Methods and apparatus for cooling a surface on a flight vehicle and generating power include advancing the vehicle at a speed of at least Mach 3 to aerodynamically heat the surface. A first working fluid circulates through a first fluid loop that heats the first working fluid through a heat intake thermally coupled to the surface and expands the first working fluid in a first thermal engine to generate a first work output. A second fluid loop has a second working fluid that receives heat from the first working fluid and a second thermal engine to generate a second work output. The first and second work outputs are operably coupled to first and second generators, respectively, to power primary or auxiliary systems on the flight vehicle.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING POWER AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT HAVING COMBINED CYCLE ARCHITECTURE
VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR LEISTUNGS- UND WÄRMEVERWALTUNG MIT KOMBINIERTER ZYKLUSARCHITEKTUR
PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES DE GÉNÉRATION DE PUISSANCE ET DE GESTION THERMIQUE AYANT UNE ARCHITECTURE À CYCLE COMBINÉ
2023-04-12
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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