Hybrid cooling of a gas turbine engine

Details Hybrid cooling of a gas turbine engine Hybrid cooling of a gas turbine engine

2007-06-13

2011-11-15

Rodriguez, William (Department: 3741)

Power plants

Combustion products used as motive fluid

For nominal other than power plant output feature

C060S806000, C060S736000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08056345

ABSTRACT:
A hybrid cooling system for a gas turbine engine includes a vapor cooling assembly and a cooling air cooling assembly. The cooling air cooling assembly is configured to remove thermal energy from cooling air used to cool a first component of the gas turbine engine. The vapor cooling assembly configured to transport thermal energy from a vaporization section to a condenser section through cyclical evaporation and condensation of a working medium sealed within the vapor cooling assembly. The vaporization section is located at least partially within a second component of the gas turbine engine, and the condenser section is located outside the second component.

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