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HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TURBINE ENGINE USING HEAT PIPES

  • US 20100236217A1
  • Filed: 07/28/2006
  • Published: 09/23/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A heat transfer system for a turbine engine including an annular casing with an array of generally radially-extending strut members disposed therein, the heat transfer system comprising:

  • a plurality of arcuate heat pipes each having an uninsulated circumferential segment disposed in thermal contact with a respective circumferential portion of an outer surface of the casing and each thermally coupled to a heat source, such that heat from the heat source can be transferred through the heat pipes and the casing to the strut members, and wherein each circumferential portion of the outer surface of the casing is disposed in thermal contact with only one of the uninsulated circumferential segments.

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