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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2006
Kattalaicheri Srinivasan Venkataramani, West Chester, OH (US);
Thomas Ory Moniz, Loveland, OH (US);
Justin P. Stephenson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kattalaicheri Srinivasan Venkataramani, West Chester, OH (US);
Thomas Ory Moniz, Loveland, OH (US);
Justin P. Stephenson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A heat transfer system is provided for a turbine engine of the type including an annular casing with an array of generally radially-extending strut members disposed therein. The heat transfer system includes at least one primary heat pipe disposed at least partially inside a selected one of the strut members; at least one secondary heat pipe disposed outside the fan casing and thermally coupled to the at least one primary heat pipe and to a heat source. Heat from the heat source can be transferred through the secondary heat pipe to the primary heat pipe and to the selected strut member.