Heat exchanging valve arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9683678-B2
Application number	US-201514825925-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 13, 2015
Priority date	Aug 13, 2015
Publication date	Jun 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017

Abstract

A heat exchanging valve arrangement includes, a manifold defining a chamber, a first passageway, a second passageway, a third passageway, and a fourth passageway, and a member movable relative to the manifold configured to define fluidic communication between the first passageway and the second passageway when in a first position and between the first passageway and the third passageway when in a second position, fluid is flowable into the chamber through the fourth passageway such that fluid is exposed to surfaces of the member regardless of whether the member is in the first position or the second position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A heat exchanging valve arrangement, comprising:
a manifold defining a chamber, a first passageway, a second passageway, a third passageway, and a fourth passageway; and
a member movable relative to the manifold, the member including an inside configured to define fluidic communication between the first passageway and the second passageway when in a first position and between the first passageway and the third passageway when in a second position, the member additionally including a plenum separate from said inside, the plenum being arranged in fluidic communication with the chamber, wherein fluid is flowable into the chamber through the fourth passageway such that fluid is exposed to surfaces of the member and fluid within the chamber is free to flow through the plenum regardless of whether the member is in the first position or the second position;
wherein fluid flows into the plenum through a first port and out of the plenum through a second port when the member is in the first position and fluid flows into the plenum through the second port and out of the plenum through the first port when the member is in the second position.

2. The heat exchanging valve arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the member has a first opening, a second opening and a third opening all in fluidic communication with one another and the first opening is aligned with the first passageway, the second opening is aligned with the second passageway and the third opening is aligned with the fourth passageway when the member is in the first position thereby providing fluidic communication between the first passageway and the second passageway through the first opening and the second opening.

3. The heat exchanging valve arrangement of claim 2 , wherein the first opening is aligned with the fourth passageway, the second opening is aligned with the first passageway and the third opening is aligned with the third passageway when the member is in the second position, thereby providing fluidic communication between the first passageway and the third passageway through the second opening and the third opening.

4. The heat exchanging valve arrangement of claim 2 , wherein the member defines an inside that fluidically connects the first opening, the second opening and the third opening to one another.

5. The heat exchanging valve arrangement of claim 4 , wherein walls that define the first opening, the second opening and the third opening also define inner radial features of plenum.

6. The heat exchanging valve arrangement of claim 1 , wherein seals between the member and the manifold occlude fluid flowing in the chamber from commingling with fluid within the member.

7. The heat exchanging valve arrangement of claim 4 , wherein the seals sealingly engage with both the manifold and the outer radial surface of the member whether the member is in the first position or the second position.

8. The heat exchanging valve arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the member is rotatably movable relative to the manifold.

9. The heat exchanging valve arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the member rotates through about 90 degrees of rotation between the first position and the second position.

10. The heat exchanging valve arrangement, of claim 1 wherein heat transfer between fluid in the manifold and the member prevent freezing the member in one of the first position and the second position.

11. The heat exchanging valve arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanging valve arrangement is a turbine outlet diverter valve.

12. The heat exchanging valve arrangement of claim 1 , wherein when the heat exchanging valve arrangement is configured for use on an aircraft, subfreezing turbine air flows in through the first passageway and flows overboard out through the second passageway when the member is in the first position and subfreezing turbine air flows in through the first passageway and into a cabin of the aircraft through the third passageway when the member is in the second position.

13. The heat exchanging valve arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the manifold is configured to port subfreezing air into the first passageway and warmed air into the fourth passageway.

14. A heat exchanging valve arrangement, comprising:
a manifold defining multiple passageways; and
a member movably disposed within the manifold having an inside fluidically connecting at least three openings and walls defining the at least three openings separating the inside from a plenum also defined within the member, the member being movable between a first position and a second position relative to the manifold, the heat exchanging valve arrangement being configured such that fluid can enter the inside through a first of the multiple passageways and one of the at least three openings when the member is in the first position and exits the inside through another of the at least three openings and another of the multiple passageways when the member is in the second position, and fluid flowing into the plenum through a first port when the member is in the first position and fluid flow into the plenum through a second port when then member is in the second position, the fluid flowing through the plenum being exposed to the walls prior to mixing with fluid exiting the inside.

Assignees

• Hamilton Sundstrand Corp

Inventors

• Army Jr Donald E
• Bruno Louis J

Classifications

• F01D17/145

  by means of valves, e.g. for steam turbines (valves in general F16K) · CPC title

• B64D13/00

  Arrangements or adaptations of air-treatment apparatus for aircraft crew or passengers, or freight space · CPC title

• F16K49/007 Primary

  located within the obturating element · CPC title

• F16K11/0853

  having all the connecting conduits situated in a single plane perpendicular to the axis of the plug · CPC title