Commercial aircraft on-board inerting system
US7152635B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D2013/0677
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inerting system (10) for an aircraft (12) includes one or more fuel tank circuits (15) associated with fuel tanks (16). An air source (17) supplies pressurized air. A heat exchanger (56) cools the pressurized air. An air separation module (46) is in fluid communication with the heat exchanger (56) and separates inerting gas from the pressurized air. A controller (40) controls flow of the inerting gas from the air separation module (46) to the fuel tanks (16).
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