Method for operating a cooling unit and cooling unit configuration for an aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US10677508B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US15968812

    申请日:2018-05-02

    IPC分类号: F25D21/14 B64D11/04 F25D21/00

    摘要: A method for operating a cooling unit on board an aircraft includes operating the cooling unit in a cooling mode and in a thawing mode. In the thawing mode, any thawed water in the cooling unit is drained off from a thawing element with the aid of gravitational force, and the thawing mode is prevented during specifiable flight phases and/or flight attitudes of the aircraft. A cooling unit configuration for an aircraft includes a cooling unit to be mounted on board an aircraft. The cooling unit can be operated in a cooling mode and in a thawing mode. The cooling unit has an element that thaws in the thawing mode, from which any thawed water can be drained off with the aid of gravitational force. A control device is configured to prevent the thawing mode during specifiable flight phases and/or flight attitudes of the aircraft.

    METHOD FOR OPERATING A COOLING UNIT AND COOLING UNIT CONFIGURATION FOR AN AIRCRAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20180347890A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-06

    申请号:US15968812

    申请日:2018-05-02

    IPC分类号: F25D21/14 F25D21/00 B64D11/04

    摘要: A method for operating a cooling unit on board an aircraft includes operating the cooling unit in a cooling mode and in a thawing mode. In the thawing mode, any thawed water in the cooling unit is drained off from a thawing element with the aid of gravitational force, and the thawing mode is prevented during specifiable flight phases and/or flight attitudes of the aircraft. A cooling unit configuration for an aircraft includes a cooling unit to be mounted on board an aircraft. The cooling unit can be operated in a cooling mode and in a thawing mode. The cooling unit has an element that thaws in the thawing mode, from which any thawed water can be drained off with the aid of gravitational force. A control device is configured to prevent the thawing mode during specifiable flight phases and/or flight attitudes of the aircraft.

    COMPOSITION FOR GENERATING OXYGEN, OXYGEN GENERATOR, AND METHOD OF GENERATING OXYGEN

    公开(公告)号:US20230348270A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-02

    申请号:US18306271

    申请日:2023-04-25

    IPC分类号: C01B13/02

    CPC分类号: C01B13/0207 C01B13/0296

    摘要: A composition for generating oxygen includes, or is exclusively formed of, the following constituents: an oxygen source, the oxygen source being potassium superoxide, and a water-containing solution or a water-containing mixture. The water-containing solution contains such an amount of a salt or such an amount of a salt together with such an amount of an antifreeze or the water-containing mixture contains such an amount of an antifreeze, that the freezing point of the solution or of the mixture is lowered by at least 10° C. compared to the freezing point of the water. There is also described an oxygen generator and a method of generating oxygen.

    WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT, AND AIRCRAFT WITH THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230135331A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US17973608

    申请日:2022-10-26

    IPC分类号: E03B1/00 B64D11/02 B64D11/04

    摘要: A water supply system for an aircraft has water lines which lead to a consumer group with at least one water consumer and at least one buffer upstream of the at least one water consumer. A discharge line discharges water from a water tank into the water lines and a feed pump in the discharge line supplies water from the water tank into the water lines. Each of the water lines is a flexible hose made of plastic with an internal diameter of at least 4 mm and a length of at most 100 m, and the feed pump is configured to convey water from the water tank into the water lines at a pressure of at most 25 bar and a flow rate of at most 1.4 liters per minute.