Heat exchanger
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorLuke J. Mayo
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Abstract
An end cap configured for use with a recirculation heat exchanger of an aircraft environmental control system includes a body having an inlet section adjacent an inlet end, an outlet section adjacent an outlet end, and a transition section fluidly coupling the inlet section and the outlet section. The inlet section includes a generally rounded portion having a radius of about 0.870 inches (2.21 cm) and at least one flange formed at a side of the rounded portion. An exterior of the flange is positioned at a distance of about 1.012 from an origin of the rounded portion.
Claims11
An end cap configured for use with a recirculation heat exchanger of an aircraft environmental control system, comprising:
- a body including an inlet section adjacent an inlet end, an outlet section adjacent an outlet end, and a transition section fluidly coupling the inlet section and the outlet section, the inlet section including a generally rounded portion having a radius of 0.870 inches (2.21 cm) and at least one flange formed at a side of the rounded portion, an exterior of the at least one flange being positioned at a distance of 1.012 inches (2.57 cm) from a central axis of the rounded portion, the inlet section including a bore extending therethrough, the bore narrowing with increasing distance from the inlet end.
A recirculation heat exchanger of an aircraft environmental control system, composing:
- a core configured for crossflow of a first fluid and a second fluid therethrough;
- a fluid port operably connected to the core and configured to admit the second fluid into the recirculation heat exchanger;
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- an end cap operably connected to the fluid port to direct the second fluid into the fluid port, the end cap including:
- a body including an inlet section adjacent an inlet end, an outlet section adjacent an outlet end, and a transition section fluidly coupling the inlet section and the outlet section, the inlet section including a generally rounded portion having a radius of 0.870 inches (2.21 cm) and at least one flange formed at a side of the rounded portion, an exterior of the at least one flange being positioned at a distance of 1.012 inches (2.57 cm) from a central axis of the rounded portion, the inlet section including a bore extending therethrough, the bore narrowing with increasing distance from the inlet end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.