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US 11,999,503 B2Granted
Articulating bifurcated integrated transition duct assembly
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorsKeith David Weaver, Michael Pujol, Andrew Jordan Birkenheuer, Nicholas Plagianos, Karl Burge, Thomas Mast
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Abstract
A transition duct assembly includes a shared connector, and a plurality of primary cooling pathways for cooling one or more systems or components. Each primary cooling pathway includes a transition duct in fluid communication with the shared connector, and a transition connector in fluid communication with the transition duct.
Claims10
A rotorcraft, comprising:
- a fuselage;
- one or more engines coupled to the fuselage;
- a transition duct assembly coupled to the fuselage, wherein the transition duct assembly comprises:
- a shared connector comprising an articulatable partition that forms a plurality of channels within the shared connector;
- a plurality of primary cooling pathways for cooling one or more systems or components, wherein each of the primary cooling pathways is in fluid communication with a respective channel within the shared connector:
- a respective transition duct in fluid communication with a single respective channel within the shared connector;
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- a respective transition connector in fluid communication with the respective transition duct, wherein articulation of the articulatable partition from a first to a second position allows for air flow over most or all of a cooling apparatus.
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