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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Troy C. Schank, Keller, TX (US);
Monte A. Mcglaun, Abilene, TX (US);
Inventors:
Troy C. Schank, Keller, TX (US);
Monte A. McGlaun, Abilene, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/615 (2006.01); B64C 27/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/615 (2013.01); B64C 2027/7266 (2013.01); Y02T 50/34 (2013.01); B64C 27/72 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotor blade for an aircraft includes an airfoil skin, an active element, and an actuator configured to operate the active element. A heat pipe is configured to promote heat transfer from the actuator to the airfoil skin. The heat pipe has a slope gradient such that a centrifugal force generated during rotation of the rotor blade promotes travel of a condensed working fluid within the heat pipe to move from a condenser end of the heat pipe toward an evaporator end of the heat pipe.