Patent ID: 9512780
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: F02C,F05D,Y02T,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A heat transfer assembly for controlling heat transfer of a turbine engine having a housing and having a compressor, a combustor and a turbine located within the housing, the compressor having a compressor vane and the turbine having a turbine vane and a turbine blade, said heat transfer assembly comprising: a flow control device comprising a sidewall coupled to the turbine and in flow communication with the compressor vane, said sidewall configured to define a first flow path from the compressor vane to the turbine vane and a second flow path from the compressor vane to the turbine blade; a heat exchanger coupled to the housing and located between the compressor and the turbine, said heat exchanger in flow communication with at least one of said first flow path and said second flow path, wherein said heat exchanger is coupled to the housing and inboard of the combustor; and a fluid supply device coupled to said housing and comprising an inlet and an outlet, said inlet and outlet coupled to said heat exchanger in flow communication and configured to direct a cooling fluid through said heat exchanger.