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US 2020/0140097 A1Published application
Heater design for carbon allotrope ice protection systems
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsCasey Slane, Jin Hu, Nathaniel Ching, Galdemir Cezar Botura, James A. Mullen, Mark James Didyk
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Abstract
An ice protection system for an aircraft component includes a plurality of heaters. The aircraft component has at least two section and a junction area. At least one of the heaters is an H-shape carbon allotrope heater designed to apply heat to the junction area and prevent ice accumulation in the junction area.
Claims20
An ice protection system comprising:
- a first section having a first span and a first chord;
- a second section having a second span and a second chord attached to the first section by a joint;
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- a junction section comprising:
- a portion of the first section;
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- a portion of the second section proximal the portion of the first section;
- a first plurality of heaters expanding spanwise across the first section;
- a second plurality of heaters expanding spanwise across the second section;
- a first H-shaped heater on the first section, expanding into the junction section;
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- a second H-shaped heater on the second section, expanding into the junction section.
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An ice protection system comprising:
- a component having a plurality of sections, wherein each of the plurality of sections is connected to the adjacent section by a junction section;
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- a plurality of heaters each having at least one chordwise section connected to a spanwise section, wherein each of the plurality of heaters resides on one of the plurality of sections, and wherein each of the chordwise sections resides in a junction section.
An H-shaped heater comprising:
- a first chordwise section;
- a second chordwise section parallel to the first chordwise section;
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- a spanwise section extending from a central region of the first chordwise section to a central region of the second chordwise section.
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