Environmental control system for use in an aircraft
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsBryce Avery Vandyke, Megan E. Mahre, Douglas Dean Maben
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Abstract
An environmental control system for use in an aircraft includes at least one component positioned along a length of the aircraft and a decompression panel assembly comprising an array of apertures. The array of apertures is based on a location of the decompression panel assembly along the length of the aircraft relative to the at least one component.
Claims20
An environmental control system for use in an aircraft, the environmental control system comprising:
- at least one component positioned along a length of the aircraft;
- and
- a decompression panel assembly comprising a plurality of tabs and a plurality of perforations, wherein the plurality of tabs are removable such that the plurality of perforations define an array of apertures, wherein the array of apertures is based on a location of the decompression panel assembly along the length of the aircraft relative to the at least one component.
An aircraft comprising:
- a first aisle comprising a first decompression panel assembly having a first array of apertures that define a first airflow restriction;
- and
- a second aisle comprising a second decompression panel assembly having a second array of apertures that define a second airflow restriction different than the first airflow restriction.
An environmental control system for use in an aircraft, the environmental control system comprising:
- at least one component positioned along a length of the aircraft;
- and
- a decompression panel assembly comprising an array of apertures, wherein the array of apertures is based on a location of the decompression panel assembly along the length of the aircraft relative to the at least one component, and wherein the array of apertures comprises a higher number of apertures the farther the decompression panel assembly is located from the component along the length of the aircraft.
An environmental control system for use in an aircraft, the environmental control system comprising:
- at least one component positioned along a length of the aircraft;
- and
- a decompression panel assembly comprising an array of apertures, wherein the array of apertures is based on a location of the decompression panel assembly along the length of the aircraft relative to the at least one component, and wherein the array of apertures comprises a lower number of apertures the closer the decompression panel assembly is located to the component along the length of the aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.