Patent ID: 11885261
Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 9:
10. A turbofan engine comprising:
a fan through which a stream of air entering the turbofan engine is propelled;
a compressor for pressurizing the air;
a combustor in which the pressurized air is mixed with fuel and ignited for generating a stream of combustion gas;
a turbine for extracting energy from the combustion gas; and
a sensor probe installed in the stream of air, the sensor probe comprising:
a sensor disposed inside a probe housing having a convex front surface for facing toward the stream of air; and
a wedge-shaped blade separate from the probe housing and installed in front of the probe housing, the wedge-shaped blade having two faces meeting at a leading edge of the wedge-shaped blade, the wedge-shaped blade including a concave rear surface fitting against the convex front surface of the probe housing.