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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2019
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Frederick M. Schwarz, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Simon Pickford, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/12 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01); F02K 3/115 (2006.01); F02C 7/14 (2006.01); F01D 15/12 (2006.01); F01D 17/10 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/12 (2013.01); F01D 5/02 (2013.01); F01D 15/12 (2013.01); F01D 17/105 (2013.01); F02C 7/14 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F02K 3/115 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2230/50 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01); F05D 2260/213 (2013.01); F05D 2260/40311 (2013.01); F05D 2260/602 (2013.01); Y02T 50/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of sizing a heat exchanger for a geared architecture gas turbine engine includes sizing a minimum frontal area of at least one heat exchanger located in communication with a fan bypass airflow such that a ratio of waste heat area to horsepower generation characteristic area is between 1.6 to 8.75.