Inventors:
Jules Ricardo Munoz - Vernon CT
Luca Bertuccioli - Enfield CT
Michael K. Sahm - Avon CT
Jay Fletcher - Marlborough CT
Charles E. Lents - Amston CT
Richard Welch - Rockford IL
Steve Squier - Rockford IL
Arthur Chris Becker - Andover CT
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation - Windsor Locks CT
International Classification:
B64D 1100
US Classification:
2441185, 62172, 62 93, 62 87, 62402, 60 3907, 60366
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a vapor compression cycle environmental control system for use on aircraft. The system includes an environmental control subsystem which supplies pressurized ram air at a desired temperature to the aircrafts flight deck and/or cabin. The environmental control subsystem uses a vapor compression cycle subsystem to provide the ram air at the desired temperature. The system further includes an air turbine driven by engine bleed air to provide power to an aircraft mounted accessory drive and to provide heated air to an anti-ice system. The aircraft mounted accessory drive provides power to an air compressor which forms part of the environmental control subsystem and to a working fluid compressor which forms part of the vapor compression cycle subsystem.