Invention Publication
- Patent Title: ICE REDUCTION MECHANISM FOR TURBOFAN ENGINE
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Application No.: US18353472Application Date: 2023-07-17
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Publication No.: US20240003294A1Publication Date: 2024-01-04
- Inventor: Arthur William Sibbach , Allan George van de Wall , Sean Christopher Binion , Brian Lewis Devendorf , Brandon Wayne Miller
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Main IPC: F02C7/047
- IPC: F02C7/047 ; F02K3/06 ; B64D33/02

Abstract:
A turbofan engine is provided. The turbofan engine includes a fan comprising a plurality of fan blades; a turbomachine operably coupled to the fan for driving the fan, the turbomachine comprising a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow order and together defining a core air flowpath; a nacelle surrounding and at least partially enclosing the fan; an inlet pre-swirl feature located upstream of the plurality of fan blades, the inlet pre-swirl feature attached to or integrated into the nacelle; and a means for reducing ice buildup or ice formation on the inlet pre-swirl feature, the means in communication with the inlet pre-swirl feature.
Public/Granted literature
- US12168956B2 Ice reduction mechanism for turbofan engine Public/Granted day:2024-12-17
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