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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005
Filed:
May. 22, 2002
Terry A. Clark, East Hartford, CT (US);
Justin R. Urban, Tolland, CT (US);
Terry A. Clark, East Hartford, CT (US);
Justin R. Urban, Tolland, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a gas turbine engine for testing, comprising: providing an aircraft on a tarmac, the aircraft having a gas turbine engine with an inlet; selecting a power setting for the engine that is capable of producing a vortex between the inlet and the tarmac; and inhibiting formation of the vortex. A suppressor for preventing a vortex between an inlet of a gas turbine engine on an aircraft and a tarmac. The suppressor comprises: a base facing the tarmac; and an inclined surface extending in a direction from the tarmac towards the inlet at an angle to the base. The suppressor prevents formation of the vortex.