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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Joseph Orlando, West Chester, OH (US);
Paul Cooker, Finneytown, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23R 3/00 ;
Abstract
A method of extending a useful serviceable life of a gas turbine engine by increasing a limiting exhaust gas temperature margin degraded by engine use without replacing engine hardware. The method includes adjusting at least one engine parameter selected from a first group of engine parameters including a nozzle area and a rotor speed.