Heat exchanger(s) for recovering water and/or heat energy from turbine engine combustion products
US12203392B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/213
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbine engine with an axis is provided. This turbine engine includes a fan section, a turbine engine core, a bypass flowpath, an engine housing, an evaporator, a condenser and a core flowpath. The turbine engine core is configured to power the fan section. The turbine engine core includes a core compressor section, a core combustor section and a core turbine section. The bypass flowpath is fluidly coupled with and downstream of the fan section. The engine housing includes a cavity radially outboard of and axially overlapping the fan section and/or the bypass flowpath. The evaporator module is within the cavity. The condenser module is within the cavity. The core flowpath extends sequentially through the core compressor section, the core combustor section, the core turbine section, the evaporator module and the condenser module.
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