摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat exchanger having a plurality of joined, mutually supporting heat exchanger pipes.SOLUTION: A heat exchanger apparatus (40, 140, 240) for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of heat exchanger pipes (48, 148, 248) each having first and second ends. The heat exchanger pipes (48, 148, 248) are disposed in a repeating pattern such that each heat exchanger pipe (48, 148, 248) is joined to at least one other heat exchanger pipe. Each heat exchanger pipe (48, 148, 248) can be joined to other heat exchanger pipes (48, 148, 248) at two or more locations.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 |