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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2012
Applicant:
Stephen A. Morford, Marlborough, CT (US);
Inventor:
Stephen A. Morford, Marlborough, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/56 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01); F02C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 33/02 (2013.01); F02C 7/04 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0226 (2013.01); F05D 2270/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example method of controlling a flow enhancement device includes providing a flow enhancement device that is configured stabilize a flow of air near a nacelle. The flow enhancement device has a first setting and a second setting that provides more stabilization than the first setting. The method includes monitoring parameters of a turbomachine to determine the stability of the flow of air near the nacelle. The method also adjusts the flow enhancement device between the first setting and the second setting based on the monitoring.