General Electric Company
GAS TURBINE ENGINE

Abstract:

A gas turbine engine includes: a compressor section including a compressor mean radius; a combustor section fluidly coupled downstream of the compressor section and include a combustor mean radius; and a turbine section fluidly coupled downstream of the combustor section and a turbine mid-span radius. The combustor mean radius is greater than each of the compressor mean radius and the turbine mid-span radius.