Patent ID: 8763363
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: F01D,F02C,F05D,F28D,F28F,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a turbine engine, said method comprising: providing a heat exchanger having a curvilinear body, an inlet, and an outlet; extending a plurality of heat exchanger elements through the curvilinear body such that a curvilinear airflow passageway is defined between adjacent heat exchanger elements, wherein each passageway is substantially parallel to the plurality heat exchanger elements, and wherein each heat exchanger element includes an inlet coupled to the heat exchanger inlet and an outlet coupled to the heat exchanger outlet such that each heat exchanger element extends from the heat exchanger inlet to the heat exchanger outlet and includes at least one curved portion; and coupling the heat exchanger to at least one of a fan casing and an engine casing of the turbine engine, wherein each of at least one of the fan casing and the engine casing include a curvilinear passage substantially similar in shape to the curvilinear body, the curvilinear body extending through at least one of the curvilinear passages, wherein the curvilinear body facilitates reducing pressure losses in airflow channeled into the heat exchanger.