Leading edge heat pipe arrangement
US4966229A · kind A · utility
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11Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/58
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Heat pipe (10) includes an acute angle leading wedge shape form (38) with a radiused leading edge (26). Engine fuel supply (65) cools the trailing wedge shape form (40). The intense heat flux at the leading edge is cleanly dissipated and spread over substantial heat pipe cooling surface (64, 66). A coating (36) on the external surface of the leading edge wedge shape form is formed of a layer of iridium and a layer of oxide.
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