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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2022
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;
Enzo Macchia, Kleinburg, CA;
Daniel Alecu, Brampton, CA;
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., Longueuil, CA;
Abstract
An oil tank for a gas turbine engine is provided. The oil tank includes an oil cavity defined within structural walls of a nacelle of the gas turbine engine, the oil cavity having an oil inlet and an oil outlet. At least one of the structural walls has an interior side facing the oil cavity and an exterior side. The interior side includes a plurality of upstanding protrusions extending into the oil cavity and fully immersed in oil when the gas turbine engine is in use during steady state operation. The exterior side includes a plurality of fins extending therefrom and exposed to an ambient air stream during steady state operation of the gas turbine engine.