Pratt-whitney Canada Corp

Jeffrey Poissant

Cristina Crainic

Robert Pontarelli

A method and system for correlating engine thrust and engine thrust lever angle (TLA) during operation of a gas turbine engine powered aircraft is provided. The method includes: a) providing current flight conditions including a Mach number of the aircraft, altitude of the aircraft, and a TLA; b) determining a corrected fan speed value based on a sensed fan speed and flight conditions; c) determining a first corrected net thrust value based on the corrected fan speed value and the Mach number; d) determining a compensation factor using the corrected fan speed value, the Mach number, and the corrected net thrust value; e) determining a second corrected net thrust value as a function of the TLA; and f) correlating an engine fan speed to the TLA using the second corrected net thrust value as a function of the TLA and the compensation factor.

System and method for thrust linearization with thrust lever angle

There is provided a system and a method for controlling a tip clearance between a turbine casing and turbine blade tips of an aircraft engine. At least one operational parameter of the aircraft engine is obtained. Based on the at least one operational parameter, a current value of the tip clearance and a target value of the tip clearance are determined. A limiting factor to be applied to the target value of the tip clearance is computed. The limiting factor is applied to the target value of the tip clearance to obtain a tip clearance demand for the aircraft engine. A tip clearance control apparatus of the aircraft engine is controlled based on a difference between the current value of the tip clearance and the tip clearance demand.

Growing community of inventors

Brossard, Canada

Jeffrey Poissant