Structural cooling unit
US4786015A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 1986 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C1/38
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In order to dissipate aerodynamic heating in hypersonic aircraft, while at the same time providing structural support for the leading edge of an airfoil or the nose cone in a manner that avoids transmittal of thermal bending loads into the aircraft, a structural cooling unit is formed of a load bearing structure. The load bearing structure is of hollow construction defining a fluid flow path therethrough and has a fluid inlet at one end of the fluid flow path and a fluid outlet at the other end of the fluid flow path which comprises a tortuous path through the load bearing structure. Additionally, for purposes of forming a structural load path, the load bearing structure is formed into an elongated tubular configuration having at least one substantially continuous heat exchanging surface for aerodynamic heat dissipation.
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