公开(公告)号：ES2123344T3

公开(公告)日：1999-01-01

申请号：ES96906263

申请日：1996-02-06

Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP

Inventor： ARMY DONALD E JR ,  WILMOT GEORGE E JR

IPC: B64D13/00 ,  F24F13/04 ,  F24F13/22 ,  B64D13/06

Abstract: An air mixer, with a water collector, is disclosed for supplying recirculated cabin air in aircraft. In the preferred embodiment: used cabin air flows over pipes of colder fresh air to cool the used air and condense out most of the moisture contained in it; the fresh air and used air are passed over opposite faces of a ring of stator vanes, thereby imparting swirls to both types of airstreams; and the streams meet at the trailing tips of the stator vanes, where they corkscrew together to throw remaining coalesced moisture against a collection trough, from where it is discharged. The airstreams can now be injected into the cabin without droplets raining down on the passengers, nor ice clogging any pipes for the fresh air, which is typically supplied at below-freezing temperature.

公开(公告)号：CA2283496A1

公开(公告)日：1998-09-17

申请号：CA2283496

申请日：1998-03-06

Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP

Inventor： ZAGER MICHAEL ,  LOTHIAN SCOTT L ,  WILMOT GEORGE E JR ,  CHRISTIANS DOUGLAS ,  VIGLIANO MAURA ,  PALMER NIGEL G M

IPC: F24F1/00 ,  B01D45/06 ,  B01D45/08 ,  B01D53/26

Abstract: A moisture collector (10) for collecting moisture from moisture containing air exiting from an air conditioning system in substantially a first flow direction is disclosed. The collector comprises a moisture collector housing (12) defining a volume. An inlet (14) extends into the volume for receiving the moisture containing air from the air conditioning system while substantially moving in the first flow direction. An outlet (16) extends out of the volume for exhausting substantially moisture free air. A device for redirecting the moisture containing air is positioned within the volume and upstream of the outlet. At the device, moisture is removed from the moisture containing air for forming the substantially moisture free air. An air passageway is defined in the volume for directing the substantially moisture free air from the device for redirecting toward the outlet along with the moisture. A volume for collecting the moisture (22) is provided. A device is positioned in the air passageway in the path of the moisture free air for directing the moisture moving with the moisture free air into the volume for collecting downstream of the outlet.

公开(公告)号：CA2272394A1

公开(公告)日：1998-07-02

申请号：CA2272394

申请日：1997-12-18

Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP

Inventor： CHRISTIANS DOUGLAS ,  HARRIS MARK L ,  KLINE ERIN G ,  WILMOT GEORGE E JR

IPC: F25B9/00 ,  B64D13/06

Abstract: An air cycle air conditioning system (10) comprises a first air source (18) for supplying cooling air and a second air source (16) for supplying high temperature system air. The system (10) further includes a device (14) for transferring heat from the high temperature air (16) and producing conditioned air having a temperature substantially lower than the high temperature system air (16). A mechanism (20) for directing the conditioned air to the high temperature air prior to the high temperature air entering a component of the system (35) for decreasing the temperature of the high temperature system air, prior to it contacting the system component is also provided. An air cycle air conditioning (10) method comprises the steps of supplying cooling air (18) and high temperature system air (16) to a system component (14); transferring heat from the high temperature system air (16) and producing conditioned air having a temperature substantially lower than the higher temperature system air (16), and mixing at least a portion of the conditioned air and the system air (16) prior to its contact with the system component (14) for decreasing the temperature of the high temperature air (16) prior to reaching the system component (14).