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Duct for hot air

US4757963A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 28, 1986
Grant dateJul 19, 1988
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64D2033/0233
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Damage to the skin of the annular cowl (11) of the intake duct of a turbo-fan engine of an aircraft by exhausting on to it of hot air used within the cowl for de-icing its leading edge (10) is avoided by channelling spent air through an exhaust duct (15) to an exhaust aperture (21) in the surface of the cowl, and providing a heat shield (23) in the skin downstream of the exhaust aperture (21).

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