Systems and methods for controlling an environment within a volume
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorJonathan Christopher Heath
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Abstract
A system for controlling an environment within a fuel tank is provided. The system includes a conduit with a plurality of vents, wherein the conduit defines a path through the fuel tank, and wherein the conduit is configured to direct a flow of air along the path and out the plurality of vents.
Claims23
A system for controlling an environment within a volume, the volume comprising an inlet and at least one bay, the system comprising:
- a conduit comprising:
- a distal end, a proximal end, and a length extending between the distal end and the proximal end, the length of the conduit configured to be placed within the at least one bay via the inlet;
- and
- a plurality of vents distributed about the length, the conduit defining a path along which a flow of air moves from the proximal end toward the distal end and out the plurality of vents to deliver the flow of air throughout the at least one bay.
A method for controlling an environment within a volume, the volume comprising an inlet and at least one bay, the method comprising:
- placing a length of a conduit within the at least one bay of the volume via the inlet, the length extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the conduit defining a path, from the proximal end to the distal end;
- receiving a current measure of at least one of a temperature and a relative humidity within the volume;
- and
- adjusting, based on the current measure, one or more of a temperature of a flow of air and a humidity within the flow of air directed, from the proximal end and toward the distal end, through a plurality of vents distributed along the length of the conduit to deliver the flow of air throughout the at least one bay.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions for controlling an environment within a volume, the volume comprising an inlet and at least one bay within which a length of a conduit is placed via the inlet, the conduit defining a path, from a proximal end to a distal end thereof, the instructions causing a processor to perform the steps of:
- receiving a current measure of at least one of a temperature and a relative humidity within the volume;
- and
- adjusting, based on the current measure, one or more of a temperature of a flow of air and a humidity within the flow of air directed, from the proximal end and toward the distal end, through a plurality of vents distributed along the length of the conduit to deliver the flow of air throughout the at least one bay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.