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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Herbert L. Walker, Hartford, CT (US);
Stevan W. Akerley, Durham, CT (US);
Inventors:
Herbert L. Walker, Hartford, CT (US);
Stevan W. Akerley, Durham, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/06 (2006.01); F02C 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a structural frame for a gas turbine engine comprising an integral fluid reservoir and air/fluid heat exchanger. A central hub includes a reservoir for storing a fluid and an outer rim circumscribes the hub. A heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the reservoir and is in simultaneous communication with the fluid and an air stream.