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Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2023
Applicant:

Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Inventors:

Cameron B. Sahirad, Simsbury, CT (US);

Alek Gavrilovski, Atlanta, GA (US);

Lichu Zhao, Glastonbury, CT (US);

Assignee:

RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 33/02 (2006.01); F02C 7/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 33/02 (2013.01); F02C 7/05 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0246 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of producing an operational data for an aircraft turbine engine is provided that including: sensing an inlet airflow to an aircraft turbine engine for CMAS particulate matter, the sensing performed during one or more ground portions of a flight operational cycle of the turbine engine, the sensing producing sensor signals indicative of the presence or absence of the CMAS particulate matter; determining a presence or absence of an exposure by the turbine engine to a CMAS environment based on the sensor signals; and producing an operational data indicative of the presence or absence of said exposure by the turbine engine to said CMAS environment.


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