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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2017
Applicant:
The United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Joseph P. Veres, Olmsted Falls, OH (US);
Philip C. Jorgenson, Richfield, OH (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/00 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01); F02C 7/047 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/00 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); F02C 7/047 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0233 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2260/81 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for mitigating or proactively avoiding an aircraft engine icing event may include detecting ice crystals in the atmosphere using one or more sensors on board an aircraft in real time. The process may also include modulating one or more engine operating conditions to proactively change an ice accretion location, to avoid the occurrence of an icing event. The process may further include implementing one or more modulated engine operating conditions in engine controls software, hardware, or both.