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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2006
Joseph M. Jensen, Torrance, CA (US);
Michael B. Faust, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Mark R. Carne, Sherborne, GB;
Alan L. Jackson, Yeovil, GB;
Richard G. Hunt, Yeovil, GB;
Brian Kenvyn, Crewkeme, GB;
Joseph M. Jensen, Torrance, CA (US);
Michael B. Faust, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Mark R. Carne, Sherborne, GB;
Alan L. Jackson, Yeovil, GB;
Richard G. Hunt, Yeovil, GB;
Brian Kenvyn, Crewkeme, GB;
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An environmental control system (ECS) for an aircraft may be employed to regulate temperature of air entering a cabin of the aircraft. During conditioning of the air, condensate may form in the air. A multiple-stage condensate extraction unit may be incorporated into the ECS to remove the condensate. The extraction unit may be provided with two fluid collection stages built into a cylindrical duct. The duct may have a bend therein. One of the collection stages may be positioned on an upstream side of the bend while the second one of the stages may be positioned on a downstream side thereof. The combination of the two stages and their positioning on either side of the bend may provide a particularly compact and efficient condensate extraction unit.