Title:
TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD OF OPERATING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/017173
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of operating a turbine engine that includes actuating a starter motor of the turbine engine such that a motoring speed of the turbine engine increases, and actuating a plurality of variable stator vanes of the turbine engine such that the plurality of variable stator vanes are at least partially open to control the motoring speed of the turbine engine.
Inventors:
HON ROBERT CHARLES (US)
SWAGER THOMAS CHARLES (US)
LEHMANN ANDREW TODD (US)
MCCAMBRIDGE MICHAEL SCOTT (US)
GILLINGHAM THOMAS EARL (US)
BRODA JOSEPH ROGER (US)
GRAZIANO KEVIN RICHARD (US)
ANSARI AMID (US)
KIRCHMAYER KENNETH (US)
STEEN TOD ROBERT (US)
KIRACOFE DANIEL ROY (US)
SWAGER THOMAS CHARLES (US)
LEHMANN ANDREW TODD (US)
MCCAMBRIDGE MICHAEL SCOTT (US)
GILLINGHAM THOMAS EARL (US)
BRODA JOSEPH ROGER (US)
GRAZIANO KEVIN RICHARD (US)
ANSARI AMID (US)
KIRCHMAYER KENNETH (US)
STEEN TOD ROBERT (US)
KIRACOFE DANIEL ROY (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/030084
Publication Date:
February 22, 2018
Filing Date:
April 28, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GEN ELECTRIC (US)
International Classes:
F01D25/34; F02C7/26
Foreign References:
| JP2010255522A | 2010-11-11 | |||
| US20130192195A1 | 2013-08-01 | |||
| US20020173897A1 | 2002-11-21 | |||
| EP2006496A1 | 2008-12-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KACHUR, Pamela, A. et al. (US)
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