Heated air data probes
AssigneeRosemount Aerospace Inc.
InventorsTimothy T. Golly, Paul R. Johnson, Greg Seidel
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Abstract
An air data probe includes a probe head defining a longitudinal axis between a forward tip and aft base. The probe includes a thermocouple having a sense end in the forward tip to measure the temperature in the forward tip. The probe includes a port opening defined in a side of the probe head and opening at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. The probe includes a bulkhead within the probe head. The bulkhead has a chamber in fluid communication with the port opening. The chamber includes a single chamber inlet having an elongated cross-sectional shape. The single elongated chamber inlet is in fluid communication with two downstream pressure conduits to provide redundancy in case one of the two pressure conduits is blocked.
Claims3
An air data probe comprising:
- a probe head defining a longitudinal axis between a forward tip and aft base;
- a heater coil positioned within the probe head;
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- a thermocouple having a sense end in the forward tip to measure the temperature in the forward tip, wherein the thermocouple includes a thermocouple coil, wherein windings of the thermocouple coil are wound between windings of the heater coil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.