Patent ID: 7823374

Claim:
A heat transfer system for a turbine engine including an inlet cowling, the heat transfer system comprising: an annular fan casing terminating at a first end in an annular inlet cowling; a heat exchanger having a heat source passing therethrough disposed about a second end of the fan casing and mounted to an exterior surface thereof; and a plurality of heat pipes each extending between the heat exchanger and an interior of the inlet cowling, each of the heat pipes having an aft section extending in an axial direction across the exterior surface of the fan casing and terminating at one end within an interior cavity defined within the heat exchanger, a transition section extending along at least a portion of a circumferential surface of the first end of the fan casing, and a forward section terminating in generally axially extending portions connected through an arcuate portion, the forward section extending along the interior of the inlet cowling; wherein the forward sections of each of the heat pipes are radially spaced around the interior of the inlet cowling.