Aircraft galley exhaust system and method of assembling same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9555892-B2
Application number	US-18191408-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 29, 2008
Priority date	Jul 29, 2008
Publication date	Jan 31, 2017
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017

Abstract

An exhaust system for an aircraft galley chiller is provided. The exhaust system includes a galley having a chiller that includes an inlet, a condenser fan inlet, a condenser fan outlet proximate to chiller inlet, and a first flow of air through the condenser, an air ventilation outlet conduit that includes a second flow of air therethrough, and an ejector pump. The ejector pump includes a first airflow inlet, a second airflow inlet and an airflow outlet, wherein the first airflow inlet is coupled in flow communication with the condenser fan outlet, the second inlet is coupled in flow communication with the air ventilation outlet conduit. As the second airflow increases, the first velocity increases in a direction away from the galley chiller facilitating a decrease in temperature at the condenser fan inlet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An exhaust system for an aircraft galley chiller, said exhaust system comprising:
a condenser comprising a fan, an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet, said fan operable to produce a first flow of air having a first pressure through said condenser from said airflow inlet to said airflow outlet, the first flow of air including a heated exhaust air exiting the aircraft galley chiller;
a ventilation assembly comprising an air ventilation conduit including a second flow of air therethrough that is generated by a ventilation fan, the second flow of air having a second pressure that is higher than the first pressure; and
an ejector pump comprising a first airflow inlet, a second airflow inlet and an airflow outlet, said first airflow inlet coupled in flow communication with said airflow outlet of said condenser to receive the first flow of air, said second airflow inlet coupled in flow communication with said second flow of air generated by the ventilation fan, said ejector pump configured to increase a velocity of the second flow of air entering said second airflow inlet to decrease the second pressure, wherein the decrease in the second pressure generates a suction force that increases evacuation of the first flow of air through said condenser to thereby decrease a temperature of the heated exhaust air entering said condenser airflow inlet.

2. An exhaust system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first airflow is channeled through said first airflow inlet of said ejector pump at a first velocity, said second airflow is channeled through said second airflow inlet of said ejector pump at a second velocity, said second velocity being greater than said first velocity.

3. An exhaust system in accordance with claim 2 wherein second velocity being greater than said first velocity further provides a pressure difference that facilitates entraining said first flow of air with said second flow of air forming a combined flow of air that exits ejector pump through said airflow outlet of said ejector pump.

4. An exhaust system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said air ventilation conduit is coupled to said second airflow inlet of said ejector pump with an ancillary conduit.

5. An aircraft galley exhaust assembly comprising an ejector pump comprising a first airflow inlet configured to receive a first flow of air therethrough, the first flow of air having a first pressure and includes heated aircraft galley exhaust air exiting the aircraft galley, a second airflow inlet configured to receive a second flow of air therethrough having a second pressure that is higher than the first pressure and is generated by a ventilation fan, and an airflow outlet, said first airflow inlet coupled in flow communication with an airflow outlet of a condenser, said second airflow inlet coupled in flow communication with an air ventilation conduit downstream from the ventilation fan, said ejector pump configured to increase a velocity of the second flow of air entering said second airflow inlet to decrease the second pressure, wherein the decrease in the second pressure generates a suction force that increases evacuation of the first flow of air through said condenser to thereby decrease a temperature of the heated exhaust air entering said condenser airflow inlet.

6. An aircraft galley exhaust assembly in accordance with claim 5 wherein said first airflow is channeled through said first inlet of said ejector pump at a first velocity, said second airflow is channeled through said second inlet of said ejector pump at a second velocity, said second velocity being greater than said first velocity.

7. An aircraft galley exhaust assembly in accordance with claim 6 wherein second velocity being greater than said first velocity further provides a pressure difference that facilitates entraining first airflow with second airflow forming a combined flow of air that exits ejector pump through said airflow outlet of said ejector pump.

8. An aircraft galley exhaust assembly in accordance with claim 5 wherein said air ventilation conduit is coupled to said second airflow inlet of said ejector pump via an ancillary conduit.

9. An exhaust system for an aircraft galley chiller configured to refrigerate an environment, said exhaust system comprising:
a condenser comprising a fan having an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet, said fan producing a first flow of air having a first pressure through said condenser, the first flow of air including a heated galley exhaust air exiting said aircraft galley chiller;
an air ventilation conduit including a second flow of air therethrough that is generated by a ventilation fan, the second flow of air having a second pressure that is higher than the first pressure; and
an ejector pump assembly comprising:
a first airflow inlet;
a second airflow inlet; and
an airflow outlet;

wherein said first airflow inlet is configured to receive said first airflow from said condenser, said second airflow inlet is configured to receive said second flow of air generated by the ventilation fan, said ejector pump increases said second velocity to decrease the second pressure, wherein the decrease in the second pressure generates a suction force that increases evacuation of said first airflow through said condenser to thereby decrease a temperature of the a heated exhaust air entering said condenser airflow inlet;
wherein said first airflow is channeled through said first airflow inlet at a first velocity, said second airflow is channeled through said second airflow inlet at a second velocity, said second velocity being greater than said first velocity; and
wherein said second velocity being greater than said first velocity further provides a pressure difference that facilitates entraining said first airflow with said second airflow forming a combined flow of air that exits said ejector pump through said airflow outlet of said ejector pump.

10. An exhaust system in accordance with claim 9 wherein said air ventilation conduit is coupled in flow communication with an ancillary conduit.

11. An exhaust system in accordance with claim 10 wherein said ancillary conduit channels said second flow of air to said second airflow inlet of said ejector pump.

12. An exhaust system in accordance with claim 10 wherein said air ventilation conduit is coupled in flow communication with an outflow valve.

13. An exhaust system in accordance with claim 9 wherein said air ventilation conduit is coupled to an air ventilation assembly that comprises a bypass fan inlet.

14. An exhaust system in accordance with claim 9 wherein said air ventilation conduit is coupled to an air ventilation assembly that comprises the ventilation fan.

Assignees

• Dessero Michael J
• Le Luong Hoang
• Moran Thomas J
• Boeing Co

Inventors

• Dessero Michael J
• Le Luong Hoang
• Moran Thomas J

Classifications

• B64D11/04

  Galleys · CPC title

• B64D2013/0629

  with subsystems for cooling food, catering or special loads · CPC title

• B64D13/08 Primary

  the air being heated or cooled · CPC title

• Y10T29/49428

  Gas and water specific plumbing component making · CPC title

• B64D2013/0674

  comprising liquid subsystems · CPC title