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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2017
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Donald E. Army, Enfield, CT (US);
Gregory L. DeFrancesco, Simsbury, CT (US);
HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
An environmental control system of an aircraft includes a ram air circuit including a ram air shell having at least one heat exchanger positioned therein. A dehumidification system is arranged in fluid communication with the ram air circuit and at least one compressing device is arranged in fluid communication with the ram air circuit and the dehumidification system. The at least one compressing device includes a turbine and a compressor operably coupled via a shaft. A fan is operably coupled to the ram air circuit. At least one compressing device is arranged non-linearly with the ram air circuit such that an axis of rotation of the fan is offset from the axis of the shaft.