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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2002
Applicants:
John Frederick Ackerman, Laramie, WY (US);
William Kent Wagner, Somerville, OH (US);
Inventors:
John Frederick Ackerman, Laramie, WY (US);
William Kent Wagner, Somerville, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D015/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for operating an aircraft engine facilitates preventing ice accumulation on the aircraft engine. The method comprises coupling a semi-permeable membrane to the engine adjacent an outer surface of the engine, coupling a fluid reservoir to the aircraft engine in flow communication with the semi-permeable membrane, and supplying fluid from the fluid reservoir to the semi-permeable membrane to facilitate preventing ice accumulation on the aircraft engine outer surface.