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"description": "A method of operating a variable guide vane assembly (40) of an aircraft engine (10), the variable guide vane assembly (40) including guide vanes (42) rotatable about respective spanwise axes (S1) and circumferentially distributed about a central axis (11), the method comprising: obtaining a target…",
"path": "/patents/1388329",
"publishedAt": "2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z",
"site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
"tags": [
"F01D17/14",
"PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA [CA]"
],
"textContent": "A method of operating a variable guide vane assembly (40) of an aircraft engine (10), the variable guide vane assembly (40) including guide vanes (42) rotatable about respective spanwise axes (S1) and circumferentially distributed about a central axis (11), the method comprising: obtaining a target exit flow angle defined between a direction of a flow exiting the guide vanes (42) and the central axis (11); predicting an exit flow angle (T2; T2') as a function of at least a geometric angle (T1), the exit flow angle (T2; T2') defined between the direction of the flow (F1; F1') exiting the guide vanes (42) and the central axis (11), the geometric angle (T1) defined between the guide vanes (42) and the central axis (11); and when a difference between the exit flow angle (T2; T2') and the target exit flow angle is above a threshold, modulating the guide vanes (42) to modify the geometric angle (T1) until the difference between the exit flow angle (T2; T2') and the target exit flow angle is at or below the threshold.",
"title": "VARIABLE GUIDE VANE ASSEMBLY AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREOF"
}