Method and apparatus for aircraft anti-icing
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMark Rocklin, Georgia C. Karvountzi, Daniel S. Hummel
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Abstract
An aircraft anti-icing system includes a source of high temperature gas, a housing, at least one conduit to carry the high temperature gas from the source to the housing, the at least one conduit coupled to the housing and the source, at least one nozzle coupled to the at least one conduit, at least one nozzle configured to impart a rotational motion to the high temperature gas before exhausting the high temperature gas into the housing, and a port for exhausting air from the housing.
Claims20
An aircraft anti-icing system comprising:
- a source of high temperature gas;
- a housing;
- at least one conduit configured to carry the high temperature gas from the source to the at least one conduit coupled to the housing and the source;
- at least one nozzle coupled to said at least one conduit, said at least one nozzle configured to impart a rotational motion to the high temperature gas before exhausting the high temperature gas into the housing;
- and
- a port for exhausting air from the housing.
A method of anti-icing a jet airplane housing, said method comprising:
- directing heated gasses from an engine to the housing;
- imparting both a rotational and translational movement to the heated gasses;
- channeling the heated gasses into the housing;
- and
- exhausting the heated gasses from the housing.
A jet aircraft anti-icing system comprising:
- a source of high temperature gas;
- a housing;
- at least one conduit to carry the high temperature gas from the source to the housing, the at least one conduit coupled to the housing and the source of high temperature gas;
- at least one nozzle coupled to said at least one conduit, said at least one nozzle configured to impart a rotational motion to the high temperature gas before exhausting the high temperature gas into the housing;
- and
- a port for exhausting air from the housing
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.