Thermal Management System for an Aircraft Including an Electric Propulsion Engine

    公开(公告)号:US20200180771A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-11

    申请号:US16211972

    申请日:2018-12-06

    Abstract: An aircraft includes an aircraft heat source; a propulsion system including an electric propulsion engine, the electric propulsion engine including an electric motor and a fan rotatable by the electric motor, the electric propulsion engine further defining a fan air flowpath; a thermal management system including a heat source exchanger in thermal communication with the aircraft heat source, a heat sink exchanger in thermal communication with the fan air flowpath of the electric propulsion engine, and a thermal distribution bus extending from the heat source exchanger to the heat sink exchanger; and a control system operably connected to the thermal management system for selectively thermally coupling the heat sink exchanger with the heat source exchanger.

    Electric propulsion system for an aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US10137981B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-27

    申请号:US15475401

    申请日:2017-03-31

    Abstract: An aeronautical propulsion system includes a fan having a plurality of fan blades rotatable about a central axis and defining a fan pressure ratio, FPR. The propulsion system also includes an electric motor mechanically coupled to the fan for driving the fan, the electric motor including a number of poles, npoles, and defining a maximum power, P. The relationship between the fan pressure ratio, FPR, of the fan, the number of poles, npoles, of the electric motor, and the maximum power, P, of the electric motor is defined by an equation: n pole p = C 1 · e - 9.062 · FPR + C 2 · e - 1.2604 · FPR ; wherein C1 is a constant having a value between 22,000 and 52,000, wherein C2 is a constant having a value between 4.0 and 9.8, and wherein e is Euler's number.

    Tubular Array Heat Exchanger
    14.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180283795A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-04

    申请号:US15471314

    申请日:2017-03-28

    Abstract: A tubular array heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of helical tubes defining a primary diameter around the centerline to define interstitial voids between the plurality of tubes. The plurality of tubes defines an increased surface area compared to a single heat transfer tube having the same primary diameter, thereby resulting in improved heat transfer efficiency or a smaller footprint. In addition, the helically formed tubes and optional stiffening structures improve the structural resiliency of the heat exchanger to better absorb thermal expansion and contraction with improved modal response.

    Electric machine
    17.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11025104B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-01

    申请号:US15892962

    申请日:2018-02-09

    Abstract: An electric machine includes a stator assembly including a first stator segment and a second stator segment, the first and second stator segments each including a plurality of laminations extending generally along a circumferential direction, each pair of adjacent laminations of the first and second stator segments defining a gap therebetween. The first and second stator segments are assembled together such that the laminations of the first stator segment are arranged at least partially in the gaps between the laminations of the second stator segment.

    Additively manufactured heat exchanger

    公开(公告)号:US10684080B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US15653613

    申请日:2017-07-19

    Abstract: A heat exchanger and a method for additively manufacturing the heat exchanger are provided. The heat exchanger includes a housing defining a flow passageway having a plurality of heat exchange banks stacked therein. Each heat exchange bank includes a plurality of heat exchange tubes that form a lattice structure that extends from a first end proximate a central manifold outward along the radial direction toward a second end proximate an annular outer manifold. The central manifolds and the annular outer manifolds fluidly couple the heat exchange tubes of adjacent heat exchange banks in an alternating manner to form a serpentine flow path for a flow of heat exchange fluid.

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