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公开(公告)号:US10312536B2
公开(公告)日:2019-06-04
申请号:US15151132
申请日:2016-05-10
Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
Inventor: Jonathan Rheaume
IPC: H01M8/04746 , H01M8/1231 , H01M8/04082 , H01M8/04858 , A62C3/08 , A62C99/00 , B64D37/32 , B64D45/00
Abstract: An onboard electrochemical system of an electrochemical cell including a cathode and an anode separated by an electrolyte separator is selectively operated in either of two modes. In a first mode of operation, water or air is directed to the anode, electric power is provided to the anode and cathode to provide a voltage difference between the anode and the cathode, and nitrogen-enriched air is directed from the cathode to an aircraft fuel tank or aircraft fire suppression system. In a second mode of operation, fuel is directed to the anode, electric power is directed from the anode and cathode to one or more aircraft electric power-consuming systems or components, and nitrogen-enriched air is directed from the cathode to a fuel tank or fire suppression system.
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公开(公告)号:US10179309B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-15
申请号:US15238287
申请日:2016-08-16
Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
Inventor: Jonathan Rheaume , Brian St. Rock , Charles E. Lents
IPC: B01D53/32 , B01D53/26 , B64D37/32 , C25B9/18 , F24F3/14 , A62C3/08 , B64D13/02 , B64D13/06 , A62C99/00 , B01D53/30
Abstract: An on-board aircraft dried inert gas system includes a source inert gas containing water, an air cycle or vapor cycle cooling system, and a heat exchanger condenser. The heat exchanger condenser has a heat absorption side in thermal communication with the air cycle or vapor cycle cooling system. The heat exchanger condenser has a heat rejection side that receives the inert gas containing water and outputs dried inert gas.
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公开(公告)号:US20180370648A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-27
申请号:US15629367
申请日:2017-06-21
Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
Inventor: Jonathan Rheaume , Sean C. Emerson
Abstract: A system for creating inert air for an aircraft or other application where inert gas may be required, utilizes a catalytic oxidation unit. The catalytic oxidation unit utilizes a catalyst to convert fuel and air to inert air, decreasing the amount of oxygen in the air. The inert air can be used in an inerting location on aircraft.
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公开(公告)号:US20180118366A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-03
申请号:US15338578
申请日:2016-10-31
Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
Inventor: Haralambos Cordatos , Jonathan Rheaume
CPC classification number: B64D37/32 , B01D19/0005 , B01D53/22 , B01D53/30 , B01D2053/221 , B64D37/00 , B64D37/02 , B64D37/34
Abstract: A system for generating inert gas includes a source of pressurized air. An air separation module including at least one permeable membrane is operable to separate the pressurized air into oxygen-enriched air and inert gas-enriched air. A fuel tank containing a fuel is arranged downstream from said air separation module. The inert gas-enriched air output from said air separation module interacts with said fuel to remove dissolved oxygen from said fuel.
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公开(公告)号:US20180016025A1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-18
申请号:US15211376
申请日:2016-07-15
Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
Inventor: Jonathan Rheaume , Haralambos Cordatos
CPC classification number: B64D37/34 , B01D19/0005 , B01D19/0031 , B64D37/32 , Y02T50/44
Abstract: A fuel deoxygenation system for an aircraft includes a hydrocarbon recycler configured to recycle hydrocarbon gas into fuel. The hydrocarbon recycler includes a housing that partially defines an ullage channel configured to fluidly communicate with both an ullage of an aircraft fuel tank and a vent, wherein the housing partially defines a hydrocarbon recirculation channel configured to fluidly communicate with a liquid portion of a fuel tank. The hydrocarbon recycler also includes a membrane defining a sealing wall between the ullage channel and the hydrocarbon recirculation channel such that the membrane is in fluid communication with both the ullage channel and the hydrocarbon recirculation channel, wherein the membrane is configured to be permeable to hydrocarbons such that hydrocarbons in the ullage channel can pass through the membrane to the hydrocarbon recirculation channel and oxygen in the ullage channel to passes through to be vented.
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公开(公告)号:US20240149083A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-09
申请号:US18413548
申请日:2024-01-16
Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
Inventor: Jonathan Rheaume , Peter AT Cocks
CPC classification number: A62C3/08 , B01D53/326 , B01D69/08
Abstract: A method for inerting a protected space. Process water is delivered to an anode of an electrochemical cell where a portion of the process water is electrolyzed to form protons and oxygen. The protons are transferred across the separator to the cathode, and process water is directed through a process water fluid flow path including a first side of a membrane. Gas is transferred to a second side of the membrane to form a de-gassed process water on the first side of the membrane, and the de-gassed process water is recycled to the anode. Air is delivered to the cathode and oxygen is reduced at the cathode to generate oxygen-depleted air. The oxygen-depleted air is directed from the cathode of the electrochemical cell along an inerting gas flow path to the protected space.
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公开(公告)号:US11834191B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-05
申请号:US17526355
申请日:2021-11-15
Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
Inventor: Jonathan Rheaume , Sean C. Emerson
CPC classification number: B64D37/32 , B01D53/265 , B01D53/326
Abstract: A system and method for providing dried inert gas to a protected space is disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11491443B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-08
申请号:US16375659
申请日:2019-04-04
Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
Inventor: Matthew Pess , Jonathan Rheaume
Abstract: A system is disclosed for providing inerting gas to a protected space. The system includes an electrochemical cell comprising a cathode and an anode separated by a separator comprising a proton transfer medium. The cathode receives air from an air source and discharges an inerting gas to the protected space. The anode receives process water and discharges oxygen and unreacted process water to a process water fluid flow path. The process water fluid flow path includes a liquid-gas separator, and the liquid-gas separator includes an inlet and a liquid outlet each in operative fluid communication with the process water fluid flow path, and a gas outlet that discharges gas removed from the process water fluid flow path.
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公开(公告)号:US11260346B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-01
申请号:US16018017
申请日:2018-06-25
Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
Inventor: Jonathan Rheaume
Abstract: A system is disclosed for providing inerting gas to a protected space. The system includes an electrochemical cell including a cathode, an anode separated by a separator that includes an ion transfer medium, and an electrical connection to a power source or power sink. A cathode fluid flow path is in operative fluid communication with a catalyst at the cathode between a cathode fluid flow path inlet and a cathode fluid flow path outlet, and an anode fluid flow path is in operative fluid communication with a catalyst at the anode, and includes an anode fluid flow path outlet. A cathode supply fluid flow path is disposed between the protected space and the cathode fluid flow path inlet, and an inerting gas flow path is in operative fluid communication with the cathode flow path outlet and the protected space.
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公开(公告)号:US11258083B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-22
申请号:US16410574
申请日:2019-05-13
Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
Inventor: Jonathan Rheaume
IPC: H01M8/04746 , A62C3/08 , A62C99/00 , B64D37/32 , H01M8/1231 , H01M8/04082 , H01M8/04858 , B64D41/00 , C25B1/04 , B64D45/00
Abstract: An onboard electrochemical system of an electrochemical cell including a cathode and an anode separated by an electrolyte separator is selectively operated in either of two modes. In a first mode of operation, water or air is directed to the anode, electric power is provided to the anode and cathode to provide a voltage difference between the anode and the cathode, and nitrogen-enriched air is directed from the cathode to an aircraft fuel tank or aircraft fire suppression system. In a second mode of operation, fuel is directed to the anode, electric power is directed from the anode and cathode to one or more aircraft electric power-consuming systems or components, and nitrogen-enriched air is directed from the cathode to a fuel tank or fire suppression system.
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