SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INHIBITING PARTICULATE AND FOREIGN OBJECT INGRESS IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

A method (300) for inhibiting particulate ingress in a combustion system includes the steps of acquiring particulate ingress data. determining a probable particulate ingress location (202) on an air inlet (106) of the combustion system (10) in dependence upon the particulate ingress data, and deploying a filter screen (150) at the determined probable particulate ingress location (202) to inhibit particulate ingress at the determined probable particulate ingress location (202).