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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2011
Terrance R. Snider, Belchertown, MA (US);
Kurt J. Doughty, Berlin, CT (US);
Terrance R. Snider, Belchertown, MA (US);
Kurt J. Doughty, Berlin, CT (US);
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Abstract
A fluid system comprises a pressure vessel with a baffle oriented at a skew angle. The baffle divides the vessel into first and second volumes. A first port is provided to introduce a pressurizing fluid into the first volume, and a second port is provided to circulate a working fluid within the second volume. A purge aperture is provided to purge the pressurizing fluid from the second volume across the baffle into the first volume, and a flow aperture is provided to transfer the working fluid through the baffle between the first and second volumes.