Method of increasing engine temperature limit margins
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRobert Joseph Orlando, Paul Cooker
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Abstract
A method of extending a useful serviceable life of a gas turbine engine by increasing a limiting exhaust gas temperature margin degraded by engine use without replacing engine hardware. The method includes adjusting at least one engine parameter selected from a first group of engine parameters including a nozzle area and a rotor speed.
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A method of extending a useful serviceable life of a gas turbine engine by increasing a limiting gas temperature margin degraded by engine use without replacing engine hardware, said method comprising adjusting at least one engine parameter selected from a first group of engine parameters including a nozzle area and a rotor speed.
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