Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Geared architecture turbofan engine thermal management system and method
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Application No.: US14776779Application Date: 2014-03-13
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Publication No.: US10267180B2Publication Date: 2019-04-23
- Inventor: Frederick M Schwarz , Simon Pickford
- Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Bachman & LaPointe, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2014/025552 WO 20140313
- International Announcement: WO2014/151356 WO 20140925
- Main IPC: F01D25/12
- IPC: F01D25/12 ; F02K3/06 ; F02K3/115 ; F01D5/02 ; F01D5/12 ; F01D17/10 ; F02C7/14 ; F01D15/12

Abstract:
A method of sizing a heat exchanger for a geared architecture gas turbine engine includes sizing a minimum frontal area of at least one heat exchanger located in communication with a fan bypass airflow such that a ratio of waste heat area to horsepower generation characteristic area is between 1.6 to 8.75.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160024965A1 Geared Architecture Turbofan Engine Thermal Management System and Method Public/Granted day:2016-01-28
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