GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED IN AN ANNULAR DUCT

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20230043809A1
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17388618

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A gas turbine engine is provided including a turbomachine having a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order; a rotor assembly driven by the turbomachine, the rotor assembly, the turbomachine, or both comprising a substantially annular duct relative to the centerline of the gas turbine engine, the annular duct defining a flowpath; a heat exchanger positioned within the annular duct and extending substantially continuously along the circumferential direction, the heat exchanger comprising a first material defining a heat exchange surface exposed to the flowpath, wherein the first material defines a heat exchange coefficient and wherein the heat exchange surface defines a surface area (A), and wherein the heat exchanger has an effective transmission loss (ETL) of between 5 decibels and 1 decibel for an operating condition.

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY1 RIVER ROAD SCHENECTADY NY 12345

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Castillo, Michael Julian Liberty Township, US 4 20
DePuy, Timothy Richard Liberty Township, US 23 25
Morris, Steven Benjamin Mason, US 1 1
Niergarth, Daniel Alan Norwood, US 104 1081
Rambo, Jeffrey Douglas Mason, US 100 506
Schimmels, Scott Alan Miamisburg, US 68 107
Simonetti, Michael Woodlawn, US 9 24
Tweedt, Daniel Lawrence West Chester, US 12 85

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