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US 11,891,953 B2Granted
Aircraft skin heat exchanger
AssigneeRtx Corporation
InventorsJon E. Sobanski, Paul R. Hanrahan
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Abstract
An aircraft heat exchanger system according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes a first heat exchanger assembly that is disposed in an inlet duct assembly, and a skin heat exchanger assembly is in thermal communication with an outer surface of an aircraft structure. The skin heat exchanger is in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger such that a working fluid is communicated therebetween.
Claims17
An aircraft heat exchanger system comprising:
- a first heat exchanger assembly disposed in an inlet duct assembly, the inlet duct assembly comprising an inlet opening through a bottom outer surface of an aircraft structure, the first heat exchanger assembly in thermal communication with an inlet airflow flowing through the inlet duct assembly;
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- a skin heat exchanger assembly disposed along the bottom outer surface of the aircraft structure, the skin heat exchanger assembly offset relative to the inlet duct assembly and the first heat exchanger assembly, the skin heat exchanger assembly in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger assembly such that a working fluid is communicated therebetween.
An aircraft system comprising:
- a propulsor assembly disposed in an aircraft structure;
- an inlet duct assembly configured to communicate airflow to the propulsor assembly, the inlet duct assembly comprising an inlet opening through a bottom outer surface of the aircraft structure;
- a first heat exchanger assembly disposed in the inlet duct assembly and in thermal communication with an inlet airflow flowing through the inlet duct assembly;
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- a skin heat exchanger assembly disposed along the bottom outer surface of the aircraft structure in thermal communication with the bottom outer surface of the aircraft structure and in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger assembly such that a working fluid is communicated therebetween, wherein the skin heat exchanger assembly is offset relative to the inlet duct assembly and the first heat exchanger assembly.
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