- Patent Title: Thermal management of turbine casing using varying working mediums
-
Application No.: US15495339Application Date: 2017-04-24
-
Publication No.: US10450892B2Publication Date: 2019-10-22
- Inventor: Ram Ranjan
- 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: Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: F01D25/14
- IPC: F01D25/14 ; F01D25/24 ; F01D25/12 ; F02C7/16

Abstract:
A turbine casing may comprise a casing body and a first heat pipe disposed in the casing body. The first heat pipe may comprise a first working medium. The first heat pipe may include a first vaporization section and a first condensation section. The first vaporization section may be located forward the first condensation section. A second heat pipe may be disposed in the casing body and may comprise a second working medium different from the first working medium.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180306060A1 THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF TURBINE CASING USING VARYING WORKING MEDIUMS Public/Granted day:2018-10-25
Information query