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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
May. 07, 2008
Applicant:
Ryan S. Wood, Broomfield, CO (US);
Inventor:
Ryan S. Wood, Broomfield, CO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A recuperator for use in transferring heat from gas turbine exhaust gases to compressed air inlet gases before combustion. The recuperator utilizes a plurality (e.g., thousands) of microtubes or microchannels to form a heat exchanger having high effectiveness and low pressure drop while maintaining a low weight. Accordingly, the recuperator presented herein may be incorporated into light aircraft and helicopters without significantly compromising the performance thereof.