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US 2019/0162076 A1Published application
Management of heat conduction using phononic regions having non-metallic nanostructures
AssigneeSiemens Aktienesellschaft
InventorJoshua S. MCCONKEY
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Abstract
A gas turbine engine component formed of material having phononic regions. The phononic regions are formed of non-metallic nanostructures. The phononic regions modify the behavior of the phonons and control heat conduction.
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A gas turbine engine component comprising:
- a first region of a first material and a phononic region, wherein the phononic region comprises non-metallic nanostructures;
- wherein phononic transmittal of phonons through the first material forms a first phononic wave;
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- wherein, upon transmittal of the first phononic wave to the phononic region, the phononic region is configured to modify a behavior of the phonons of the first phononic wave.
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A method for controlling heat conduction in a gas turbine engine comprising:
- forming a phononic region in a gas turbine engine component, the gas turbine engine component comprising a first region of a first material, wherein the phononic region comprises non-metallic nanostructures;
- transmitting phonons through the first material to form a first phononic wave;
- transmitting the first phononic wave to the phononic region, and
- modifying a behavior of the phonons of the first phononic wave in the phononic region to manage heat conduction.
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