Patent ID: 8763404
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: F01K

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a gas turbine engine; a chamber thermally coupled to the gas turbine engine, the chamber containing a phase changeable matter; an actuator in fluidic communication with the chamber via a conduit structured to convey the phase changeable matter as it travels from the chamber to the actuator; a flow pathway coupling the chamber and the actuator; and an explosive trigger element disposed between the chamber and the actuator, the explosive trigger element structured to permit flow of fluid through the flow pathway away from the chamber when triggered, and structured to block flow in the pathway when the explosive trigger device has not been triggered; wherein the system is operable such that heat from the engine operation induces a phase change of the phase changeable matter effective to actuate the actuator; wherein the chamber and a housing of the gas turbine engine are physically interconnected, and the mode of thermal communication includes conduction; and wherein the chamber and the housing share a common wall and the mode of thermal communication further includes radiation.