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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Steven Gagne, Avon, IN (US);
Steven Gagne, Avon, IN (US);
Rolls Royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
An aircraft having a cooling system is disclosed. The cooling system can be used to cool a heat emitting component. In one form the cooling system is a refrigerant system and includes a relatively high temperature device such as, but not limited to, a condenser. The relatively high temperature component is placed in thermal communication with a passing air flow. In one embodiment the aircraft includes a pod in which at least a portion of the cooling system is disposed. For example, a condenser of a vapor cycle refrigerant system can be located in the pod and in thermal communication with the air flow. The cooling system can also include a device capable of delivering a cooling fluid into the air flow and/or to the relatively high temperature component. The cooling fluid can be evaporated to provided additional cooling.