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US 11,092,122 B2Granted
Engine assembly with engine and cooler compartments
AssigneePratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
InventorsLuc Dionne, Bruno Villeneuve, Andre Julien, Serge Dussault
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Abstract
An engine assembly includes an engine compartment containing an internal combustion engine and a cooler compartment adjacent the engine compartment containing a heat exchanger. The engine and cooler compartments have an opening defined therebetween. A forced air system is operable to drive an airflow. A method for cooling the engine and its compartment is disclosed.
Claims10
An engine assembly within an aircraft vehicle, the aircraft vehicle having a longitudinal axis defined from a front end to a rear end, the engine assembly comprising:
- an engine compartment and a cooler compartment serially disposed in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the engine and cooler compartments separated from one another;
- an internal combustion engine disposed within the engine compartment;
- a heat exchanger disposed within the cooler compartment;
- a forced air system in the cooler compartment operable to drive an airflow through the heat exchanger and;
- an exhaust duct fluidly connecting an exhaust of the internal combustion engine with an environment of the engine assembly, the exhaust duct extending through the cooler compartment.
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