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US 11,519,294 B2Granted
Aircraft propulsion system with vapor absorption refrigeration system
AssigneeRaytheon Technologies Corporation
InventorDilip Prasad
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Abstract
An assembly is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This assembly includes a gas turbine engine and a vapor absorption refrigeration system. The gas turbine engine includes a turbine section. The vapor absorption refrigeration system is configured to be driven by waste heat energy received from the turbine section. The vapor absorption refrigeration system includes a condenser.
Claims16
An assembly for an aircraft propulsion system, comprising:
- a gas turbine engine including a turbine section and a component;
- and
- a vapor absorption refrigeration system configured to be driven by waste heat energy received from the turbine section, the vapor absorption refrigeration system including a condenser;
- the condenser configured to heat fluid that flows through the component.
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An assembly for an aircraft propulsion system, comprising:
- a gas turbine engine including a turbine section and a component;
- and
- a vapor absorption refrigeration system configured to be driven by waste heat energy received from the turbine section, the vapor absorption refrigeration system including a condenser;
- the vapor absorption refrigeration system further including an absorber fluidly coupled with the condenser;
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- the absorber configured to generate absorber heat energy by introducing refrigerant vapor into an absorbent, and the absorber further configured to heat fluid that flows through the component using the absorber heat energy.
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An assembly for an aircraft propulsion system, comprising:
- a gas turbine engine including a turbine section and a component;
- and
- a vapor absorption refrigeration system configured to be driven by waste heat energy received from the turbine section, the vapor absorption refrigeration system including a condenser;
- the vapor absorption refrigeration system further including a generator;
- and
- the generator configured to use the waste heat energy received from the turbine section to separate an absorbent-refrigerant mixture into refrigerant and an absorbent, and the generator further configured to provide the refrigerant to the condenser.
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An assembly for an aircraft propulsion system, comprising:
- a gas turbine engine including a turbine section and a component;
- and
- a vapor absorption refrigeration system configured to use heat energy of gas flowing through the turbine section to drive a cooling cycle for a fluid flowing through the component;
- the vapor absorption refrigeration system including a condenser, a first expansion device, an evaporator, an absorber and a generator configured in a closed refrigerant loop;
- the vapor absorption refrigeration system further including a pump and a second expansion device;
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- the absorber, the pump, the generator and the second expansion device configured in a closed absorbent loop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.