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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2022
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Li Zheng, Latham, NY (US);
Nicholas Joseph Kray, Mason, OH (US);
Changjie Sun, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/22 (2006.01); F01D 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/22 (2013.01); F01D 11/122 (2013.01); F05D 2240/11 (2013.01); F05D 2260/232 (2013.01); F05D 2260/606 (2013.01); F05D 2300/505 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes: a turbomachine; a fan including a plurality of fan blades rotatably driven by the turbomachine; a nacelle surrounding at least in part the plurality of fan blades of the fan; and a clearance control system including a control ring positioned at least partially within the nacelle, coupled to the nacelle, or both for control of a clearance gap between the plurality of fan blades and the nacelle.