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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2023
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Avinash Natarajan, Bengaluru, IN;
Vishnu Vardhan Venkata Tatiparthi, Bengaluru, IN;
Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Bengaluru, IN;
Nagashiresha G, Bengaluru, IN;
Prateek Mathur, Chennai, IN;
Michał Tomasz Kuropatwa, Warsaw, PL;
Arthur W Sibbach, Boxford, MA (US);
General Electric Company Polska sp. z o.o., Warsaw, PL;
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed to improve fan operability control using smart materials. An engine comprising an engine surface in an airflow path, a sensor positioned on the engine surface, and a smart-material-based feature positioned on the engine surface, the smart-material-based feature triggered to modify the airflow path when the sensor outputs an indication of a detected deviation from a reference value of an operating parameter of the engine.