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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2019
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Michael J Sheath, Derby, GB;
Michael I Elliott, Derby, GB;
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC, London, GB;
Abstract
A gas turbine engine comprising: an inner core nacelle; an outer fan nacelle; a bypass duct between the inner core nacelle and the outer fan nacelle; at least one bifurcation that extends between the inner core nacelle and the outer fan nacelle; and a cooling system, wherein the cooling system comprises at least one pipe for conveying a fluid to be cooled, the at least one pipe forming part of a fluid system of the engine, wherein the at least one pipe passes through the at least one bifurcation, and wherein at least a portion of one or more of the pipes is arranged to bring the fluid to be cooled into a heat exchanging relationship with a fluid, e.g. air, flowing in the bypass duct.