AIRCRAFT HEATING SYSTEM FOR THERMALLY DISADVANTAGED ZONES

    公开(公告)号:US20230124999A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US17548910

    申请日:2021-12-13

    Abstract: A system for heating an aircraft surface having a thermally disadvantaged zone includes a carbon nano-tube (CNT) sheet heating element having a power inlet configured to receive power from an external electrical power source and provide it to the CNT sheet heating element that extends across the thermally disadvantaged zone. The CNT sheet heating element is configured and arranged such upon application of power from the external electrical power source to the CNT sheet heating element, the CNT sheet heating element produces a first heat output in a first zone and a second heat output in the thermally disadvantaged zone with the second heat output being greater than the first heat output.

    MECHANICAL ICE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR AERODYNAMIC SURFACES

    公开(公告)号:US20220396361A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-15

    申请号:US17343969

    申请日:2021-06-10

    Abstract: An ice protection system adapted to protect at least one ice-susceptible flight surface of an aircraft includes a mechanical ice protection device attached to the flight surface. A controller controls a power source that causes the mechanical ice protection device to change in shape and, thereby, change an aerodynamic characteristic of the flight surface. This change in shape happens only when the current thickness of ice on the surface exceeds a minimum thickness.

    SEWN REINFORCEMENT FEATURES FOR PREVENTION OF STITCH BREAKAGE IN A PNEUMATIC DE-ICER

    公开(公告)号:US20180305031A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-25

    申请号:US15903656

    申请日:2018-02-23

    Abstract: A de-icing assembly for a surface of an aircraft includes a carcass, seams, inflation passages, a manifold, and a reinforcement stitchline. The carcass includes a first layer, a second layer, and a carcass centerline. The seams are sewn into the carcass and join the first and second layers of the carcass together. The inflation passages are formed by the seams and are disposed between the first and second layers of the carcass. The manifold includes a width and a manifold centerline oriented approximately perpendicular to the carcass centerline and is fluidly connected to and is disposed beneath the carcass. The first reinforcement stitchline is sewn into the carcass adjacent to one of the plurality of seams and is disposed at a location on the carcass overlapping with the manifold. The first reinforcement stitchline is disposed approximately perpendicular to the manifold centerline and extends across the width of the manifold.

    Sewn reinforcement features for prevention of stitch breakage in a pneumatic de-icer

    公开(公告)号:US10780984B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-22

    申请号:US15903656

    申请日:2018-02-23

    Abstract: A de-icing assembly for a surface of an aircraft includes a carcass, seams, inflation passages, a manifold, and a reinforcement stitchline. The carcass includes a first layer, a second layer, and a carcass centerline. The seams are sewn into the carcass and join the first and second layers of the carcass together. The inflation passages are formed by the seams and are disposed between the first and second layers of the carcass. The manifold includes a width and a manifold centerline oriented approximately perpendicular to the carcass centerline and is fluidly connected to and is disposed beneath the carcass. The first reinforcement stitchline is sewn into the carcass adjacent to one of the plurality of seams and is disposed at a location on the carcass overlapping with the manifold. The first reinforcement stitchline is disposed approximately perpendicular to the manifold centerline and extends across the width of the manifold.

    MECHANICAL ICE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR AERODYNAMIC SURFACES

    公开(公告)号:US20230249834A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-10

    申请号:US18300614

    申请日:2023-04-14

    CPC classification number: B64D15/22 B64D15/16

    Abstract: An ice protection system adapted to protect at least one ice-susceptible flight surface of an aircraft includes a mechanical ice protection device attached to the flight surface. A controller controls a power source that causes the mechanical ice protection device to change in shape and, thereby, change an aerodynamic characteristic of the flight surface. This change in shape happens only when the current thickness of ice on the surface exceeds a minimum thickness and the minimum thickness is based on attitude of the aircraft.

    PNEUMATIC DEICER WITH SENSORS
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190016467A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-17

    申请号:US15650566

    申请日:2017-07-14

    Abstract: A pneumatic deicer includes a base layer, a forming layer, a first chamber, and a first sensor. The base layer has an inlet, a first side, and a second side. The forming layer is connected to the base layer along at least two seams and has inner side and an outer side with the outer side being distant from the base layer. The first chamber is formed between the base layer and the forming layer and configured to be inflated by air passing into the first chamber through the inlet in the base layer. The first sensor is situated within the first chamber.

    High strain tolerant chord-wise ice protection layout

    公开(公告)号:US11427336B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-30

    申请号:US16829855

    申请日:2020-03-25

    Abstract: A heater mat for heating an airfoil having a chord, a leading edge, and a trailing edge includes a first zone element configured to heat a first chord-wise segment of the airfoil. The system further includes a second zone element configured to heat a second chord-wise segment of the airfoil that is adjacent to the first chord-wise segment of the airfoil. The system further includes a first zone busbar located at the leading edge of the heater mat and electrically coupled to the first zone element.

    HIGH STRAIN TOLERANT CHORD-WISE ICE PROTECTION LAYOUT

    公开(公告)号:US20210300572A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:US16829855

    申请日:2020-03-25

    Abstract: A heater mat for heating an airfoil having a chord, a leading edge, and a trailing edge includes a first zone element configured to heat a first chord-wise segment of the airfoil. The system further includes a second zone element configured to heat a second chord-wise segment of the airfoil that is adjacent to the first chord-wise segment of the airfoil. The system further includes a first zone busbar located at the leading edge of the heater mat and electrically coupled to the first zone element.

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