Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for controlling a compressor of a gas turbine engine
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Application No.: US14708716Application Date: 2015-05-11
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Publication No.: US09797314B2Publication Date: 2017-10-24
- Inventor: Malcolm Hillel , Thierry Moes , Rory Douglas Stieger
- Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: GB1410180.2 20140609
- Main IPC: F01D17/00
- IPC: F01D17/00 ; F02C9/18 ; F02C3/04 ; F01D15/10 ; F04D27/02 ; B64D13/06 ; F04D19/02
Abstract:
A method of operating a gas turbine engine compressor. The method includes: determining an operating point of the compressor, and modulating mass flow of environmental control system input air to maintain the operating point of the gas turbine engine compressor within predetermined limits.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150354464A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A COMPRESSOR OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE Public/Granted day:2015-12-10
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