Aircraft electronic particle separation system
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsHenry Au, Dennis M. Morita, Daniel R. Robles, Hal J. Strumpf
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Abstract
An Environmental Control System may use an electronic particle separation system to control humidity in an aircraft. The electronic particle separation system may include a charging stage and a collecting stage. The charging stage may charge airflow passing through to repel liquid particles away from the airflow. Liquid droplets may be collected by the collecting stage and centrifugally flung toward a periphery of a separator. The liquid particles may be collected outside of the airflow which may be allowed to pass through the separator and out to a destination in the aircraft without the collected liquid.
Claims20
An electronic particle separation system in an aircraft Environmental Control System (ECS), comprising:
- a humidity source;
- a particle charging stage configured to electrically charge an airstream provided by the humidity source;
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- a particle separator stage configured to collect liquid particles separated from the charged airstream.
An electronic particle separation system, comprising:
- an inlet duct adapted for receiving an airstream from an air turbine;
- a housing coupled to the inlet duct, the housing configured to pass the airstream through the housing;
- a charging system in the housing, the charging system disposed to electrically charge particles in the airstream passing through the housing;
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- an inertial-based separator in the housing configured to separate charged particles from the airstream.
A method of controlling humidity in an aircraft, comprising:
- ionizing liquid particles in an airstream;
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- separating the ionized liquid particles in an inertial based separator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.