Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oxidation catalyst detector for aircraft components
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Application No.: US14466714Application Date: 2014-08-22
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Publication No.: US09678029B2Publication Date: 2017-06-13
- Inventor: Richard Rateick
- Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: G01N27/12
- IPC: G01N27/12 ; F16D66/00 ; B60T17/22 ; G01N27/06 ; B64D45/00 ; B60T17/18 ; G01N27/20

Abstract:
The exposure of an aircraft component to an oxidation catalyst, such as a deicing solution, may be detected with the aid of an electrical conductivity sensor. In some examples, a system includes an aircraft component, an electrical conductivity sensor mechanically connected to the aircraft component and configured to generate an output, and a processor configured to detect an oxidation catalyst exposure event based on the output generated by the electrical conductivity sensor. The electrical conductivity sensor may be configured and positioned to generate a signal indicative of electrical conductivity of a substance to which the aircraft component is exposed. The processor may be configured to detect an oxidation catalyst exposure event by at least determining whether the electrical conductivity indicated by the signal is greater than or equal to a predetermined conductivity threshold value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160054249A1 OXIDATION CATALYST DETECTOR FOR AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS Public/Granted day:2016-02-25
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