Patents by Inventor Thaïs Savanah Liliane Marie SMEETS

Thaïs Savanah Liliane Marie SMEETS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Turbofan engine comprising a device for regulating the flow rate of cooling fluid
    Patent number: 11873729
    Abstract: A turbofan engine has a primary duct, in which there flows a primary flow at a primary pressure and a secondary duct, which radially surrounds the primary duct and in which there flows a secondary flow at a secondary pressure. The primary duct includes at least one compressor configured to compress the primary flow, a turbine driving the compressor in rotation and a combustion chamber designed to receive, at an inlet, the primary air flow compressed by the compressor. The turbomachine further includes a cooling circuit extending between the compressor and the turbine. The cooling circuit has an air flow rate regulating device arranged upstream of the turbine and having at least one valve that is configured to move between an open position and a closed position, located between the compressor and the combustion chamber in the primary duct and the pressure (PS) in the secondary duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Arnaud Nicolas Negri, Thaïs Savanah Liliane Marie Smeets, Didier Jean-Louis Yvon, Frédéric François Jean-Yves Patard
  • TURBOFAN ENGINE COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR REGULATING THE FLOW RATE OF COOLING FLUID
    Publication number: 20230107761
    Abstract: A turbofan engine has a primary duct , in which there flows a primary flow at a primary pressure and a secondary duct, which radially surrounds the primary duct and in which there flows a secondary flow at a secondary pressure. The primary duct includes at least one compressor configured to compress the primary flow , a turbine driving the compressor in rotation and a combustion chamber designed to receive, at an inlet, the primary air flow compressed by the compressor The turbomachine further includes a cooling circuit extending between the compressor and the turbine.The cooling circuit has an air flow rate regulating device arranged upstream of the turbine and having at least one valve that is configured to move between an open position and a closed position, located between the compressor and the combustion chamber in the primary duct and the pressure (PS) in the secondary duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Arnaud Nicolas NEGRI, Thaïs Savanah Liliane Marie SMEETS, Didier Jean-Louis YVON, Frédéric François Jean-Yves PATARD