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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Inventors:
Harold W. Hipsky, Willington, CT (US);
Donald E. Army, Jr., Enfield, CT (US);
Erin G. Kline, Vernon, CT (US);
Louis J. Bruno, Ellington, CT (US);
Christina W. Millot, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 13/06 (2006.01); F02C 6/08 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 13/06 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); F02C 6/08 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0648 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system that comprises a nozzle arrangement is provided. The nozzle arrangement includes at least one nozzle configured to supply a medium at a nozzle flow rate to a fan of an air cycle machine. The nozzle flow rate provides a pneumatic power assist or a power augmentation to a fan of an air cycle machine. The power augmentation, in accordance with the nozzle flow rate, reduces a need for a flow across a turbine of the air cycle machine.