Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Three-way modulating valve for temperature control
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Application No.: US16934437Application Date: 2020-07-21
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Publication No.: US11519680B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Catherine G. Pratt , Caroline R. Hearn , Diego S. Mugurusa
- Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Main IPC: F28F27/02
- IPC: F28F27/02 ; F28D15/06 ; F01P7/14 ; G05D23/13 ; B64D13/00 ; B64D13/08 ; F16K11/044 ; F16K11/085 ; G05D23/19 ; F16K1/54 ; F16K5/12

Abstract:
A temperature sensor for a first fluid senses a temperature of the first fluid downstream of a heat exchanger. A supply for a second fluid changes a temperature of the first fluid. The supply for the second fluid passes through the heat exchanger. A valve is positioned upstream of the said heat exchanger on the supply for the second fluid, and controls a flow rate of the second fluid diverted into a bypass line compared to a flow rate of the second fluid directed through the heat exchanger, with the three-way valve controlled by a control in response to feedback from said temperature sensor. The valve changes the respective flow rates delivered into the bypass line and through the said heat exchanger in a non-linear manner with a change in valve position. A manned spaceship is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200348092A1 THREE-WAY MODULATING VALVE FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL Public/Granted day:2020-11-05
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