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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2019
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Daniel Alan Niergarth, Norwood, OH (US);
Brandon Wayne Miller, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Justin Paul Smith, Montgomery, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A thermal management system is provided for incorporation into at least one of a gas turbine engine or an aircraft. The thermal management system includes: a thermal transport bus having a heat exchange fluid flowing therethrough, the thermal transport bus further including: a first flow loop comprising at least one first heat source exchanger, at least one first heat sink exchanger, and a first pump to move the heat exchange fluid through the first flow loop; and a second flow loop comprising at least one second heat source exchanger, at least one second heat sink exchanger, and a second pump to move the heat exchange fluid through the second flow loop; wherein the first flow loop is isolated from the second flow loop, and wherein the first heat source exchanger and the second heat source exchanger are configured with a common heat source.