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Heat pipe-based cooling apparatus and method for turbine engine

  • US 7,845,159 B2
  • Filed: 08/31/2006
  • Issued: 12/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cooling apparatus for a turbine engine including a cowling with an outer surface defined by a skin exposed to an external air flow, the cooling apparatus comprising:

  • at least one heat pipe having a first end thermally coupled with the outer surface of the cowling and a second end thermally coupled to a heat source, such that heat from the heat source can be transferred through the heat pipe to the external air flow; and

    a tray attached to the cowling defining an opening disposed in thermal communication with the outer surface, wherein the first end of the at least one heat pipe is substantially enclosed between the tray and the cowling, and wherein the tray is filled with a thermally conductive filler material that surrounds the first end of the at least one heat pipe.

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