Aircraft bleed air and engine starter systems and related methods

    公开(公告)号:US10100744B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-16

    申请号:US14744398

    申请日:2015-06-19

    Abstract: Example bleed air and engine starter systems are described herein that employ a shaft-driven compressor to start an aircraft engine and/or to supply pressurized air to one or more systems of an aircraft. An example compressor includes a housing and an impeller disposed within a cavity of the housing. The impeller is operatively coupled to a drive shaft. The compressor includes a first port in the housing to direct onto the impeller to rotate the impeller when the compressor is operating in a first mode. In the first mode, the impeller is to drive the drive shaft. The compressor also includes a second port in the housing oriented to provide air to the impeller when the impeller is operating in a second mode. In the second mode, the drive shaft is to rotate the impeller to draw the air from the first port and increase a pressure of the air.

    DUAL DOOR FAN AIR MODULATING VALVE
    2.
    发明申请
    DUAL DOOR FAN AIR MODULATING VALVE 有权
    双门风扇调节阀

    公开(公告)号:US20140202539A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-24

    申请号:US13748325

    申请日:2013-01-23

    Abstract: A fan air modulating valve (FAMV) employs a pair of doors rotatably attached at the fan bypass air exit of a precooler. An actuator engages the doors for simultaneous rotation through a range of motion from a first closed position to a second open position, wherein trailing edges of said doors sealingly engage an exit plenum extending from the precooler in the first closed position and fan bypass air flow is modulated by positioning the doors within the range of motion between the first and second positions.

    Abstract translation: 风扇空气调节阀(FAMV)采用可旋转地安装在预冷器的风扇旁路空气出口处的一对门。 致动器接合门,用于通过从第一关闭位置到第二打开位置的运动范围同时旋转,其中所述门的后缘密封地接合在第一关闭位置从预冷器延伸的出口增压室,并且风扇旁路空气流是 通过将门定位在第一和第二位置之间的运动范围内来调制。

    Cross-flow heat exchanger having graduated fin density
    3.
    发明授权
    Cross-flow heat exchanger having graduated fin density 有权
    具有刻度翅片密度的横流式热交换器

    公开(公告)号:US09377250B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-28

    申请号:US13665396

    申请日:2012-10-31

    Inventor: Eric G. Landre

    CPC classification number: F28F3/025 F28D9/0062 F28D2021/0021 F28F2215/04

    Abstract: The heat transfer capacity of a cross-flow heat exchanger can be increased by changing or graduating the density of the fins that form a row of hot passages in the direction normal to those fins. In accordance with some embodiments, the fin density in each row of hot passages is lower in a first region near the cold air inlets than it is in a second region located between the first region and the cold air outlets. This has the beneficial effect of increasing the rate of flow of hot air through hot passages adjacent or near to the cold air inlets of the heat exchanger, i.e., where the temperature of the cold air is coldest. As cold air flows along each cold passage, the cold air is heating up, becoming less capable of cooling the hot air in the adjacent hot passages as it gets closer to the cold air outlets. In addition or alternatively, the cold passages may have a non-uniform fin density that increases heat transfer capacity.

    Abstract translation: 横流式热交换器的传热能力可以通过在垂直于那些翅片的方向上改变或分级形成一排热通道的翅片的密度来增加。 根据一些实施例,每排热通道中的散热片密度在冷空气入口附近的第一区域比位于第一区域和冷空气出口之间的第二区域内的翅片密度低。 这具有增加热空气通过邻近或靠近热交换器的冷空气入口的热通道的流动速率,即冷空气的温度最冷的地方。 当冷空气沿着每个冷通道流动时,冷空气正在升温,随着冷空气靠近冷空气出口,相邻热通道中的热空气变得较少。 另外或替代地,冷通道可具有不均匀的翅片密度,其增加热传递能力。

    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO INCREASE A PAYLOAD CAPACITY OF AN AIRCRAFT
    4.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO INCREASE A PAYLOAD CAPACITY OF AN AIRCRAFT 有权
    增加飞机载重能力的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150225090A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-13

    申请号:US14180309

    申请日:2014-02-13

    CPC classification number: B64D33/08

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to increase a payload capacity of an aircraft are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving a selection via a control display unit to employ a fluid delivery system during takeoff of an aircraft. The fluid delivery system includes a tank disposed on the aircraft. The example method also includes automatically controlling, via a fluid management system including a processor, a flow of the water from the tank during takeoff in response to the selection. The water is to cool an engine heat source of the aircraft.

    Abstract translation: 本文公开了增加飞行器的有效载荷能力的方法和装置。 示例性方法包括经由控制显示单元接收选择以在飞行器起飞期间采用流体输送系统。 流体输送系统包括设置在飞机上的罐。 示例性方法还包括响应于选择,通过包括处理器的流体管理系统自动控制起飞期间来自罐的水的流动。 水是为了冷却飞机的发动机热源。

    Cross-Flow Heat Exchanger Having Graduated Fin Density
    6.
    发明申请
    Cross-Flow Heat Exchanger Having Graduated Fin Density 有权
    具有刻度翅片密度的交叉流量换热器

    公开(公告)号:US20140116664A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-01

    申请号:US13665396

    申请日:2012-10-31

    Inventor: Eric G. Landre

    CPC classification number: F28F3/025 F28D9/0062 F28D2021/0021 F28F2215/04

    Abstract: The heat transfer capacity of a cross-flow heat exchanger can be increased by changing or graduating the density of the fins that form a row of hot passages in the direction normal to those fins. In accordance with some embodiments, the fin density in each row of hot passages is lower in a first region near the cold air inlets than it is in a second region located between the first region and the cold air outlets. This has the beneficial effect of increasing the rate of flow of hot air through hot passages adjacent or near to the cold air inlets of the heat exchanger, i.e., where the temperature of the cold air is coldest. As cold air flows along each cold passage, the cold air is heating up, becoming less capable of cooling the hot air in the adjacent hot passages as it gets closer to the cold air outlets. In addition or alternatively, the cold passages may have a non-uniform fin density that increases heat transfer capacity.

    Abstract translation: 横流式热交换器的传热能力可以通过在垂直于那些翅片的方向上改变或分级形成一排热通道的翅片的密度来增加。 根据一些实施例,每排热通道中的散热片密度在冷空气入口附近的第一区域比位于第一区域和冷空气出口之间的第二区域内的翅片密度低。 这具有增加热空气通过邻近或靠近热交换器的冷空气入口的热通道的流动速率,即冷空气的温度最冷的地方。 当冷空气沿着每个冷通道流动时,冷空气正在升温,随着冷空气靠近冷空气出口,相邻热通道中的热空气变得较少。 另外或替代地,冷通道可具有不均匀的翅片密度,其增加热传递能力。

    AIRCRAFT BLEED AIR AND ENGINE STARTER SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS
    7.
    发明申请
    AIRCRAFT BLEED AIR AND ENGINE STARTER SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS 审中-公开
    飞机空气和发动机起动器系统及相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160369705A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-22

    申请号:US14744398

    申请日:2015-06-19

    CPC classification number: F02C7/27 F02C6/08 Y02T50/671

    Abstract: Example bleed air and engine starter systems are described herein that employ a shaft-driven compressor to start an aircraft engine and/or to supply pressurized air to one or more systems of an aircraft. An example compressor includes a housing and an impeller disposed within a cavity of the housing. The impeller is operatively coupled to a drive shaft. The compressor includes a first port in the housing to direct onto the impeller to rotate the impeller when the compressor is operating in a first mode. In the first mode, the impeller is to drive the drive shaft. The compressor also includes a second port in the housing oriented to provide air to the impeller when the impeller is operating in a second mode. In the second mode, the drive shaft is to rotate the impeller to draw the air from the first port and increase a pressure of the air.

    Abstract translation: 本文描述了示例性排气和发动机起动器系统,其采用轴驱动的压缩机来启动飞行器发动机和/或向飞行器的一个或多个系统供应加压空气。 示例性压缩机包括壳体和设置在壳体的空腔内的叶轮。 叶轮可操作地联接到驱动轴。 压缩机包括壳体中的第一端口,以在压缩机以第一模式操作时引导到叶轮上以使叶轮旋转。 在第一模式中,叶轮驱动驱动轴。 压缩机还包括壳体中的第二端口,定向成当叶轮在第二模式下操作时向叶轮提供空气。 在第二模式中,驱动轴是使叶轮旋转以从第一端口抽取空气并增加空气的压力。

    Inline Cross Flow Heat Exchangers
    8.
    发明申请
    Inline Cross Flow Heat Exchangers 审中-公开
    直列横流换热器

    公开(公告)号:US20160305719A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-20

    申请号:US13856636

    申请日:2013-04-04

    Inventor: Eric G. Landre

    CPC classification number: F28F27/02 F28D9/0062 F28D9/0068 F28D2021/0021

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods provide for the exchange of heat in a cross flow heat exchanger having heat exchanger sub-chambers in an inline configuration. According to embodiments described herein, the heat exchanger sub-chambers may be arranged in an inline configuration, where two or more of the sub-chambers are positioned generally along a linear axis. In further configurations, to accommodate the linear configuration of two or more sub-chambers, inlet fluid flows to subsequent or downstream sub-chambers are directed to the sub-chambers using bypasses around the upstream or prior sub-chambers. Various configurations may reduce or minimize pressure losses of one or more of the fluids moving through the heat exchanger.

    Abstract translation: 装置和方法提供了在具有在线构造的热交换器子室的交叉流动热交换器中的热交换。 根据本文所述的实施例,热交换器子室可以布置成直线构造,其中两个或更多个子室通常沿着线性轴线定位。 在另外的构造中,为了适应两个或更多个子室的线性构造,流向后续或下游子室的入口流体使用围绕上游或先前子室的旁路而引导到子室。 各种构造可以减少或最小化流过热交换器的一种或多种流体的压力损失。

    Dual door fan air modulating valve
    9.
    发明授权
    Dual door fan air modulating valve 有权
    双门风机空气调节阀

    公开(公告)号:US09206912B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-08

    申请号:US13748325

    申请日:2013-01-23

    Abstract: A fan air modulating valve (FAMV) employs a pair of doors rotatably attached at the fan bypass air exit of a precooler. An actuator engages the doors for simultaneous rotation through a range of motion from a first closed position to a second open position, wherein trailing edges of said doors sealingly engage an exit plenum extending from the precooler in the first closed position and fan bypass air flow is modulated by positioning the doors within the range of motion between the first and second positions.

    Abstract translation: 风扇空气调节阀(FAMV)采用可旋转地安装在预冷器的风扇旁路空气出口处的一对门。 致动器接合门,用于通过从第一关闭位置到第二打开位置的运动范围同时旋转,其中所述门的后缘密封地接合在第一关闭位置从预冷器延伸的出口增压室,并且风扇旁路空气流是 通过将门定位在第一和第二位置之间的运动范围内来调制。

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