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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Glenn Knight, Iii, Mason, OH (US);
Bojan Lukovic, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Daniel Laborie, West Chester, OH (US);
Kenneth S. Scheffel, Edgewood, KY (US);
Inventors:
Glenn Knight, III, Mason, OH (US);
Bojan Lukovic, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Daniel Laborie, West Chester, OH (US);
Kenneth S. Scheffel, Edgewood, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A heat exchanger apparatus includes: (a) an airfoil having opposed pressure and suction sides, a root, a tip, and spaced-apart leading and trailing edges; and (b) a plenum integrally formed within the airfoil which is configured to receive a flow of circulating working fluid; and (c) inlet and outlet ports communicating with the plenum and an exterior of the airfoil.