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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventor:
David P. Scothern, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/20 (2006.01); F01D 25/02 (2006.01); F02C 7/047 (2006.01); F01D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/20 (2013.01); F01D 21/003 (2013.01); F01D 25/02 (2013.01); F02C 7/047 (2013.01); F05D 2240/121 (2013.01); F05D 2240/122 (2013.01); F05D 2240/123 (2013.01); F05D 2240/124 (2013.01); F05D 2270/303 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure concerns the detection of ice within a system. More specifically, but not exclusively, the disclosure concerns the detection of ice accretion within a gas turbine engine. The apparatus and method relies on heating a first region () of a component () and comparing the measured temperature of the first region () with a second temperature value, possibly measured at a distinct second region () of the component ().