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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2022
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Eray Akcayoz, Cote-Saint-Luc, CA;
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Abstract
An aircraft engine, has: an inlet leading to a compressor section, the inlet extending circumferentially around a central axis; an annular inlet duct extending circumferentially around the central axis, the annular inlet duct having a duct inlet fluidly connected to an environment outside of the aircraft engine and a duct outlet fluidly connected to the inlet, the duct outlet extending circumferentially around the central axis; and a flow restrictor located within the annular inlet duct, the flow restrictor extending across the annular inlet duct, being movable within the annular inlet duct along a circumferential direction relative to the central axis in response to a fluid pressure differential on opposed sides of the flow restrictor.