Invention Application
- Patent Title: Active Thermal Management for Fire-Tolerant Drive Systems
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Application No.: US15702958Application Date: 2017-09-13
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Publication No.: US20180087561A1Publication Date: 2018-03-29
- Inventor: Andrew Jordan Birkenheuer , Keith David Weaver , Jon Damon Bennett
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Main IPC: F16C3/16
- IPC: F16C3/16 ; F16C3/02 ; B64C27/12 ; B64D35/00
Abstract:
The present invention includes a thermal management system and method including: a drive shaft; one or more fans or impellers in fluid communication with at least a portion of the drive shaft; and one or more air management baffles configured to direct air flow between the impeller and the portion of the drive shaft. In one embodiment, the system and method further includes insulation positioned about the at least a portion of the drive shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US11255373B2 Active thermal management for fire-tolerant drive systems Public/Granted day:2022-02-22
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