Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Air cycle machine with separate compressor and turbine and fan and turbine
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Application No.: US17666890Application Date: 2022-02-08
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Publication No.: US11781441B2Publication Date: 2023-10-10
- Inventor: Craig M. Beers , Donald E. Army
- 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: F01D11/08
- IPC: F01D11/08 ; F25B9/00 ; B64D13/08

Abstract:
An air cycle machine includes an air inlet connected to an air cycle compressor. Air downstream of the air cycle compressor is connected to be delivered across a first turbine. The air cycle compressor is driven by the first turbine through a shaft. Air downstream of the first turbine is connected to a second turbine. The second turbine is connected to deliver air downstream. The second turbine is connected with a second shaft to drive a fan rotor. The fan rotor delivers a source of air across a primary heat exchanger positioned between the inlet and the air cycle compressor. The air cycle compressor and the first turbine are formed of a metal. The second turbine and the fan rotor are formed of non-metallic materials.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230212955A1 AIR CYCLE MACHINE WITH SEPARATE COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE AND FAN AND TURBINE Public/Granted day:2023-07-06
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