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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
John Frederick Ackerman0
William Kent Wagner0
Date of Patent
March 13, 2007
Patent Application Number
11072084
Date Filed
March 4, 2005
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Patent abstract
A method for operating an aircraft engine facilitates preventing ice accumulation on the aircraft engine. The method comprises coupling a semi-permeable membrane to the engine adjacent an outer surface of the engine, coupling a fluid reservoir to the aircraft engine in flow communication with the semi-permeable membrane, and supplying fluid from the fluid reservoir to the semi-permeable membrane to facilitate preventing ice accumulation on the aircraft engine outer surface.
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