Anti-icing system for an aircraft
AssigneeShort Brothers PLC
InventorsRichard NEWMAN, Michael McCAUSLAND
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Abstract
An anti-icing system is provided within a chamber having an exterior wall of which an outer surface may be subject to ice formation. The anti-icing system comprises a nozzle arranged to inject hot gas within the chamber. A gas-mixing device defines a channel for receiving hot gas from the nozzle. The gas-mixing device includes a swirl-inducing feature for causing gas from the chamber to be drawn into the channel with a swirling effect when hot gas from the nozzle is injected into the channel.
Claims16
An anti-icing system for use within a chamber having an exterior wall of which an outer surface is subject to ice formation, the anti-icing system comprising:
- a nozzle arranged to inject hot gas within the chamber;
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- a gas-mixing device defining a channel for receiving hot gas from the nozzle, the gas-mixing device comprising a swirl-inducing feature for causing gas from the chamber to be drawn into the channel with a swirling effect when hot gas from the nozzle is injected into the channel.
A method of anti-icing an aircraft part, the aircraft part comprising a chamber having an exterior wall of which an outer surface is subject to ice formation, the method comprising:
- injecting hot gas from a nozzle into the chamber;
- receiving the hot gas from the nozzle within a channel of a gas-mixing device, the gas-mixing device comprising a swirl-inducing feature for causing gas from the chamber to be drawn into the channel with a swirling effect when hot gas from the nozzle is injected into the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.