US 12,173,669 B1
Turbine engine with fan bypass water injection to augment thrust
Brandon W. Miller, Middletown, OH (US); Arthur W. Sibbach, Boxford, MA (US); Jeffrey D. Rambo, Mason, OH (US); and Daniel A. Niergarth, Norwood, OH (US)
Assigned to GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/452,203.
Int. Cl. F02K 3/02 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC F02K 3/025 (2013.01) [F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2260/212 (2013.01); F05D 2260/213 (2013.01); F05D 2260/606 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gas turbine engine comprising:
a core turbine engine;
a fan section drivingly connected to the core turbine engine, the fan section including a fan having a plurality of fan blades;
a nacelle surrounding the fan section and at least a portion of the core turbine engine, the nacelle defining an inlet arranged upstream of the fan, and a bypass flow passage downstream of the fan, the bypass flow passage defined between the nacelle and the core turbine engine;
a bypass flow passage water injection system including (a) at least one water injection nozzle assembly arranged to inject water into the bypass flow passage, and (b) a water injection supply system arranged to supply water from a water storage tank to the at least one water injection nozzle assembly; and
a plurality of outlet guide vanes connecting the nacelle and the core turbine engine, the plurality of outlet guide vanes being arranged downstream of the fan and within the bypass flow passage, the at least one water injection nozzle assembly including a plurality of water injection nozzle assemblies each being arranged within respective ones of the plurality of outlet guide vanes.