AIR-CONDUCTING STRUCTURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT, AIR EJECTOR OR EJECTOR PUMP, AND AIRCRAFTThe present invention proposes an air-conducting structure (100) for an aircraft. The air-conducting structure (100) has a first duct portion (110), which is configured to conduct a first air stream (…DRIVE·Feb 18·1 min readFollowB64D13/06AIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE GMBH [DE]
AIRCRAFT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF CONDITIONING CABIN AIRThe aircraft can have a cabin (11) adapted to receive one or more persons; a rotary airfoil device (114); an electric engine (112) drivingly coupled to the rotary airfoil device (114); a battery (120)…DRIVE·Feb 11·2 min readFollowB64D13/06PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA [CA]
APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE OF AIRCRAFTAn apparatus for controlling temperature and pressure may include: a shaft (10) installed in an aircraft, the shaft (10) being rotatable by having a motor (11) coupled thereto; a compressor (20), rota…DRIVE·Dec 10·1 min readFollowB64D13/06HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD [KR]
ENGINE AND SECONDARY POWER UNIT INTEGRATED OPERATIONAn engine system (100, 200) includes a gas turbine engine (120) with a first compressor (124), a first combustor (126), and a first turbine (128). The engine system also includes a secondary power uni…DRIVE·Nov 19·2 min readFollowB64D13/06RTX CORP [US]
AMBIENT AIR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMA dual entry turbine of a compression device includes a housing (56) having a first inlet (50a) and a second inlet (50b), and a first outlet (58a) and a second outlet (58b). A turbine impeller (52) is…DRIVE·Oct 29·1 min readFollowB64D13/06HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
ADAPTABLE DUAL DELTA-P FLOW MEASUREMENTA system comprising: a venturi duct (26) configured to receive a first bleed air flow and a second bleed air flow; a first delta P sensor (24) configured to sense a pressure difference between a first…DRIVE·Oct 29·3 min readFollowB64D13/06HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
AIRCRAFT SYSTEM INCLUDING A CRYOGENIC FLUID OPERATED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU)An aircraft system includes a turbine engine (32, 34) having a compressor (44), a combustor (48) having an inlet (105) and an outlet (107), and a turbine (46) having an inlet portion (110) and an outl…DRIVE·Oct 29·2 min readFollowB64D13/06HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONSA fluid cooling system of an aircraft includes a compressor (42), a condenser (44), an expansion device (56), a turbine (46), and an evaporator (48) fluidly coupled to form a closed loop through which…DRIVE·Oct 1·1 min readFollowB64D13/06HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
AIRCRAFT HYBRID COOLING SYSTEMAn environmental control system, ECS, (20) for use with a gas turbine engine has an air cycle system, ACS, (22) and a vapor cycle system, VCS, (24). The VCS (24) has along a vapor compression flowpath…DRIVE·Sep 24·1 min readFollowB64D13/06RTX CORP [US]
AIR-COOLING SYSTEMThe present disclosure provides air cooling systems and methods for propulsion systems (e.g., aviation or aerospace propulsion systems). More particularly, the present disclosure provides integrated a…DRIVE·Sep 3·1 min readFollowB64D13/06HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMSAn aircraft propulsion system (20) includes a gas turbine engine; an environmental control system (ECS) (22); and a bleed flowpath (600) from the gas turbine engine through the ECS (22). A turbine (28…DRIVE·May 21·1 min readFollowB64D13/06RTX CORP [US]
TURBOFAN ENGINE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAMEAn auxiliary duct (26) branches radially outwardly from the bypass duct (20), has a proximal end (30) fluidly connecting the bypass duct (20) and a distal end (32), a valve (36) is activatable to sele…DRIVE·Apr 16·1 min readFollowB64D13/06PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA [CA]
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM WITH AIR POWERED PUMPAn environmental control system of a vehicle includes an inlet configured to receive a medium, a heat exchanger (36,48) fluidly connected to the inlet to receive the medium, and a ram air circuit (30)…DRIVE·Apr 9·1 min readFollowB64D13/06HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
AIRCRAFT HAVING HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR HUMIDIFYING AN INTERIOR OF AN AICRAFTAircraft with humidification systems and methods for humidifying an interior of an aircraft are provided. In one example, the aircraft includes an aircraft structure at least partially surrounding an …DRIVE·Mar 12·1 min readFollowB64D13/06GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP [US]
HYDROGEN-COOLED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMA hydrogen-cooled environmental control system, ECS, is provided and includes a pressurizing system (210) including an electric compressor (211) that compresses RAM air into pressurized warm RAM air f…DRIVE·Mar 12·1 min readFollowB64D13/06HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
AIR CYCLE MACHINE WITH SEPARATE COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE AS WELL AS FAN AND TURBINEAn air cycle machine includes an air inlet connected to an air cycle compressor. Air downstream of the air cycle compressor is connected to be delivered across a first turbine. The air cycle compresso…DRIVE·Feb 19·1 min readFollowB64D13/06HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
HYDROGEN SYSTEMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS ONBOARD AIRCRAFTAircraft systems including a pressurized fuel tank (402) containing a pressurized fuel, a turbo expander (414) configured to receive the pressurized fuel from the fuel tank, the turbo expander configu…DRIVE·Dec 25·1 min readFollowB64D13/06HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
VARIABLE JET PUMPA bleed system including control circuitry and a variable jet pump. The control circuitry is configured to receive a signal indicative of a fluid parameter in the bleed system and cause the jet pump t…DRIVE·Dec 4·1 min readFollowB64D13/06HONEYWELL INT INC [US]
HYBRID-ELECTRIC SINGLE ENGINE DESCENT ENGINE MANAGEMENTA hybrid-electric aircraft system (401) includes first and second hybrid-electric engines (410, 420), first and second ducting systems (430, 440) fluidly communicative with each other and with the fir…DRIVE·Aug 28·1 min readFollowB64D13/06RTX CORP [US]
CRYOGENIC FUEL COOLED ECS PRECOOLERAircraft systems including a fuel tank (302) containing a cryogenic fuel, an engine (304) configured to consume the fuel, and an ECS having a precooler (308) arranged to receive the fuel and air from …DRIVE·Aug 7·1 min readFollowB64D13/06HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DECONTAMINATING AIRCRAFT CABINS AND PROVIDING INDICATIONS FOR SAFE REENTRYDescribed herein are methods and systems for decontaminating aircraft cabins and providing an indication to provide confidence that the cabins are safe for reentry post operation. These methods and sy…DRIVE·Aug 7·2 min readFollowB64D13/06BOEING CO [US]
INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND BUFFER AIR SYSTEMAn environmental control system (62) for an aircraft includes a higher pressure tap (72) to be associated with a higher compression location and a lower pressure tap (74) to be associated with a lower…DRIVE·Apr 24·2 min readFollowB64D13/06RTX CORP [US]
AIRCRAFT AIR DUCT SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LIGHT, DATA, ELECTRICAL POWER, AND SANITIZED AIRAn air duct system for an aircraft provides passengers with light, data, electrical power, and sanitized air. The air duct system includes an air duct having a main body and a visible light source con…DRIVE·Nov 2·2 min readFollowB64D13/06The Boeing Company
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMThe present disclosure relates to a gas turbine engine (10) for an aircraft comprising: an engine core (11) comprising a turbine (17), a compressor (15), and a core shaft (26, 27); and an environmenta…DRIVE·Aug 30·1 min readFollowB64D13/06ROLLS ROYCE PLC [GB]
AIR CYCLE MACHINES, AIR CYCLE MACHINE SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING AIR FLOW IN AIR CYCLE MACHINESAn air cycle machine includes a compressor (102) in fluid communication with an output conduit, a first turbine (106) operably connected to the compressor and fluidly coupling the compressor with the …DRIVE·Aug 9·1 min readFollowB64D13/06HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
AIRCRAFT AIR DUCT SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING ELECTRICAL POWER AND VISIBLE LIGHTAn air duct system includes an air duct having a main body. The main body of the air duct defines a passageway and an outer surface. The air duct system also includes one or more thermoelectric genera…DRIVE·Mar 16·1 min readFollowB64D13/06The Boeing Company
HYDROGEN SYSTEMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS ONBOARD AIRCRAFTAircraft systems including a pressurized fuel tank containing a pressurized fuel, a turbo expander configured to receive the pressurized fuel from the fuel tank, the turbo expander configured to decre…DRIVE·Mar 9·1 min readFollowB64D13/06Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM TRIM AIR HEAT EXCHANGERAn environmental control system includes an environmental control system pack having a trim outlet and a primary outlet. A trim medium is output from the trim outlet and a first medium is output from …DRIVE·Mar 9·1 min readFollowB64D13/06Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
HEAT EXCHANGER OF AN AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM OF A CABIN OF AN AIRCRAFT, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A HEAT EXCHANGERHeat exchanger of an air-conditioning system of a cabin of a transport vehicle, comprising: a primary circuit supplied by a first air flow (), a secondary circuit supplied by a second air flow (), a c…DRIVE·Aug 4·1 min readFollowB64D13/06LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE SAS
AIRCRAFT AIR DUCT SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING ELECTRICAL POWER AND VISIBLE LIGHTAn air duct system comprising an air duct having a main body, a visible light source, an emitter configured to emit radio frequency waves, and one or more antennas. The main body of the air duct defin…DRIVE·Apr 7·1 min readFollowB64D13/06The Boeing Company
AIRCRAFT AIR DUCT SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING ELECTRICAL POWER AND VISIBLE LIGHTAn air duct system comprising an air duct having a main body, a visible light source, and one or more photovoltaic devices. The main body of the air duct defines a passageway having a reflective inner…DRIVE·Aug 5·1 min readFollowB64D13/06The Boeing Company
Aircraft environmental control system inlet flow controlA system and method for controlling bleed air flow into an air cycle machine that includes a bleed air inlet and a conditioned air outlet is provided. The system and method include discharging bleed a…DRIVE·Oct 15·1 min readFollowB64D13/06HONEYWELL INT INC [US]
Gas turbine engine with integrated thermal management systemA gas turbine engine (20) includes a first (86) and second (90) pump driven by a spool (30). An air-oil cooler (88) is located downstream of the first pump (86). An air-air precooler (92) is located d…DRIVE·Apr 24·1 min readFollowB64D13/06UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP [US]
Environmental control system supply precooler bypassA precooler (7) for cooling compressor bleed air (38) for an environmental control system (6) includes a heat exchanger (56) in fluid communication with a source of cooling air (57) and operable for c…DRIVE·Aug 29·2 min readFollowB64D13/06GEN ELECTRIC [US]
Low pressure bleed architectureA bleed air conditioning system (34;134) within an aircraft including a low-pressure bleed air line (28) and a high-pressure bleed air line (30). The system includes an air-to-air heat exchanger (38) …DRIVE·Jul 18·2 min readFollowB64D13/06HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
Cooling device for high temperature fluid and cooling method for high temperature fluid.Disclosed are a cooling device (200) for high temperature fluid, a flight vehicle (100) having the same and a cooling method for high temperature fluid, the cooling device (200) including a heat excha…DRIVE·Feb 1·2 min readFollowB64D13/06AGENCY DEFENSE DEV [KR]
Ram fan system for an aircraft environmental control systemAn ECS system (10) includes a RAM air fan (RAF) system (76, 78) downstream of a respective heat exchanger in the relatively high temperature RAM exhaust The RAF (76, 78) includes a RAF electric motor …DRIVE·Apr 5·1 min readFollowB64D13/06HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
Electromagnetically coupled integrated power and cooling unitAn apparatus (10) for providing environmental control, secondary power and emergency power for an aircraft, comprises a cooling turbine (12) coupled to a first electromechanical machine rotor (18), an…DRIVE·Oct 27·1 min readFollowB64D13/06NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP [US]
Turbine and compressor assembly having a self-actuated air bearing flow shut-off valveA turbine and compressor assembly comprises a compressor (22) having a rotor (50) comprising a shaft (122) with fan blades (54) for compressing air. An air bearing (58) serves to support and cool the …DRIVE·Aug 11·2 min readFollowB64D13/06HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP [US]
