System and method for managing thermal issues in gas turbine engines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9014791
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13264743

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The present invention generally relates to a system that enables one to address various thermal management issues in advanced gas turbine engines. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method to extract heat from an air stream, utilize a significant fraction for on-board power generation, and reject a small quantity of heat to the fuel stream safely at, for example, a lower temperature. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method to extract heat from an air stream, utilize a significant fraction for on-board power generation, and reject a small quantity of heat to the fuel stream safely at, for example, a lower temperature with no potential air/fuel contact is disclosed.

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ECHOGEN POWER SYSTEMS LLC365 WATER STREET AKRON ND 44308

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Held, Timothy James Akron, US 35 1993

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