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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Federico Papa, Ellington, CT (US);
Thomas G. Phillips, Coventry, CT (US);
Kathleen R. Phillips, Coventry, CT (US);
Federico Papa, Ellington, CT (US);
Thomas G. Phillips, Coventry, CT (US);
Kathleen R. Phillips, Coventry, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A thermal management system for a gas turbine engine includes a first heat exchanger that provides a first conditioned fluid, a second heat exchanger in series flow communication with the first heat exchanger and that exchanges heat with the first conditioned fluid to provide a second conditioned fluid, and a third heat exchanger in parallel flow communication with the second heat exchanger and that selectively exchanges heat with the first conditioned fluid to provide a third conditioned fluid. The second conditioned fluid and the third conditioned fluid combine to provide a mixed conditioned fluid. A first portion of the mixed conditioned fluid including a first temperature is communicated to a first engine system. A second portion of the mixed conditioned fluid including a second temperature is communicated to a second engine system. The second temperature includes a greater temperature than the first temperature.