Flowpath heat exchanger for thermal management and power generation within a hypersonic vehicle

摘要: An electrical power generation system incorporates thermoelectric devices (TE Devices) for adjacent a flow path heat exchanger (HEX) to vehicle flowpath structure such as scramjet take advantage of the waste heat, high thermal gradients, and available, unused volume. A thermally conductive material communicates energy from external skin TE Device while compliant allows “float” with minimal mechanical stress.