A turbine engine system includes at least one hydrogen fuel tank, a core flow path heat exchanger in a core flow path; and engine systems located in the core flow path. The engine system including at least a compressor section, a combustor section having a burner, and a turbine section. The core flow path heat exchanger is arranged in the core flow path downstream of the combustor section. The hydrogen fuel is supplied from the at least one hydrogen fuel tank through a hydrogen fuel supply line, passing through the core flow path heat exchanger and then supplied into the burner for combustion.

An imaging device includes a plurality of electronic components, a phase change material, and a heat transfer structure. The plurality of electronic components is configured to collect data and have a predetermined temperature parameter. The plurality of electronic components is disposed within the phase change material. The phase change material has a first material phase and a second material phase. The phase change material has a first material phase and a second material phase. The phase change material is configured to absorb heat through changing from the first material phase to the second material phase. The heat transfer structure is disposed within the phase change material. The heat transfer structure is configured to conduct heat within the phase change material. The phase change material and the heat transfer structure are further configured to regulate a temperature of the electronic components below the predetermined temperature parameter.

An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a turbine engine airfoil and a heat pipe. The heat pipe is configured with the turbine engine airfoil. The heat pipe includes a closed-loop internal fluid circuit.

A tesla-type turbine for converting the enthalpy of a gas volume flow into mechanical energy, a method for operating the Tesla-type turbine, and an apparatus for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy, a method for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy, and a method for converting thermal energy into electrical energy. The Tesla-type turbine has at least one disc which is positioned on an axis of rotation and is set into rotation by a gas volume flow flowing substantially tangentially, so that mechanical energy can be collected at a shaft coupled to the disc. A disc body that forms the disc has at least one cavity in which, for the purpose of cooling the disc body, a cooling medium, in particular a cooling liquid, is received or can be received.

A method is provided during which an aircraft powerplant is provided. The aircraft powerplant includes a combustor and a water recovery system. The water recovery system includes a condenser and a reservoir. Fuel is combusted within the combustor to provide combustion products. Water is extracted from the combustion products using the condenser. The water recovery system is operated in one of a plurality of modes based on likelihood of contrail formation. The modes include a first mode and a second mode, where the water is collected within the reservoir during the first mode, and where the water passes through the water recovery system during the second mode.

Aircraft engines include a burner section and a turbine section arranged along a shaft, wherein an exhaust from the burner section is directed through the turbine section to drive rotation of the turbine section and a core flow path passes through the burner section and then the turbine section. A condenser assembly is arranged downstream of the turbine section along the core flow path. A cryogenic fuel source is configured to supply fuel to the burner section along a fuel line passing through the condenser assembly and the fuel within the fuel line is configured to pick up heat from the exhaust from the burner section and condense water therefrom.

A component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first wall section, a second wall section spaced from the first wall section, a plurality of branches between the first wall section and the second wall section, and a heat transfer device disposed either between adjacent branches of the plurality of branches or inside at least one branch of the plurality of branches.

The present disclosure provides a combined cycle power plant (10) comprising a gas turbine (26), a heat-recovery steam generator (34) receiving exhaust gas (33) from the gas turbine (26) for producing steam (35), a steam turbine (32) receiving and expanding the steam (35) from the heat-recovery steam generator (34) to produce expanded steam (36), an air-cooled condenser (50) receiving the expanded steam (36) from the steam turbine (32), and an absorption refrigeration system (40) receiving a reduced temperature exhaust gas (38) from the heat-recovery steam generator (34). The absorption refrigeration system (40) is connected to the air-cooled condenser (50) to selectively extract heat from air (55) entering the air-cooled condenser (50).

A turbocharger rotor shaft assembly and associated turbocharger that includes at least one turbine rotor member having a first face and an opposed second face; and a rotor shaft having a first end and an opposed second end distal from the first end, wherein the rotor shaft is connected to the at least one turbine rotor at a location proximate to the first end and projects outward therefrom, the rotor shaft having an outwardly oriented face and an interior chamber defined therein, the interior chamber having an interior chamber volume. The turbocharger rotor shaft also includes at least one thermal transfer material contained in the interior chamber of the rotor shaft that has a thermal conductivity value that is greater than the thermal conductivity value of the material of construction of the rotor shaft.

A gas turbine engine radial impeller includes first and second impeller portions that are secured to one another along a neutral bending plane of the radial impeller. A vapor cooling cavity is provided between the first and second impeller portions. The neutral bending plane is arranged in the vapor cooling cavity.