Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gas turbine engine with graphene heat pipe
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Application No.: US15278612Application Date: 2016-09-28
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Publication No.: US10830094B2Publication Date: 2020-11-10
- Inventor: Matthew P. Forcier , Joseph B. Staubach
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: F01D25/12
- IPC: F01D25/12 ; F28F21/02 ; F28D15/04 ; F01D5/08 ; F28D15/02 ; F28D21/00 ; F02C7/08

Abstract:
A graphene heat pipe for a gas turbine engine includes a body of graphene. The body has a hot side to accept heat from the gas turbine engine, a cold side to reject heat from the body, and an adiabatic portion to flow heat within the body between the hot side and the cold side.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180087398A1 GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH GRAPHENE HEAT PIPE Public/Granted day:2018-03-29
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