초록

Gas turbine engine systems involving integrated fluid conduits are provided. In this regard, a representative engine casing for a gas turbine engine includes: a casing wall; and a fluid conduit integrated into the casing wall.

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1. A gas turbine engine comprising: an engine casing having an exterior defined, at least in part, by a casing wall including a fan casing wall and a high pressure casing wall; anda fluid conduit integrated into an exterior of the fan casing wall and a portion of the high pressure casing wall. 2. Th

1. A gas turbine engine comprising: an engine casing having an exterior defined, at least in part, by a casing wall including a fan casing wall and a high pressure casing wall; anda fluid conduit integrated into an exterior of the fan casing wall and a portion of the high pressure casing wall. 2. The gas turbine engine of claim 1 wherein: the fluid conduit comprises a conduit wall; anda portion of the casing wall and at least a portion of the conduit wall define a fluid-routing channel of the fluid conduit. 3. The gas turbine engine of claim 1 wherein a fluid-routing channel is located radially outboard of the casing wall. 4. The engine of claim 1, wherein the fluid conduit has interconnected multiple segments. 5. The engine of claim 4, wherein a first of the multiple segments is located only on the fan casing and a second of the multiple segments is located only on the high pressure casing. 6. The engine of claim 4, wherein: the engine further comprises a fitting; anda first of the multiple segments is interconnected with a second of the multiple segments using the fitting. 7. The engine of claim 4, wherein at least two of the multiple segments are formed in a branch configuration such that the at least two of the multiple segment interconnect without the use of a fitting. 8. The engine of claim 1, further comprising a fitting operative to interconnect the fluid conduit with another conduit for routing fluid to a component remote from the engine. 9. The engine of claim 1, wherein the fluid conduit is operative to route air. 10. The engine of claim 1, wherein the engine is a turbofan gas turbine engine. 11. An engine casing for a gas turbine engine comprising: a casing wall;a fluid conduit integrated into the casing wall:wherein the fluid conduit has interconnected multiple segments and wherein the engine casing further comprises a fitting; and a first of the multiple segments is interconnected with a second of the multiple segments using the fitting. 12. The engine casing of claim 11 wherein the fluid conduit comprises a conduit wall; a portion of the casing wall and at least a portion of the conduit wall define a fluid-routing channel of the fluid conduit. 13. The engine casing of claim 11, wherein a fluid-routing channel is located radially outboard of the casing wall. 14. The engine casing of claim 11, wherein the engine casing is a high pressure casing. 15. The engine casing of claim 11, wherein: the engine casing comprises a fan casing and a high pressure casing; andthe fluid conduit extends along a portion of the fan casing and a portion of the high pressure casing. 16. The engine casing of claim 11, wherein the engine casing is a turbofan gas turbine engine casing. 17. An engine casing for a gas turbine engine comprising: a casing wall;a fluid conduit integrated into the casing wall;wherein the fluid conduit has interconnected multiple segments and wherein at least two of the multiple segments are formed in a branch configuration such that the at least two of the multiple segment interconnect without the use of a fitting.