Variable diameter piccolo tube for anti-icing system
US11577844B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A piccolo tube for an anti-icing system may comprise an annular tube and a plurality of openings formed along a circumference of the annular tube. The annular tube may comprise a first cross-sectional diameter at an inlet point and a second cross-sectional diameter at a distal point. The second cross-sectional diameter is less than first cross-sectional diameter. The distal point may be 180° from the inlet point.
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