US 11,702,985 B1
Thermal management system
Brandon Wayne Miller, Liberty Township, OH (US); Daniel Alan Niergarth, Norwood, OH (US); Brian Gene Brzek, Clifton Park, NY (US); Kevin Edward Hinderliter, Cincinnati, OH (US); Brian Lewis Devendorf, Georgetown, MA (US); and Nathan Evan McCurdy Gibson, West Chester, OH (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/724,096.
Int. Cl. F02C 7/12 (2006.01)
CPC F02C 7/12 (2013.01) [F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2260/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermal management system for incorporation into a gas turbine engine, the thermal management system comprising:
a thermal transport bus having a thermal fluid flowing therethrough;
a plurality of heat source exchangers in thermal communication with the thermal fluid in the thermal transport bus; and
a pump assembly in flow communication with the thermal transport bus, the pump assembly comprising:
a pump positioned at a first height; and
a pump protection device positioned at a second height, wherein the second height is lower than the first height along a vertical direction during a normal engine attitude, wherein the gas turbine engine, an aircraft, or both define the vertical direction.