摘要 |
A method of operating a heated guide vane assembly for turbomachinery, the heated guide vane assembly including a plurality of guide vanes each having two major surfaces joined about their periphery by edges and an associated electric heater element secured to at least one major surface of the guide vanes. The method includes the steps of energizing heater elements on at least one of the guide vanes, de- energizing heater elements on at least one of the guide vanes, and energizing heater elements on at least one of the guide vanes which was not energized in the first energizing step. |