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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2012
Donald E. Army, Jr., Enfield, CT (US);
Thomas M. Zywiak, Suffield, CT (US);
David Anderson, Jr., Enfield, CT (US);
Donald E. Army, Jr., Enfield, CT (US);
Thomas M. Zywiak, Suffield, CT (US);
David Anderson, Jr., Enfield, CT (US);
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Abstract
An aircraft is provided including an environmental control system (ECS) having a first ECS pack and a second ECS pack. A duct couples the first ECS pack to the second ECS pack. The duct includes a first bypass conduit configured to form a bypass around a first primary heat exchanger of the first ECS pack. A second bypass conduit configured to form a bypass around a second primary heat exchanger of the second ECS pack. The duct includes a crossover conduit extending between the first bypass conduit and the second bypass conduit. The duct includes a plurality of valves for selectively controlling a flow between the first bypass conduit and the second bypass conduit.