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Granted Patent B2
US 10,156,404 · App. 15/507,450 · Granted Dec 18, 2018

Heat exchanger for aircraft engine

Inventor: Tatsuya Ueda (Amagasaki, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,156,404
App. No.
15/507,450
Granted
Dec 18, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A heat exchanger for an aircraft engine that allows improvement in heat exchange ratio is provided. The heat exchanger ( 1 ) includes a plurality of heat dissipating fins ( 20, 30 ). The plurality of heat dissipating fins ( 20, 30 ) are arranged on at least one of a surface ( 2 ) and a surface ( 3 ). Each of the heat dissipating fins ( 20, 30 ) has a plate-like shape and has an inlet-side upper edge disposed on the side where a swirl flow (AF 1 ) flows in and an outlet-side upper edge disposed on the side opposite the inlet-side upper edge and on the side where the swirl flow (AF 1 ) flows out, and the inlet-side upper edge intersects the axis of rotation of a fan and extends along the direction in which the swirl flow (AF 1 ) flows at the inlet-side upper edge.

Claims (22)

1. A heat exchanger for an aircraft engine that is allowed to be disposed on a curved surface which is part of the aircraft engine and along which a swirl flow flows, the heat exchanger comprising:

a main body that has a plate-like shape curved along the curved surface, includes an internal channel through which a fluid is allowed to flow, and has a first surface so disposed as to face the curved surface and a second surface on a side opposite the first surface; and

a plurality of heat dissipating fins that are arranged on at least one of the first and second surfaces, wherein

the heat dissipating fin has a plate-like shape and has an inlet-side upper edge disposed on a side where the swirl flow flows in and an outlet-side upper edge disposed on a side opposite the inlet-side upper edge and on a side where the swirl flow flows out,

the inlet-side upper edge intersects an axis of rotation of a fan of the aircraft engine and extends along a direction in which the swirl flow flows at the inlet-side upper edge,

the plurality of heat dissipating fins include

first heat dissipating fins each so configured that at least the inlet-side upper edge intersects the axis of rotation at a first intersection angle, and

second heat dissipating fins arranged on the surface on which the first dissipating fins are arranged and each so configured that at least the inlet-side upper edge intersects the axis of rotation at an intersection angle different from the first intersection angle.

2. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein

the outlet-side upper edge intersects the axis of rotation of the fan and extends along the direction in which the swirl flow flows at the outlet-side upper edge.

3. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein

the first heat dissipating fins intersect the axis of rotation at the first intersection angle over the entire length thereof, and

the second heat dissipating fins intersect the axis of rotation at an intersection angle different from the first intersection angle over the entire length thereof.

4. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein

a portion including the inlet-side upper edge of the heat dissipating fin is bent.

5. The heat exchanger according to claim 2 , wherein

a portion including the inlet-side upper edge of the heat dissipating fin is bent, and a portion including the outlet-side upper edge of the heat dissipating fin is bent toward a side opposite the portion including the inlet-side upper edge.

6. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of heat dissipating fins are arranged on the first and second surfaces.

7. The heat exchanger according to claim 2 , wherein

the first heat dissipating fins intersect the axis of rotation at the first intersection angle over the entire length thereof, and

the second heat dissipating fins intersect the axis of rotation at an intersection angle different from the first intersection angle over the entire length thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2017
From: UEDA, TATSUYA
To: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041399/0290 →
Priority Claims (1)
WO PCT/JP2014/005343 · Oct 21, 2014 · international
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170284750A1 · Oct 5, 2017
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