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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Applicant:
Timothy J. Higgins, Topsfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Timothy J. Higgins, Topsfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for operating a gas turbine engine including a compressor is provided. The method includes defining a predetermined concentration, placing at least one sensor in an inlet of the gas turbine engine, detecting a sand and dust concentration value using the at least one sensor; and deploying a boot to facilitate preventing particles from entering the compressor when the sand and dust concentration value equals or exceeds the predetermined concentration. The boot includes a plurality of fluid exit slots such that clean air is facilitated to be adhered to a flow path surface downstream from the boot.