Controllable speed windmill operation of a gas turbine engine through low spool power extraction

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8966876
APP PUB NO 20130098057A1
SERIAL NO

13278317

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A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan section including a fan, a geared architecture, a spool which drives the fan through the geared architecture, and at least one component geared to the spool and being operable to control a speed of the spool during a “windmilling” condition. A method of gas turbine engine operations during a “windmilling” condition is also disclosed.

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RTX CORPORATION10 FARM SPRINGS ROAD FARMINGTON CT 06032

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dye, Christopher M San Diego, US 119 2646
McCune, Michael E Colchester, US 268 6476
Merry, Brian D Andover, US 210 3873
Suciu, Gabriel L Glastonbury, US 580 8113

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