Patent ID: 11892250
Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 15:
16. A turbine engine comprising:
one or more compressor sections;
a combustor section;
one or more turbine sections;
a gas path passing through the one or more compressor sections, the combustor section, and the one or more turbine sections; and
a recuperator,, wherein the recuperator comprises:
a heat exchanger for heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid and wherein the first fluid is a working fluid of the recuperator and the second fluid is combustion gas downstream of the one or more turbine sections, the heat exchanger comprising:
a plurality of tube sections, each comprising:
an interior for passing the first fluid;
an exterior for exposure to the second fluid, the gas path passing gas across exteriors of the plurality of tube sections;
a first leg;
a second leg;
a turn joining the first leg to the second leg; and
a first face and a second face; and

a support comprising:
at least one carbon member engaging the plurality of tube sections.