Invention Publication
- Patent Title: AIRCRAFT HEAT MANAGEMENT
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Application No.: US18663599Application Date: 2024-05-14
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Publication No.: US20240301829A1Publication Date: 2024-09-12
- Inventor: Craig W BEMMENT , Benjamin J. Keeler , Christopher P. Madden , Andrea Minelli , Peter Swann , Martin K. Yates
- Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Priority: GB 19410.4 2022.12.21
- Main IPC: F02C7/14
- IPC: F02C7/14 ; F02C7/06 ; F02C7/10 ; F02C7/224 ; F02C7/36

Abstract:
A gas turbine engine includes an engine core with a combustor; a turbine including turbine blades; a compressor as a source of cooling air for the turbine blades; and an inducer to accelerate and direct the cooling air onto the turbine blades, and a modulating valve to allow or block cooling air flow into a subset of airflow passageways of the inducer; and a fuel management system to provide fuel to the combustor. The fuel management system includes a primary fuel-oil heat exchanger and a secondary fuel-oil heat exchanger through which oil and the fuel flow, to transfer heat between the oil and the fuel. A method of operating the engine includes using the modulating valve to adjust the cooling air flow based on turbine inlet temperature; and transferring 200-600 kJ/m3 of heat to the fuel from the oil in the primary fuel-oil heat exchanger at cruise conditions.
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