US 11,994,066 B2
Thermal management system
Brandon Wayne Miller, Liberty Township, OH (US); Kevin Edward Hinderliter, Cincinnati, OH (US); Daniel Alan Niergarth, Norwood, OH (US); and Brian Gene Brzek, Clifton Park, NY (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/874,358.
Prior Publication US 2024/0035416 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. F02C 7/12 (2006.01); F02C 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC F02C 7/12 (2013.01) [F02C 7/06 (2013.01); F05D 2240/50 (2013.01); F05D 2260/20 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermal management system of a gas turbine engine, the thermal management system comprising:
a thermal transport bus configured to have a heat exchange fluid flowing therethrough and comprising a pump comprising a plurality of bearings;
an auxiliary thermal bus in thermal communication with the plurality of bearings; and
an auxiliary heat exchanger in thermal communication with the auxiliary thermal bus.