Hybrid cooling system for aircraft applications

US8936071B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8936071-B2
Application numberUS-61565609-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 10, 2009
Priority dateNov 10, 2009
Publication dateJan 20, 2015
Grant dateJan 20, 2015

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An aircraft cooling system includes a refrigerant cycle including a first heat exchanger. A liquid cycle passes a liquid through the first heat exchanger, at which it is cooled by a refrigerant in the refrigerant cycle. An air cycle compresses air and delivers the compressed air into a second heat exchanger. The liquid passes through the second heat exchanger at a location downstream of the first heat exchanger. The liquid cools the air in the second heat exchanger. Air downstream of the second heat exchanger passes to be utilized by a use on an aircraft.

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What is claimed is: 1. An aircraft cooling system comprises: a refrigerant cycle, said refrigerant cycle including a first heat exchanger; a liquid cycle, said liquid cycle passing a liquid through said first heat exchanger, at which it is cooled by a refrigerant in the refrigerant cycle; an air cycle including a compressor for compressing air and delivering compressed air into a primary heat exchanger, and a fan to drive cooling air over said primary heat exchanger to cool th…

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What does patent US8936071B2 cover?
An aircraft cooling system includes a refrigerant cycle including a first heat exchanger. A liquid cycle passes a liquid through the first heat exchanger, at which it is cooled by a refrigerant in the refrigerant cycle. An air cycle compresses air and delivers the compressed air into a second heat exchanger. The liquid passes through the second heat exchanger at a location downstream of the fir…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bruno Louis J, Christians Douglas L, Hamilton Sundstrand Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B64D13/06. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).