Environmental control system utilizing shoestring cycle to maximize efficiency
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorLouis J. Bruno
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Abstract
An environmental control system comprising that utilizes recirculation air. The environmental control system includes an inlet configured to supply bleed air at a first energy from a source to the environmental control system, where the environmental control system supplies the bleed air at a second energy to a chamber. The environmental control system also includes an air cycle machine comprising a compressor and a turbine, where the air cycle machine receives the recirculation air from the chamber and the recirculation air is bleed air at a third energy flowing from the chamber to the air cycle machine.
Claims14
An environmental control system that utilizes recirculation air, comprising:
- an inlet configured to supply bleed air at a first energy from a source to the environmental control system,
- wherein the environmental control system supplies the bleed air at a second energy to a chamber;
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- an air cycle machine comprising a compressor and a turbine,
- wherein the air cycle machine receives the recirculation air from the chamber,
- wherein the recirculation air is bleed air at a third energy flowing from the chamber to the air cycle machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.