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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Inventor:
Enzo Macchia, Kleinburg, CA;
Assignee:
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/18 (2006.01); F02C 9/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/185 (2013.01); F02C 9/18 (2013.01); F05D 2260/211 (2013.01); F05D 2260/213 (2013.01);
Abstract
Intercooling systems and methods for an aircraft engine are provided. An intercooling system includes: a first inlet configured to receive a first air flow of ambient air into the aircraft engine; a second inlet separate from the first inlet and configured to receive a second air flow of ambient air into the aircraft engine separately from the first air flow of ambient air; and a heat exchanger configured to facilitate heat transfer between at least a portion of the first air flow compressed by a compressor section of the aircraft engine and the second air flow.