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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Massimo Brunetti, Samarate, IT;
Andrea Cogliati, Samarate, IT;
Dario Iannucci, Samarate, IT;
Alessandro Scandroglio, Samarate, IT;
Inventors:
Massimo Brunetti, Samarate, IT;
Andrea Cogliati, Samarate, IT;
Dario Iannucci, Samarate, IT;
Alessandro Scandroglio, Samarate, IT;
Assignee:
Agustawestland S.p.A., Samarate, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B 1/24 (2006.01); B64D 27/00 (2006.01); B64D 29/00 (2006.01); B64D 31/00 (2006.01); B64D 33/00 (2006.01); B64D 35/00 (2006.01); B64D 33/04 (2006.01); F01D 25/30 (2006.01); F02K 1/82 (2006.01); H01L 35/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 33/04 (2013.01); F01D 25/30 (2013.01); F02K 1/82 (2013.01); H01L 35/30 (2013.01); B64D 2033/045 (2013.01); F05D 2220/329 (2013.01); F05D 2220/60 (2013.01); Y02T 50/671 (2013.01); Y02T 50/53 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft, capable of hovering, having drive means; and at least one exhaust duct connected to an outlet of the drive means to expel the exhaust gas, produced by fuel combustion, from the aircraft. At least part of the exhaust duct has a thermoelectric conversion circuit for Seebeck-effect converting to electric energy the thermal gradient produced between the inside and outside of the exhaust duct by flow of the exhaust gas.