Mid-pressure water collector (MPWC) with helical flow channel and radial scuppers
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsDonald E. Army, Liana Frangioni
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Abstract
A water extractor is provided and includes a helical channel, a toroidal body encompassing the helical channel and defining an exhaust plenum beyond the helical channel and comprising a first outlet, an outer body defining a settling chamber about the toroidal body and including a second outlet and a drain and a scupper disposed to direct moisture, which is separated from a medium flowing through the helical channel, from the helical channel and into the settling chamber. The medium is flowable from the helical channel into the exhaust plenum and then sequentially through the first and second outlets to pressurize collected moisture flow from the settling chamber and through the drain.
Claims16
A water extractor, comprising:
- a helical channel;
- a toroidal body encompassing the helical channel and defining an exhaust plenum beyond the helical channel and comprising a first outlet;
- an outer body defining a settling chamber about the toroidal body and comprising a second outlet and a drain;
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- a scupper disposed to direct moisture, which is separated from a medium flowing through the helical channel, from the helical channel and into the settling chamber,
- the medium being flowable from the helical channel into the exhaust plenum and then sequentially through the first and second outlets to pressurize collected moisture flow from the settling chamber and through the drain,
- wherein the scupper is an insert that is insertable into the toroidal body.
A water extractor, comprising:
- a helical channel;
- a toroidal body encompassing the helical channel and defining an exhaust plenum beyond the helical channel and comprising a first outlet;
- an outer body defining a settling chamber about the toroidal body and comprising a second outlet and a drain;
- and
- an insert, which is insertable into the toroidal body, and which comprises an annular scupper disposed to direct moisture, which is separated from a medium flowing through the helical channel, from the helical channel and into the settling chamber,
- the medium being flowable from the helical channel into the exhaust plenum and then sequentially through the first and second outlets to pressurize collected moisture flow from the settling chamber and through the drain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.