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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Thomas W. Ward, Manchester, CT (US);
Scot A. Webb, Gales Ferry, CT (US);
Assignee:
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/047 (2006.01); F01D 25/02 (2006.01); B64D 15/04 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/047 (2013.01); B64D 15/04 (2013.01); F01D 25/02 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0233 (2013.01); F05D 2300/5024 (2013.01); Y02T 50/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A de-icing system for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a forward assembly and a rear assembly adjacent to the forward assembly. One of the forward assembly and the rear assembly is rotatable relative to the other to generate an amount of air friction between said forward and rear assemblies. A method of de-icing a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.