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US 8,770,512 B2Granted
Passive control of ice shedding
AssigneeSikorsky Aircraft Corporation
InventorsRobert James Flemming, Eric G. Olsen
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Abstract
A plate including a body with an aft face at an aft portion of the body, which is attachable to a leading edge of an ice accretion surface such that the body protrudes substantially in a forward direction from the leading edge, and a forward face opposite the aft face, which extends between opposing surfaces of the body and which is oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to the forward direction and a predominant flow direction of air flowing past the leading edge.
Claims9
An engine air inlet, comprising:
- an inner wall;
- an outer wall terminating in a leading edge, which is coupled to the inner wall to define an inlet space extending in an aft direction from the leading edge;
- a splitter, having a leading edge, disposed within the inlet space between the inner wall and the outer wall;
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- at least one plate protruding in a forward direction from one or more of the respective leading edges of the outer wall and the splitter and having a forward face, which is oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to the aft and forward directions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.