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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Rolls-royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Joseph D. Myer, Avon, IN (US);
Steven W. Tomlinson, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 23/00 (2006.01); B63H 11/00 (2006.01); B64D 31/06 (2006.01); F02C 9/48 (2006.01); B64D 31/00 (2006.01); B64D 27/10 (2006.01); F02C 6/20 (2006.01); F02C 7/12 (2006.01); F02C 9/00 (2006.01); F02C 9/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 31/06 (2013.01); B64D 27/10 (2013.01); B64D 31/00 (2013.01); F02C 6/20 (2013.01); F02C 7/12 (2013.01); F02C 9/00 (2013.01); F02C 9/26 (2013.01); F02C 9/48 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2270/051 (2013.01); F05D 2270/07 (2013.01); F05D 2270/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine is disclosed which is capable of being reconfigured for one operating mode to another. A display is provided that permits a pilot or other operator to select between engine modes. One aspect is the ability to provide variable cooling that can be controlled by various devices. The variable cooling features can be used with devices such as cooled turbine components like vanes and/or blades. Devices can be used to reconfigure the performance and/or operability of a gas turbine engine.