Moisture extraction component
AssigneeHamilton Sunstrand Corporation
InventorsDiana Giulietti, Steven Poteet
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Abstract
A moisture extraction component including: an inlet; an outlet opposite the inlet; an inner surface defining a main flow channel, the main flow channel fluidly connecting the inlet to the outlet; a path on the inner surface configured to direct moisture flow, the path being defined by differences in hydrophobicity on the inner surface using at least one of a hydrophobic surface and a hydrophilic surface.
Claims20
A moisture extraction component, comprising:
- an inlet;
- an outlet opposite the inlet;
- and
- an inner surface defining a main flow channel, the main flow channel fluidly connecting the inlet to the outlet,
- wherein the inner surface is formed by a first material and a second material that define a path on the inner surface configured to direct moisture flow, the path being defined by a difference in hydrophobicity between the first material and the second material.
An air conditioning system for an aircraft, the air conditioning system comprising:
- a condenser;
- an air cycle machine;
- a moisture extraction component comprising:
- an inlet;
- an outlet opposite the inlet;
- and
- an inner surface defining a main flow channel, the main flow channel fluidly connect the inlet to the outlet,
- wherein the inner surface is formed by a first material and a second material that define a path on the inner surface configured to direct moisture flow, the path being defined by a difference in hydrophobicity between the first material and the second material.
A method of manufacturing a moisture extraction component, the method comprising:
- applying two or more binders to a base material powder to build the moisture extraction component one layer at a time to form a plurality of layers, wherein the two or more binders includes a base binder and at least one of a hydrophobic binder and a hydrophilic binder;
- and
- thermally processing the moisture extraction component after the plurality of layers are formed,
- wherein the moisture extraction component comprises:
- an inlet;
- an outlet opposite the inlet;
- and
- an inner surface defining a main flow channel, the main flow channel fluidly connecting the inlet to the outlet,
- wherein the inner surface is formed by a first material and a second material that define a path on the inner surface configured to direct moisture flow, the path being defined by a difference in hydrophobicity between the first material and the second material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.