COOLING SYSTEM FOR POWER CABLES IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE

• Main Author: MULDOON, Marc J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 15.05.2024
• Subjects: BLASTING; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; HEATING; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES; STEAM ENGINES; WEAPONS

A cooling system (300; 400) for a plurality of conductive cables (310) in a gas turbine engine (110) includes a cooling source and an electric motor (210) disposed in a tail cone (122). The cooling source may comprise an electric fan (360) or an oil pump (460). The cooling source may be configured f...