System for cooling an aircraft galley trolley
AssigneeB/E Aerospace (UK) Limited
InventorsAshley Salvin, Daniel H. Wall
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Abstract
A system for cooling an aircraft galley trolley. The system includes a trolley cooling compartment for stowing an aircraft galley trolley; and a heat exchanger to provide cold air to the trolley cooling compartment. The trolley cooling compartment defines an inlet proximal to the base of the trolley cooling compartment for receiving the cold air. The trolley cooling compartment cools the aircraft galley trolley through the transfer of heat to the cold air. The transfer of heat to the cold air heats the cold air to produce warmer air.
Claims12
A system for cooling a first aircraft galley trolley and a second aircraft galley trolley, the system comprising:
- a first trolley cooling compartment for stowing the first aircraft galley trolley;
- a second trolley cooling compartment for stowing the second aircraft galley trolley;
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- a heat exchanger arranged to provide cold air to the first trolley cooling compartment;
- wherein the first trolley cooling compartment defines an inlet arranged proximal to the base of the first trolley cooling compartment for receiving the cold air;
- wherein the second trolley cooling compartment shares an adjoining wall with the first trolley cooling compartment;
- wherein the adjoining wall defines an opening arranged proximal to a base of the adjoining wall for providing the cold air from the first trolley cooling compartment to the second trolley cooling compartment;
- wherein the first trolley cooling compartment is arranged to cool the first aircraft galley trolley through the transfer of heat to the cold air and the second trolley cooling compartment is arranged to cool the second aircraft galley trolley through the transfer of heat to the cold air;
- wherein the transfer of heat to the cold air heats the cold air to produce warmer air;
- wherein the system further comprises a fan located within the opening;
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- wherein the fan is arranged to promote transfer of the cold air from the first trolley cooling compartment to the second trolley cooling compartment at the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.