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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA (US);
Inventor:
Guilherme Oliveira, Savannah, GA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/02 (2006.01); B64D 15/16 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/02 (2013.01); B64D 15/16 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0233 (2013.01); F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F04D 29/324 (2013.01); F05D 2260/607 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to the present teachings, an aircraft engine configured to controllably shed ice during icing conditions is presented. The engine has a member operating at a first angular velocity having a surface divided into a first ice accumulating surface configured to collect ice, and a first shadow surface configured to resist the collection of ice. A first flange is disposed between the first ice accumulating surface and the first shadow surface.