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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2017
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:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 6/08 (2006.01); B64D 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 13/06 (2013.01); F02C 6/08 (2013.01); B64D 2013/064 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0614 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0674 (2013.01); Y02T 50/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft includes a thermal management system that is configured to cool portions of the aircraft. The thermal management system includes at least one reverse air cycle machine (RACM) mounted on an engine of the aircraft, and a vapor cycle system (VCS) that is configured to cool the portions of the aircraft. The VCS circulates a refrigerant therethrough. A condenser couples the RACM(s) to the VCS. The RACM(s) coupled to the condenser provides a heat sink for the VCS.