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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2023
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Christopher A. Murray, Nottingham, GB;
Nicholas Howarth, Derby, GB;
Daniel Swain, Fishers, IN (US);
Ian J. Bousfield, Nottingham, GB;
Rolls-Royce PLC, London, GB;
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
There is provided a blower system for providing air to an airframe system, comprising a rotor configured to be mechanically coupled to a spoolof a gas turbine engine, wherein the rotor is configured to: in a blower mode, be driven to rotate by the spool to discharge air to an airframe discharge port for supply to an airframe system; and, in an engine drive mode, receive air from an external air source via an impingement port that is configured to direct the received air onto the rotor and thereby drive the rotor to rotate to drive the spool to.