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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2015
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Matthew R. Feulner, West Hardford, CT (US);
Roxanne M. Bochar, Manchester, CT (US);
Stefan M. Poth, Jr., South Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/28 (2006.01); F02C 7/042 (2006.01); F04D 27/02 (2006.01); F01D 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 9/28 (2013.01); F02C 7/042 (2013.01); F05D 2270/311 (2013.01); F05D 2270/313 (2013.01);
Abstract
A variable-geometry system for a gas turbine engine can be used to improve operations in various inclement weather conditions. This may be achieved by varying the orientation of an element in a gas turbine engine flowpath in response to a comparison between sensor-gathered parameter data and stored parameter values and ranges using a pre-programmed algorithm. The orientation of the element may be infinitely variable within a range of orientations.