Propulsion unit for aircraft with heat exchanger having front inlet faces for cooling air flow and hot air flow
US8522529B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft propulsion unit including a turbojet and a heat exchanger located above the turbojet and drawing a cooling air stream and a hot air stream in the turbojet. Wherein the cooling air intake and hot air intake surfaces in the housing are directed forward of the turbojet and have normal lines inclined relative to the axis of the turbojet. The embodiment also concerns an aircraft equipped with at least one such propulsion unit.
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