Pumped Two-Phase Cooling of Aircraft Electronics
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMichael F. Stoia, Jianping Tu, Arun Muley, Richard C. Smith, III, Kevin Javier Jui
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Abstract
An aircraft cooling system comprises an evaporator, condenser, an accumulator, and a pump system. The evaporator is configured to cool a set of heat loads in an aircraft using a liquid. The liquid forms a vapor in response to cooling the set of heat loads. The condenser is configured to receive the vapor from the evaporator and cool the vapor in which cooling the vapor forms the liquid. The accumulator is configured to receive the liquid from the condenser and store the liquid. The pump system is configured to pump the liquid stored in the accumulator to the evaporator.
Claims23
An aircraft cooling system comprising:
- an evaporator configured to cool a set of heat loads in an aircraft using a liquid, wherein the liquid forms a vapor in response to cooling the set of heat loads;
- a condenser configured to receive the vapor from the evaporator and cool the vapor in which cooling the vapor forms the liquid;
- an accumulator configured to receive the liquid from the condenser and store the liquid;
- and
- a pump system configured to pump the liquid stored in the accumulator to the evaporator.
An aircraft cooling system comprising:
- a first pump configured to pump a first liquid in a liquid loop to a set of heat loads, wherein the set of heat loads heats the first liquid in which heating the first liquid forms a heated liquid;
- an evaporator configured to receive the heated liquid and cool the heated liquid, wherein cooling the heated liquid causes a second liquid in a liquid-vapor loop to form a vapor;
- a condenser configured to receive the vapor and cool the vapor in which cooling the vapor forms the second liquid;
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- a second pump configured to pump the second liquid from the condenser to the evaporator.
An aircraft cooling system comprising:
- an evaporator configured to cool a set of heat loads in an aircraft using a liquid, wherein the liquid forms a fluid selected at least one of a vapor or a superheated gas in response to cooling the set of heat loads;
- a condenser configured to receive the fluid from the evaporator and cool the fluid in which cooling the vapor forms the liquid;
- an accumulator configured to receive the liquid from the condenser and store the liquid;
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- a pump system configured to pump the liquid stored in the accumulator to the evaporator.
An aircraft cooling system comprising:
- a first pump configured to pump a first liquid in a liquid loop to a set of heat loads, wherein the set of heat loads heats the first liquid in which heating the first liquid forms a heated liquid;
- an evaporator configured to receive the heated liquid and cool the heated liquid, wherein cooling the heated liquid causes a second liquid in a liquid-vapor loop to form a fluid selected at least one of a vapor or a superheated gas;
- a condenser configured to receive the fluid and cool the fluid in which cooling the vapor forms the second liquid;
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- a second pump configured to pump the second liquid from the condenser to the evaporator.
An aircraft comprising:
- a fuselage;
- wings;
- a number of engines connected to the wings;
- an evaporator configured to cool a set of heat loads in the aircraft using a liquid, wherein cooling the set of heat loads using the liquid forms a vapor;
- a condenser configured to receive the vapor and cool the vapor in which cooling the vapor forms the liquid;
- an accumulator configured to receive the liquid from the condenser and store the liquid;
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- a pump system configured to pump the liquid stored in the accumulator to the evaporator.
A method for cooling a set of heat loads in an aircraft, the method comprising:
- cooling a set of heat loads in the aircraft using a liquid in an evaporator, wherein cooling the set of heat loads in the liquid forms a vapor;
- cooling the vapor with a condenser to form the liquid;
- receiving the liquid from the condenser;
- storing the liquid in an accumulator;
- and
- pumping the liquid stored in the accumulator to the evaporator.
A method for cooling a set of heat loads in an aircraft, the method comprising:
- pumping a first liquid to a set of heat loads, wherein the set of heat loads heats in which heating the first liquid forms a heated liquid;
- cooling the heated liquid in an evaporator, wherein cooling the heated liquid causes a second liquid in the evaporator to form a vapor;
- sending the vapor to a condenser;
- cooling the vapor in the condenser to form the second liquid;
- and
- pumping the second liquid from the condenser to the evaporator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.