/Gas Turbine Engine
Abstract

A gas turbine engine includes: a turbomachine comprising a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order, the turbomachine defining an engine inlet to an inlet duct, a fan duct inlet to a fan duct, and a core inlet to a core duct; a primary fan driven by the turbomachine; and a secondary fan located downstream of the primary fan within the inlet duct, the gas turbine engine defining a thrust to power airflow ratio between 3.5 and 100 and a core bypass ratio between 0.1 and 10, wherein the thrust to power airflow ratio is a ratio of an airflow through a bypass passage over the turbomachine plus an airflow through the fan duct to an airflow through the core duct, wherein the core bypass ratio is a ratio of the airflow through the fan duct to the airflow through the core duct.

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What is claimed is:

A gas turbine engine includes: a turbomachine comprising a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order, the turbomachine defining an engine inlet to an inlet duct, a fan duct inlet to a fan duct, and a core inlet to a core duct; a primary fan driven by the turbomachine; and a secondary fan located downstream of the primary fan within the inlet duct, the gas turbine engine defining a thrust to power airflow ratio between 3.5 and 100 and a core bypass ratio between 0.1 and 10, wherein the thrust to power airflow ratio is a ratio of an airflow through a bypass passage over the turbomachine plus an airflow through the fan duct to an airflow through the core duct, wherein the core bypass ratio is a ratio of the airflow through the fan duct to the airflow through the core duct.
Timeline
Filed
05/04/2026
Published
09/10/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(2)
F02K 3/065:with front and aft fans
F02C 3/06:the compressor comprising only axial stages (takes precedence F02C 3/10)