Patent ID: 8015788

Claim:
A heat transfer system for a turbine engine including an annular cowling structure with a nose portion having an arcuate cross-section, the heat transfer system comprising: a plurality of heat pipes circumferentially mounted in a spaced-apart relation around an inner surface of the cowling structure, each of the plurality of heat pipes including an aft section, a forward section, and a transition section therebetween, wherein the aft and transition sections are wrapped in thermal insulation and the forward section is uninsulated, wherein forward sections of each of the plurality of heat pipes are arranged within and thermally coupled to the cowling structure in a circumferential array, and wherein the forward section of each heat pipe is mounted to the inner surface of the cowling structure by way of a mounting structure including a damping element; wherein the plurality of heat pipes are thermally coupled to a heat source, such that heat from the heat source can be transferred through the heat pipes to the cowling structure.