Turboprop-powered aircraft with thermal system
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    发明授权
    Turboprop-powered aircraft with thermal system 有权
    涡轮螺旋桨飞机与热系统

    公开(公告)号:US09422060B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-23

    申请号:US13979065

    申请日:2012-01-06

    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for a turboprop-powered medium altitude long endurance (MALE) aircraft, having: a heat exchanger with a heat-storage material, for example a heat-storage wax; and an air recirculation path. The heat exchanger can be arranged to cool air recirculating around the air recirculation path which is arranged to provide cooling to the MALE aircraft, for example to an equipment bay. The heat-storage material may be cooled by ground-based cooling apparatus when the aircraft is on the ground and/or by ram air when the aircraft is in flight. The heat-storage material may have a melting point selected so as to be rendered solid during ground-based cooling and/or ram air cooling, and/or selected so as to undergo melting while cooling the air recirculating around the air recirculation path.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于涡轮螺旋桨发动机的中等高度长寿命(MALE)飞行器的方法和装置,其具有:具有储热材料的热交换器,例如储热蜡; 和空气再循环路径。 热交换器可以布置成冷却空气再循环路径周围循环的空气,该空气循环路径被布置成向MALE飞机提供冷却,例如到设备舱。 当飞机在飞行中时,飞机在地面上和/或冲压空气时,储热材料可以被地面冷却装置冷却。 储热材料可以具有选择的熔点,以在基于地面的冷却和/或冲压空气冷却期间变得固体,和/或选择为在冷却在空气再循环路径周围循环的空气的同时进行熔融。

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