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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2017
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Ram Ranjan, West Hartford, CT (US);
James D. Hill, W. Abington Township, PA (US);
Glenn Levasseur, Colchester, CT (US);
Joel H. Wagner, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/14 (2006.01); F01D 5/06 (2006.01); F01D 25/12 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F28D 15/02 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/14 (2013.01); F01D 5/06 (2013.01); F01D 25/12 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); F28D 15/0266 (2013.01); F28D 15/0275 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2260/208 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbine casing may comprise a casing body a heat pipe disposed in the casing body. The heat pipe may include a vaporization section and a condensation section. The vaporization section may be located forward the condensation section. The vaporization section may be located in a high pressure turbine region of the casing body. The condensation section may be located in a low pressure turbine region of the casing body.