Title:
TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD OF COOLING THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/128684
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A turbine engine including a core engine cowl including a compartment, and a cooling system positioned within the compartment. The cooling system includes a cooling fan configured to exhaust heat from the compartment, a temperature sensor configured to monitor a temperature within the compartment, and a controller coupled in communication with the cooling fan and the temperature sensor. The controller is configured to actuate the cooling fan when the temperature is greater than a threshold.
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Inventors:
MONIZ THOMAS ORY (US)
GLOVER JERREY (US)
ROSE JOSEPH GEORGE (US)
CLEMENTS JEFFREY DONALD (US)
GLOVER JERREY (US)
ROSE JOSEPH GEORGE (US)
CLEMENTS JEFFREY DONALD (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/059872
Publication Date:
August 30, 2018
Filing Date:
November 03, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GEN ELECTRIC (US)
International Classes:
F02C7/18; F01D15/10; F02C7/141; F02C9/16; F02K3/06
Foreign References:
| US20110120075A1 | 2011-05-26 | |||
| US20100236502A1 | 2010-09-23 | |||
| US20090175718A1 | 2009-07-09 | |||
| US20130319016A1 | 2013-12-05 | |||
| EP2442195A2 | 2012-04-18 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3526457A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KACHUR, Pamela, A. et al. (US)
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