Patent ID: 7966807

Claim:
A system for an engine, the system comprising: a non-rotating component extending into an engine flowpath, wherein the engine flowpath is a gas turbine combustion flowpath; a vapor cooling assembly configured to transport thermal energy from a vaporization section to a condenser section through cyclical evaporation and condensation of a working medium sealed within the vapor cooling assembly, wherein the vaporization section is located at least partially within the non-rotating component to accept thermal energy from the non-rotating component, and wherein the condenser section is located outside the non-rotating component and away from the engine flowpath; and a fan bypass flowpath defined by boundary walls at a location spaced from the engine flowpath, wherein the condenser section of the vapor cooling assembly is at least partially exposed to the fan bypass flowpath such that thermal energy is dissipated from the condenser section to air in the fan bypass flowpath to raise a pressure of a fluid in the fan bypass flowpath and contribute to thrust production by the engine.