ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,535, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP. (Longueuil, Canada).
"Turbine engine compressor intercooler" was invented by Scott Smith (St-Lambert, Canada) and Russell Stratton (Toronto).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft propulsion system is provided that includes a turbine engine and an intercooler (IC). The turbine engine includes a source of non-hydrocarbon fuel, and a low pressure compressor having an LPC air inlet and outlet, and a high pressure compressor having an HPC air inlet and outlet. The intercooler has an IC air inlet, an IC air outlet, a U-shaped air passage, and crossflow tubes. The IC a...