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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Aspi R. Wadia, Loveland, OH (US);
Raymond G. Holm, Lebanon, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schnectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 3/02 ;
Abstract
A system and method are provided for preventing the formation of ice on or removing ice from an internal surface of a turbofan engine. A splitter region, associated with a booster compressor of the turbofan engine, is identified. The splitter region has surfaces internal to the turbofan engine subject to inlet icing conditions. A resin is molded along a leading edge of the splitter region, and electric coils are installed within the resin to prevent ice build-up on the splitter region or to remove ice from the splitter region during icing conditions.