Pressure supply for a water system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9611627-B2
Application number	US-201414175329-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 7, 2014
Priority date	Aug 10, 2011
Publication date	Apr 4, 2017
Grant date	Apr 4, 2017

Abstract

A pressure supply system for a fresh water system is provided. The pressure supply system includes a water reservoir having a bleed air inlet and a water outlet. The pressure supply system also includes a water pump so as to load water, which is loaded with bleed air pressure, with a further pressure downstream until a predetermined nominal operating pressure range is achieved. As a result, the pressure supply system provides an increased redundancy by pressure generator assemblies which are based on different pressure generation principles.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An aircraft, comprising:
a pressure supply system for a fresh water system including a water reservoir having a bleed air inlet for attaching a bleed air source and a water outlet, and a water pump arranged downstream from the water outlet,
a bleed air source connected to the bleed air inlet of the water reservoir,
wherein the water pump is configured so as to pressurize water which is loaded with bleed air from the water outlet until a predetermined nominal operating pressure range is achieved;
and wherein the pressure supply system has a predetermined minimum operating pressure, the minimum operating pressure being less than the nominal operating pressure range, a bleed air pressure and the water pump is dimensioned in such a way that the bleed air pressure and the water pump each individually provide at least the minimum operating pressure, and the bleed air pressure and the water pump together provide at least a pressure which is within the nominal operating pressure range.

2. The aircraft according to claim 1 , further comprising a water pressure measurement means and a water pump control system, wherein the water pressure measurement means is arranged downstream from the water pump and coupled to the water pump control system, the water pump control system being configured to keep a water pressure downstream from the water pump in the predetermined nominal operating pressure range.

3. The aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein the water pump is configured in such a way that when deactivated the water pump makes it possible for water to flow through.

4. The aircraft according to claim 3 , wherein the water pump is a rotary pump.

5. The aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein the bleed air pressure and the water pump are dimensioned in such a way that the bleed air pressure and the water pump each individually provide a maximum pressure which is below the nominal operating pressure range.

6. The aircraft according to claim 1 , further comprising an air pump configured and arranged in such a way that the air pump uses pressurized air to load the water into the water reservoir.

7. The aircraft according to claim 1 , further comprising a pressure limiting means configured and arranged so as to limit the pressure in the water reservoir to at most the nominal operating pressure range.

8. The aircraft according to claim 1 , further comprising a bypass pipe configured and arranged to make a water flow circumventing the water pump.

9. A pressure supply system for a fresh water system for an aircraft comprising:
a water reservoir having a bleed air inlet for attaching a bleed air source and a water outlet; and
a water pump arranged downstream from the water outlet;
wherein the water pump is configured so as to pressurize water which is loaded with bleed air pressure via the bleed air inlet with a further pressure downstream until a predetermined nominal operating pressure range is achieved; and
wherein the pressure supply system has a predetermined minimum operating pressure, the minimum operating pressure being less than the nominal operating pressure range, a bleed air pressure and the water pump is dimensioned in such a way that the bleed air pressure, and the water pump together provide at least a pressure, which is within the nominal operating pressure range.

10. The pressure supply system according to claim 9 , further comprising a water pressure measurement means and a water pump control system, wherein the water pressure measurement means is arranged downstream from the water pump and coupled to the water pump control system, the water pump control system being configured to keep a water pressure downstream from the water pump in the predetermined nominal operating pressure range.

11. The pressure supply system according to claim 9 , wherein the water pump is configured in such a way that when deactivated the water pump makes it possible for water to flow through.

12. The pressure supply system according to claim 11 , wherein the water pump is a rotary pump.

13. The pressure supply system according to claim 9 , wherein the bleed air pressure and the water pump is dimensioned in such a way that the bleed air pressure, and the water pump each individually provide at least the minimum operating pressure.

14. The pressure supply system according to claim 13 , wherein the bleed air pressure and the water pump are dimensioned in such a way that the bleed air pressure and the water pump each individually provide a maximum pressure which is below the nominal operating pressure range.

15. The pressure supply system according to claim 9 , further comprising an air pump configured and arranged in such a way that the air pump uses pressurized air to load water into the water reservoir.

16. The pressure supply system according to claim 9 , further comprising a pressure limiting means configured and arranged so as to limit the pressure in the water reservoir to at most the nominal operating pressure range.

17. The pressure supply system according to claim 9 , further comprising a bypass pipe configured and arranged to provide a water flow circumventing the water pump.

18. The pressure supply system according to claim 9 , wherein the bleed air source is connected to the bleed air inlet of the water reservoir.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Schreiner Axel
• Cavarero Paolo
• Menshausen Ralf
• Wirth Markus
• Rempe Michael
• Rosero Carlos

Classifications

• Y10T137/6906

  Aerial or water-supported [e.g., airplane or ship, etc.] · CPC title

• E03B7/075

  Arrangement of devices for control of pressure or flow rate · CPC title

• F02C9/18

  by bleeding, bypassing or acting on variable working fluid interconnections between turbines or compressors or their stages {(F02C3/113 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• Y10T137/86171

  With pump bypass · CPC title

• Y10T137/3127

  With gas maintenance or application · CPC title