Fluid recycling unit for aircraft
AssigneeMAG Aerospace Industries, LLC
InventorsJean Gayoso, Peter Kazemi, David Beach, Nguyen Tram, Steven Schwartz, Joerg Stachowski, John Todd, James Waese, Arnaud Namer, Razmik Boodaghians
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Abstract
A fluid recycling unit for use on board an aircraft or other passenger transportation vehicle. The fluid recycling unit captures various types of used fluids, filters or otherwise appropriately treats the fluids, and recycles the fluids for various uses onboard the vehicle.
Claims20
A system for capturing used water, treating the used water to a determined treatment level to provide treated water, and recycling the treated water on board a passenger transportation vehicle, comprising:
- a reservoir in fluid communication with a basin, the reservoir comprising:
- an upper opening;
- a top lid comprising:
- a fluid inlet for receiving used water from the basin and further including a vent;
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- one or more backwash rings that include a circular opening;
- an outlet;
- a filter system configured to be removably positionable within the reservoir and supported by the top lid, the filter system configured to treat the used water to a determined treatment level to provide treated water;
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- an adapter positionable at the outlet of the reservoir, the adapter comprising, within the adapter, a first fluid channel for delivering the treated water to a first location and a second fluid channel for delivering any untreated water or excess treated water to a second location.
A system for recycling fluid on board a passenger transportation vehicle, comprising:
- a grey water reservoir in fluid communication with a lavatory sink, the grey water reservoir comprising:
- an upper opening;
- a top lid comprising:
- a fluid inlet for receiving used water from the lavatory sink in the grey water reservoir;
- one or more backwash rings that include a circular opening;
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- a vent;
- an outlet for directing used water from the grey water reservoir;
- a first filtration system sufficient to treat the used water for recycled use in lavatory toilet flushing, the first filtration system in fluid communication with the grey water reservoir;
- a second filtration system sufficient to treat the used water for recycled use in a lavatory faucet, the second filtration system in fluid communication with the grey water reservoir, wherein the first filtration system and the second filtration system are supported by the top lid;
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- means for directing used water from the grey water reservoir to the first filtration system and the second filtration system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.