Mid-pressure water collector (mpwc) with helical flow channel and radial scuppers
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsDonald E. Army, Liana Frangioni
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Abstract
A water extractor is provided and includes a helical channel, a toroidal body encompassing the helical channel and defining an exhaust plenum beyond the helical channel and comprising a first outlet, an outer body defining a settling chamber about the toroidal body and including a second outlet and a drain and a scupper disposed to direct moisture, which is separated from a medium flowing through the helical channel, from the helical channel and into the settling chamber. The medium is flowable from the helical channel into the exhaust plenum and then sequentially through the first and second outlets to pressurize collected moisture flow from the settling chamber and through the drain.
Claims19
An annular scupper, comprising:
- a flange defining an opening;
- a leading side supported on the flange and defining a leading side aperture;
- a trailing side supported on the flange and defining a trailing side aperture;
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- an annular body, which is supported in the trailing side aperture by the trailing side and which extends beyond the leading side to form a gap with the leading side in the leading side aperture, the gap being communicative with the opening.
A water extractor, comprising:
- a helical section of a helical channel;
- a toroidal body encompassing the helical section;
- an outer body defining a settling chamber about the toroidal body;
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- an insert insertable into the toroidal body and comprising an annular scupper disposed to direct moisture separated from a medium flowing through the helical section into the settling chamber, the annular scupper comprising:
- a flange defining an opening;
- a leading side supported on the flange and defining a leading side aperture;
- a trailing side supported on the flange and defining a trailing side aperture;
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- an annular body, which is supported in the trailing side aperture by the trailing side and which extends beyond the leading side to form a gap with the leading side in the leading side aperture, the gap being communicative with the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.