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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
William Webster Behrens, St. Louis, MO (US);
Andrew Richard Tucker, Glendale, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/32 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/224 (2006.01); B64D 37/34 (2006.01); B64D 13/06 (2006.01); F25B 7/00 (2006.01); F25B 11/02 (2006.01); B64D 13/00 (2006.01); F25B 9/06 (2006.01); F25B 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/323 (2013.01); B64C 1/00 (2013.01); B64D 13/06 (2013.01); F02C 7/224 (2013.01); B64D 13/00 (2013.01); B64D 37/34 (2013.01); B64D 2013/064 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0614 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0618 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0644 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0648 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0674 (2013.01); F25B 7/00 (2013.01); F25B 9/06 (2013.01); F25B 9/10 (2013.01); F25B 11/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal management system includes at least one vapor compression system (VCS) that is configured to cool portions of the vehicle. The VCS circulates a fluid therethrough to cool the portions of the vehicle through heat exchange. At least one reverse air cycle machine (RACM) couples to VCS through a first heat exchanger. The RACM is configured to receive ram air. The RACM expands the ram air. Heat from the fluid circulating through the VCS is transferred to the expanded ram air through the first heat exchanger.