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US 2025/0052525 A1Published application
Drain system for ecs water collection
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsDonald E. Army, Frederick Peacos, III, Louis J. Bruno
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Abstract
An environmental control system includes a first water collector having a first drain line and a second water collector having a second drain line. The first drain line is fluidly connected to the second drain line. The environmental control system includes also includes at least one spray nozzle. An outlet of the second drain line is fluidly connected to the at least one spray nozzle.
Claims20
An environmental control system comprising:
- a first water collector having a first drain line;
- a second water collector having a second drain line, wherein the first drain line is fluidly connected to the second drain line;
- and
- at least one spray nozzle, an outlet of the second drain line being fluidly connected to the at least one spray nozzle.
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A method of operating an environmental control system comprising:
- removing water from a medium at a first water collector, the first water collector having a first drain;
- removing water from the medium at a second water collector, the second water collector being arranged downstream from the first water collector relative to a flow of medium;
- and
- mixing the water from the first drain with the water removed from the medium at the second water collector at or downstream from the second water collector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.