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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Nagendra Somanath, Manchester, CT (US);
Keshava B. Kumar, South Windsor, CT (US);
Christopher M. Dye, South Windsor, CT (US);
Inventors:
Nagendra Somanath, Manchester, CT (US);
Keshava B. Kumar, South Windsor, CT (US);
Christopher M. Dye, South Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for varying the geometry of a mid-turbine frame includes detecting a strain in a mid-turbine frame with a piezoelectric material; applying a deformation voltage to the piezoelectric material as a function of the detected strain; deforming the piezoelectric material to actuate an actuation plate; and repositioning an engine casing through the actuation of the actuation plate.