Aircraft environmental control system
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsLouis J. Bruno, Tony Ho, Aiden Coutin
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Abstract
An air cycle machine for an environmental control system for an aircraft includes at least one turbine configured to receive and extract work from a first medium and a third medium. A compressor is configured to compress a second medium and a shaft mechanically couples the at least one turbine and the compressor. A mixing point is located downstream of at least one turbine. A mixture of the first medium and the third medium generated at the mixing point is provided to another component of the environmental control system.
Claims14
An air cycle machine for an environmental control system for an aircraft, the air cycle machine comprising:
- at least one turbine configured to receive and extract work from a first medium and a third medium;
- a compressor configured to compress a second medium;
- a shaft mechanically coupling the at least one turbine and the compressor;
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- a mixing point located downstream of at least one turbine, wherein a mixture of the first medium and the third medium generated at the mixing point is provided to another component of the environmental control system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.