Patents Assigned to Rolls-Royce Inc. & Rolls-Royce plc
  • Patent number: 5090198
    Abstract: A reheat system for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of radial flameholders constructed of non-metallic material, such as a ceramic composite or carbon/carbon reinforced material, mounted on a metallic support structure in the engine jet pipe. The metallic support structure may be cooled by air from the engine bypass duct, and the non-metallic flameholders are capable of withstanding higher exhaust gas temperatures in the jet exhaust beyond the capability of currently used metal alloy materials. However, the mounting assembly must be capable of absorbing the considerable differential thermal expansion which will take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Inc. & Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: Douglas J. Nightingale, Martyn G. Roberts, Paul Newman