Vehicle cooling system
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsZhanjun Zheng, Yunfei Zou, Fangmin Deng, Jie Ren, Jin Xu
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Abstract
In some examples, a system includes a conduit configured to receive a cooled air flow produced by an air conditioning pack of a vehicle, such as an aircraft, and deliver the cooled air flow to an interior volume defined by the vehicle, such as an interior volume defined by a hollow axle of a landing gear assembly. The conduit may receive the cooled air flow from one or more compartments of the vehicle and/or an ECS of the vehicle. The conduit is configured to deliver the cooled air flow to provide cooling to one or more components within the interior volume.
Claims20
An assembly comprising:
- a conduit configured to provide cooling to one or more components within an interior volume defined by a hollow axle of an aircraft,
- wherein the conduit is configured to receive a cooled air flow produced by an air conditioning pack of the aircraft,
- wherein the conduit is configured to mechanically connect to a strut of a landing gear of the aircraft, and
- wherein the conduit is configured to discharge the cooled air flow to a volume defined by the landing gear, wherein the volume is in fluidic communication with the interior volume defined by the hollow axle;
- a valve configured to control a flow rate of the cooled air flow provided by the conduit;
- and
- control circuitry configured to control the valve.
An assembly comprising:
- a conduit configured to provide a cooled air flow to one or more components within an interior volume defined by a hollow axle of an aircraft;
- an air conditioning pack configured to cool an air flow to produce the cooled air flow,
- wherein the conduit is configured to mechanically connect to a strut of a landing gear of the aircraft, the conduit configured to fluidically couple with at least one of a compartment of the aircraft, a mixing manifold of the aircraft, an air distribution system of the aircraft, an air return system of the aircraft, or a pack discharge of the air conditioning pack, and
- wherein the conduit is configured to discharge the cooled air flow to a volume defined by the landing gear of the aircraft, wherein the volume is in fluidic communication with the interior volume defined by the hollow axle;
- a valve configured to control a flow rate of the cooled air flow provided by the conduit;
- control circuitry configured to control the valve;
- and
- at least one of:
- a turbine engine of the aircraft, or
- a power unit of the aircraft,
- wherein the turbine engine or the power unit is configured to provide an air flow to the air conditioning pack, and wherein the cooled air flow comprises the air flow.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, using a conduit mechanically connected to a strut of a landing gear of an aircraft, a cooled air flow provided by an air conditioning pack of the aircraft;
- and
- discharging, from the conduit and using a valve configured to control a flow rate of the cooled air flow provided by the conduit, the cooled air flow to a volume defined by the landing gear of the aircraft to provide cooling to one or more components within an interior volume defined by a hollow axle of the aircraft, wherein the volume is in fluidic communication with the interior volume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.