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Nacelle assembly having inlet airfoil for a gas turbine engine

US8408491B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 24, 2007
Grant dateApr 2, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05D2270/17
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A nacelle assembly includes an inlet lip section and an airfoil adjacent to the inlet lip section. The airfoil is selectively moveable between a first position and a second position to adjust the flow of oncoming airflow and to influence an effective boundary layer thickness of the nacelle assembly.

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