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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2003
Applicants:
Steven Martens, West Chester, OH (US);
Seyed Gholamali Saddoughi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Kevin Sean Early, Oregonia, OH (US);
Inventors:
Steven Martens, West Chester, OH (US);
Seyed Gholamali Saddoughi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Kevin Sean Early, Oregonia, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method enables a gas turbine engine to be operated. The method comprises channeling exhaust gases from a core engine through an exhaust assembly and past at least one flow boundary surface, and selectively operating a noise suppression system extending from the at least one flow boundary surface to facilitate attenuating noise generated during engine operation.