive rotation of the mechanical load through a second shaft.