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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2006
Galdemir C. Botura, North Canton, OH (US);
David C. Flosdorf, Akron, OH (US);
Galdemir C. Botura, North Canton, OH (US);
David C. Flosdorf, Akron, OH (US);
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A nacelle inlet lip () for an aircraft engine () comprises a structural body () and an ice protection system (). The ice protection system () comprises a plurality of ice-protectors () independently controllable to allow inner zones () to be operated in different modes, different power levels, different time intervals and/or different energy amounts. In this manner, an inner aft zone (), an inner mid zone (), and an inner aft zone () can be anti-iced and/or de-iced to best preserve desired airflow patterns, to minimize ice particle shed size, and to optimize power consumption.