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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 13/00 (2006.01); B64D 13/06 (2006.01); B64D 13/08 (2006.01); F25B 9/00 (2006.01); F25B 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 13/08 (2013.01); B64D 13/06 (2013.01); F25B 9/004 (2013.01); F25B 9/06 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0618 (2013.01); B64D 2013/064 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0662 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0688 (2013.01);
Abstract
An air cycle machine for an environmental control system for an aircraft includes at least one turbine configured to receive and extract work from a first medium and a third medium. A compressor is configured to compress a second medium and a shaft mechanically couples the at least one turbine and the compressor. A mixing point is located downstream of at least one turbine. A mixture of the first medium and the third medium generated at the mixing point is provided to another component of the environmental control system.