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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2023
Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Eric Engebretsen, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Aaron Weishaar, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jonathan Acker, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Brett Hartnagel, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes: an inlet guide vane; an inlet channel extending from a location downstream of the inlet guide vane to a stem manifold; and an outlet channel extending to an outlet port, the outlet port configured to dump anti-ice air overboard, wherein the inlet guide vane includes an anti-ice cavity in fluid communication with the inlet channel and the outlet channel such that anti-ice air, flowing from a downstream location within a core flow of the gas turbine, flows from the inlet channel, through the inlet guide vane, and to the outlet channel.