Spar end cap with drain hole provisions

    公开(公告)号:US10293930B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-21

    申请号:US14994274

    申请日:2016-01-13

    摘要: A rotor blade spar for use in a rotor blade is provided comprising a housing defining an interior and having an open end. An end cap is affixed to and sealed on the open end to seal the interior from an exterior outside of the housing. The end cap includes a first port and a second port fluidly coupling the interior to the exterior. A port sealing system closes the first and second ports. The first port is connectable to an external device configured to generate a pressure differential between the interior and the exterior sufficient to create an airflow through the first and second ports which removes a liquid disposed in the housing through one of the first and second ports.

    BLADE HEATER MAT INSULATION
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170275006A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-28

    申请号:US15503950

    申请日:2015-08-27

    IPC分类号: B64D15/12 B64C27/32 H05B3/20

    摘要: A heater mat assembly for a rotor blade spar is provided including a plurality of electrically conductive heater wires extending in a spaced parallel configuration along a path of the rotor blade spar. An electrical current is flowed through the plurality of heater wires to inhibit ice accumulation on a portion of the rotor blade spar. At least one layer of a first insulating material is arranged adjacent a first side of each of the plurality of heater wires such that the at least one layer of the first insulating material is disposed between the plurality of heater wires and an adjacent surface of the rotor blade spar. The first insulating material comprises a thermally and electrically insulating material.

    Blade heater mat insulation
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10696413B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-30

    申请号:US15503950

    申请日:2015-08-27

    摘要: A heater mat assembly for a rotor blade spar is provided including a plurality of electrically conductive heater wires extending in a spaced parallel configuration along a path of the rotor blade spar. An electrical current is flowed through the plurality of heater wires to inhibit ice accumulation on a portion of the rotor blade spar. At least one layer of a first insulating material is arranged adjacent a first side of each of the plurality of heater wires such that the at least one layer of the first insulating material is disposed between the plurality of heater wires and an adjacent surface of the rotor blade spar. The first insulating material comprises a thermally and electrically insulating material.