Turbomachinery heat management system
US11486266B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system is provided, including a heat management system. The heat management system includes a thermal delivery system configured to providing heating, cooling, or a combination thereof, to a first zone of a turbomachinery, and a controller operatively coupled to the thermal delivery system and configured to control the heating, the cooling, or the combination thereof, of the first zone, to minimize or to eliminate positional changes, structural changes, or a combination thereof, in one or more components of the turbomachinery due to thermal energy.
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