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US 2026/0153054 A1Published application
Engine-Integrated Heat Exchanger
AssigneeRtx Corporation
InventorsSherman Shoak Man Ho, Andrew James Iezzi, Stephen H. Mattia, Barbara Mary Krupczak
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Abstract
A craft has: a body including an engine bay; and an engine having an installed condition at least partially in the engine bay. The engine has a heat exchanger having an inlet manifold; and in the installed condition an air flowpath passes through the inlet manifold to the heat exchanger and exits the heat exchanger to the engine bay.
Claims20
A method for assembling a craft, the craft comprising:
- a body including an engine bay;
- and
- an engine having an installed condition at least partially in the engine bay,
- wherein:
- the engine comprises a heat exchanger having an inlet manifold;
- and
- in the installed condition an air flowpath passes through the inlet manifold to the heat exchanger and exits the heat exchanger to the engine bay,
- the method comprising:
- inserting the engine to the engine bay with the heat exchanger pre-installed on the engine.
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A gas turbine engine comprising:
- a case;
- one or more compressor sections;
- a combustor section;
- one or more turbine sections;
- and
- a heat exchanger for air cooling a fluid, wherein:
- the case defines an inlet manifold for the heat exchanger.
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A method for installing an engine to a craft, the craft comprising an engine bay, the engine comprising:
- a flowpath through at least one compressor section, a combustor section, and at least one turbine section;
- a heat exchanger;
- and
- an inlet manifold for the heat exchanger,
- the method comprising:
- inserting a forward portion of the engine into a forward portion of the engine bay;
- said inserting engaging the engine with an engine bay seal;
- and
- closing the engine bay to leave an air flowpath through the heat exchanger exiting the heat exchanger to an outer portion of the engine bay.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.