Thermal and energy management method and apparatus for an aircraft
US6182435A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The cooling of components (26) of a vehicle (10) carrying a turbine engine (12) and a fuel supply (24) for the engine (12) without the excessive consumption of bleed air is achieved in an apparatus which includes a fuel recirculating system (34), a first heat exchanger (60) for rejecting heat from selected components (26) of the vehicle (10) to fuel flowing through the fuel recirculating system (34), and a cooling device (32) including a second heat exchanger (100, 202) for rejecting heat from the fuel to the cooling device (32) as the fuel flows through the fuel recirculating system (34).
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