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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter A. Hartman, Wayne, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 4/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 4/504 ;
Abstract
An inertial inlet particle separator system ( ) for a vehicle engine ( ) is provided. The system ( ) includes a particle sensor ( ) that generates a contamination signal. An inertial inlet particle separator ( ) is also included in the system ( ) and has a fluid parameter adjusting system ( ) mechanically coupled within the inertial inlet particle separator ( ). A controller ( ) is electrically coupled to the particle sensor ( ) and the clean fluid parameter adjusting system ( ). The controller ( ) adjusting a fluid parameter of the inertial inlet particle separator ( ) in response to the contamination signal. A method of performing the same is also provided.