General Electric Company
GAS TURBINE ENGINE OUTLET GUIDE VANE ASSEMBLY

Abstract:

A single unducted rotor engine is provided. The single unducted rotor engine defines an axial direction and a radial direction, the engine including: a power source; a casing surrounding the power source; an unducted rotor assembly driven by the power source comprising a single row of rotor blades; and an outlet guide vane assembly comprising a plurality of pairs of outlet guide vanes, each pair of the plurality of pairs of outlet guide vanes including first outlet guide vane extending from the casing at a location downstream from the single row of rotor blades of the unducted rotor assembly and a second outlet guide vane also positioned downstream from the single row of rotor blades of the unducted rotor assembly; wherein the first outlet guide vane of each pair of outlet guide vanes defines a first geometry, wherein the second outlet guide vane of each pair of outlet guide vanes defines a second geometry, and wherein the first geometry is not equal to the second geometry.