WO2008144295A2 - Systems and methods for providing airflow in an aerospace vehicle - Google Patents
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing airflow in an aerospace vehicle are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes an aerospace vehicle having an interior volume with a first portion and a second portion. The system can further include an external air supply device positioned to provide supply air to the interior volume at a variable supply flow rate and a recirculation fan configured to move air positioned within the interior volume between the first portion of the interior volume and the second portion of the interior volume. The system can still further include a controller operably coupled to the recirculation fan and configured to vary a rotation speed of the recirculation fan. Variations in the rotation speed of the recirculation fan can be associated with variations in a recirculation flow rate. In selected embodiments, the system can include sensors and/or data link devices operably coupled to the controller.
Description
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AIRFLOW IH AN AEROSPACE VEHICLE
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure is directed generally to systems and methods for providing airflow in an aerospace vehicle, for example, for varying the amount of air entering the interior of the vehicle and the amount of air being recirculated within the interior of the vehicle.
BACKGROUND
Traditionally, pressurized aircraft use Environmental Control Systems ("ECS") to maintain cabin pressurization and to control cabin temperatures during flight. In order to maintain cabin pressurization and temperature, outside air is supplied to the cabin via air conditioning packs and a portion of the air in the cabin is recirculated by recirculation fans to provide an acceptable level of volumetric airflow to the aircraft passengers. In many cases, recirculation fans run at a constant speed and the total volumetric airflow to the cabin is maintained constant by moduSating the flow provided by the air conditioning packs, In some case, recirculated air is passed through a filter to improve cabin air quality, in other cases, aircraft carry cabin humidifiers and/or dehumidifsers to further condition cabin air,
As the amount of outside air provided by the packs increases, aircraft fuel efficiency is reduced. This is especially true when the air conditioning packs use bleed air from the aircraft engines. Accordingly, if can be desirable to reduce the amount of outside air flowing into the cabin via the air conditioning packs.
In some cases, aircraft manufacturers have designed aircraft to provide a selected amount of outside air to the cabin based on the number of cabin occupants, In this case, a crew member manually enters the number of passengers into a control panel connected to the ECS system. Accordingly, when the aircraft carries fewer passengers, the amount of outside air that enters the cabin can be reduced, in other cases, the ECS system is configured to provide a selected amount of outside air to the cabin based on the maximum number of passengers that can be carried by the aircraft.
Additionally, in some cases the recirculation flow rate can also be adjusted using vaives and/or flow restrictors to reduce the flow rate provided by the constant speed recirculation fans. As fuel eost increase, it can be important to provide good cabin air quality in a fuel efficient manner.
SUMMARY
The following summary is provided for the benefit of the reader only, and is not intended to limit in any way the invention as set forth by the claims. Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for providing airflow in an aerospace vehicle, An aerospace vehicle system in accordance with selected aspect includes an aerospace vehicle having an interior volume with a first portion and a second portion. The system can further include an external air supply device positioned to provide supply air to the interior volume at a variable supply flow rate and a recirculation fan configured to move air positioned within the interior volume between the first portion of the interior volume and the second portion of the interior volume. The system can still further include a controller operably coupied to the recirculation fan and configured to vary a rotation speed of the recirculation fan. Variations in the rotation speed of the recirculation fan can be associated with variations in a recirculation flow rate.
Other aspects of the disclosure are directed toward methods for providing airflow in an aerospace vehicle. One such method includes selecting a recirculation flow rate for moving air positioned within the interior voϊume of the aerospace vehicle between a first portion of an interior volume and a second portion of the interior volume. The method can still further include determining a rotation speed of a variabie speed recirculation fan that will provide at least approximately the selected recirculation flow rate and rotating the recirculation fan at teast approximately at the rotation speed.
Still other aspects of the disclosure are directed toward an aerospace vehicte system that includes an aerospace vehicle having an interior volume and a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of a contaminant in ihe interior volume. The system can further include a data link device operably coupied to the sensor. The data link device can be configured to transmit information about the characteristic of the contaminant to a remote data Sink station.
Yet other aspects of the disclosure are directed toward an aerospace vehicle system that includes an aerospace vehicle having an inferior volume and an external air supply device positioned to provide supply air to the interior volume at a variable supply flow rate. The system can further include a controller operabfy coupled to the externa! air supply device and programmed with instructions for determining a selected supply flow rate based at least in part on a number of vehicle occupants. The system can still further include a data link device operabiy coupled to the controller and configured to receive a value corresponding to the number of vehicle occupants from a remote data link station via a data link signal. The data link device can be further configured to provide a signal representing the number of vehicle occupants to the controller,
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a partially schematic side elevation of an aerospace vehicle system in accordance with selected embodiments of the invention.
Figure 2 is a partially schematic illustration of a portion of an aerospace vehicle system in accordance with other embodiments of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The present disclosure describes systems and methods for providing airflow in an aerospace vehicle. Certain specific details are set forth in the following description and in Figures 1-2 to provide a thorough understanding of various embodiments of the invention. Well-known structures, systems, and methods often associated with such systems have not been shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the description of the various embodiments of the invention, In addition, those of ordinary skϋ! in the relevant art wiSΪ understand that additional embodiments of the invention may be practiced without severa! of the details described below. Several embodiments and/or portions of embodiments of the invention described below may take the form of computer-executable instructions, including routines executed by a programmable computer or computing system. Those skilled tn the relevant art wii! appreciate that the invention can be practiced on digital or analog systems other than those shown and described below. The invention can be embodied in a special-purpose computer or data processor that is specifically programmed,
configured or constructed to perform one or more of the computer-executabie instructions described below. Accordingly, the term "computer" as generally used herein refers to any suitable data processor, including processors used for existing aircraft, programmed to carry out some or all of the instructions and/or processes described befow. Additionally, in selected embodiments a computing system can include a distributed computing system wherein various portions of the computer- executable instructions are carried out by computer components that are operably coupled together (e.g., via wired or wireless interfaces).
Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of an aerospace vehicle system 100 with an externa! air supply device 120 and a recirculation device 130 in accordance with selected embodiments of the invention. In Figure 1 , the aerospace vehicle system 100 includes an aerospace vehicle 105 with an interior volume 108. The externa! air supply device 120 can be positioned to receive externa! air Ae from exterior 102 of the vehicle and to provide at least a portion of the external air Ae to the interior volume 108 as supply air A8. The external air supply device 120 can provide the supply air As to the interior 108 at a variable supply flow rate (e.g., a variable volume flow rate or mass flow rate). The aerospace vehicle system 100 can also include a recirculation device 130 configured to move air positioned within the interior volume 106 between a first portion iθ?a of the interior volume 106 and a second portion 107b of the interior volume 106. The recirculation device can be configured to provide a variable recirculation flow rate
(e.g., a variable volume flow rate or mass flow rate), In selected embodiments, the externa! air supply device 120 and the recirculation device 130 can define at least a portion of an aerospace vehicle environmental control system (ECS),
The aerospace vehicle system 100 can also include a controller 110 operabiy coupled to the recirculation device 130 and the externa! air supply device 120, in selected embodiments, the controller can provide signals to the externa! air supply device 120 and the recirculation device 130 to provide selected supply flow rate(s) and selected recirculation flow rate(s) to meet various airflow requirements at various location(s) 104 inside the aerospace vehicle 105. For example, in certain embodiments the controller can control the supply flow rate and the recirculation flow rate to meet selected Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) requirements, to meet cooling requirements, to meet occupant comfort requirements, io meet smoke and fume suppression requirements, and/or to minimize occupant exposure to various
contaminants, Additionally, in selected embodiments the controfter can control the supply flow rates and the recirculation ffow rates to meet selected a«rf!ow requirements in a manner that aiiows fuel efficient operation of the aerospace vehicle. in Figure 1 , externa! air Ae from the exterior 102 of the vehicle enters the external air supply device 120, The external air supply device 120 then provides at least a portion of the external air A6 to the interior 108 of the vehicle 105 as supply air As. In selected embodiments, the externa! air supply device 120 can include an air- conditioning pack with a pressurizing apparatus that compresses external air A6 and provides at least a portion of the compressed externa! air to the interior 108 of the vehicle 105 as supply air A8. In selected embodiments, at least a portion of the externa! air Ae can include engine bleed air (e.g., air extracted from a compressor section of a turbine engine associated with, or carried by, the vehicle 105).
In selected embodiments, the external air supply device 120 can include a temperature control device for controlling the temperature of the supply air As provided to the interior 106 of the vehicle 105, For example, in selected embodiments the external air supply device 120 can include a heat exchanger, a turbinβ; and/or a mixing chamber for mixing engine bleed air with ambient air from the exterior 102 of the vehicle 105. Additionally, in certain embodiments the external air supply device 120 can include a filtration device that includes one or more filtration elements for filtering contaminants (e.g., gaseous and/or particulate contaminants) from at least a portion of the air passing through the externa! air supply device 120.
In the illustrated embodiment, the externa! air supply device 120 also includes a moisture control device 123, which can add moisture to at least a portion of air passing though or proximate to the externa! air supply device 120, remove moisture from at teas! a portion of air passing though or proximate to the externa! air supply device 120. direct dry air to selected location(s) 104 of the aircraft interior 1085 and/or direct moist air to selected iocation(s) 104 of the interior 108. For example, in the illustrated embodiment the interior 108 includes a cockpit location 104a, an electronics bay location 104b, a cabin location 104c, a cargo location 104d, a selected use location 104e (e g., a galley or lavatory), an overhead location 1041, and an aft tail cone location 104g.
In Figure 1 , the externa! air supply device 120 generally provides dry supply air
As and the moisture control device 123 of the external air supply device 120 is configured to direct a portion of the dry supply air As into the overhead location 104f. In the illustrated embodiment, the overhead location 104f carries insulation materials that can absorb moisture. Accordingly, in selected embodiments the flow of dry supply air
A3 into that area can reduce the collection of moisture near the skin of the vehicle 105, thereby reducing condensation that can result in corrosion. In other embodiments, the moisture control device 123 can be separate from the externa! air supply device 120, but can be positioned to control the moisture in at least a portion of the supply air As that is supplied to the interior of the vehicle 105 by the externa! air supply device 120.
As discussed above, in selected embodiments at least a portion of the externa! air A8 can include bleed air from a turbine engine associated with the aerospace vehicle to provide pressurized supply air, In other embodiments, the external air supply device 120 can include air conditioning systems or packs similar to those discussed in U.S. Patent Application 6,526,775, entitled ELECTRIC AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT, dated March 4, 2003; U.S. Patent Application No. 11/301.179. entitled ELECTRIC-BASED SECONDARY POWER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES FOR AIRCRAFT, filed December 12, 2005; and U.S. Patent Application No. 10/691 ,440, entitled ELECTRiC-BASED SECONDARY POWER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES FOR AIRCRAFT, filed October 21 , 2003. In stϊl! other embodiments, the vehicle can include multiple external air supply devices 120, for example, to provide redundancy.
In the illustrated embodiment, the external air supply device 120 is in fluid communication with a mixing manifold 108 where a portion of the supply air As is mixed with recirculated air Ar that has been moved from a first portion 107a of the interior 106 by the recirculation device 130 (as discussed below in further detail). In certain embodiments, this feature can allow Hie aerospace vehicle system 100 to use a portion of the supply air A3 to warm or coo! a portion of the recirculated air Ar. in other embodiments, the aerospace vehicle system 100 can include other arrangements. For example, in other embodiments the aerospace vehicle system 100 does not inciude the mixing rnanifoid 108 and the supply air A5 and the recirculated air A1- are mixed in the interior 106 of the vehicle 105 without use of a mixing manifold 108 (e.g., mixed in the cabin location 104c), As discussed above, in selected embodiments the externa! air
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supply device 120 can be configured to deliver supply air Ar at varying supply flow rates, for example, based on selected operating conditions,
As discussed above, the aerospace vehicle system 100 shown in Figure 1 also includes the recirculation device 130 positioned to move air from the first portion 107a of the interior 108 to a second portion 107b of the interior 108 at varying supply flow rates. For example, the recirculation device 130 can include variable speed recirculation fan wherein the rotation speed of the recirculation fan can be varied to provide selected supply flow rates (e.g., flow rates proportional to and/or otherwise associated with the rotation speed of the recirculation fan). As used herein, the term recirculation fan can include any recirculation device having a rotating air propulsive element, for example, a bladed fan, a propeller, an impeller, and/or the like.
In the illustrated embodiment, interior air A, located in the first portion 107a of the interior 106 enters (e.g., is drawn into) the recirculation device 130 and moved to at least one other portion of the interior 108 via one or more passageways 180, For example, in Figure 1 the recirculation device 130 moves air from the first portion 107a of the interior 106 to the second portion 107b of the inferior 106 and to the mixing manifold 108. In the illustrated embodiment, recircuiated air Ar exits the recirculation device 130 via the passageways 180 and passes through a filtration device 165, a temperature control device 170, and a moisture control device 160, and then is distributed throughout other portions of the vehicle and to other locations.
In selected embodiments the filtration device 165 can include one or more filtration elements for filtering contaminants (e.g., gaseous and/or particulate contaminants) from at least a portion of the air passing through the filtration device 165. For example, in seϊβctecl embodiments the filtration device 165 can include a filtration element comprised of a High Efficiency Paniculate Air ("HEPA") filter for filtering out or removing particulate contaminants such as dust, pollen, aϋergens, viruses, bacteria, fungi, lint, soot, and/or the like from the air passing through the filtration device 165. In other embodiments the filtration device 165 can include a filtration element comprised of a gaseous type filter (e.g.. an impregnated charcoal filter and/or a titanium dioxide and ultraviolet light filter). For example, in certain embodiments gaseous filters can be configured to filter cut or remove gaseous contaminants such as alcohols, aldehydes, aromatics, ketones, afkanes, aSkenes, and/or the like from the air passing through the
filtration device 165. Accordingly, in selected embodiments the air being moved from the first portion 107a of the interior 106 to the second portion 107b of the interior 106 by the recirculation device 130 can be filtered to provide enhanced air quality in the interior 106 of the vehicle 105. Filters suitable for certain embodiments can be obtained from the Donaldson Company, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN,
In Figure 1 , the temperature control device 170 is configured to control the temperature of the air passing through and/or proximate to it (e.g., passing through or proximate to a heat exchanger). For example, in selected embodiments at least a portion of the air being moved from the first portion 107a of the interior 106 to the second portion 107b of the interior 106 by the recirculation device 130 can be heated or cooled to enhance the comfort of vehicle occupants 185 in the interior 108, In certain embodiments, the temperature control device 170 can include a heat exchanger, and/or a mixing chamber for mixing engine bleed air with air being moved from the first portion 107a to the second portion 107b by the recirculation device 130, In selected embodiments, the temperature control device 170 can include a cooling system similar to those described in U.S. Patent No. 7,121 ,100, entitled HIGH EFFICIENCY AIRCRAFT CABIN AIR SUPPLY COOLING SYSTEMS, dated October, 17, 2006,
The moisture control device 180, shown in Figure 1 , can be positioned so that at least a portion of the air moved by the recirculation device 130 passes through or proximate to the moisture control device 160 (e.g. though a humidifier and/or proximate to a desiccant). The moisture control device 160 can be configured to remove moisture from the air that passes ttirough the moisture c-ontro! device, add moisture to the air that passes through the moisture control device, direct dry air to selected locations 104 of the interior, and/or direct moist air to selected locations 104 of the interior. For example, in selected embodiments the moisture control device 160 can include a humidifier, a dehumidifier, and/or a desiccant. In the illustrated embodiment, the moisture control device 160 dehumidifies a portion of the air passing through the moisture control device 160 and provides the dehumidified recircuiated air Ar to a portion of the aft tail cone location 104g to reduce condensation near the skin of the aircraft, The moisture control device 160 can allow other portions of air to pass through it without altering the moisture content of the air. In other embodiments, the moisture control device 160 can control the moisture level in portions of the air passing into the cabin location 104c (e.g., via personal airflow outtet(s) 182 and/or other types of airflow
outlet(s)) and/or the mixing manifold 108 to provide a comfortable interior humidity and/or temperature level for vehicle occupants.
Although a single recirculation device 130 is shown in Figure 1 , in other embodiments the aerospace vehicle system 100 can include multiple recirculation devices 130, Additionally, in other embodiments the aerospace vehicle system 100 can include other arrangements including more or fewer moisture control devices 160, filtration devices 165, and/or temperature control devices 170. In still other embodiments, air being moved from the first portion 107a of the interior 106 to the second portion 107b of the interior 106 by the recirculation device 130 can pass through the moisture control device 16O1 the filtration device 165, and/or the temperature control device 170 prior to passing through the recirculation device 130, For example, the recirculation device 130 can provide a suction drawing air from the first portion 107a of the interior 108 through one or more passageways 180 and through the filtration device 165, the moisture control device 160, and/or the temperature control device 170 prior to passing through the recirculation device 130.
In Figure 1 , the externa! air supply device 120 and the recirculation device 130 are operably coupled to the controller 110 via signal pathways 103. The controller 110 can be distributed among multiple components and can include portions of a computer or computing system, mechanical devices, eiectromechanical devices, and/or the like. in selected embodiments, the controller can be programmed with instructions for determining required supply flow rate(s) and/or recirculation flow rate(s) based on operational conditions/considerations. The controller 110 can then command the externa! air supply device 120 and/or the recirculation device 130 to provide at least approximately the determined supply flow rate(s) and/or recirculation flow rate(s), respectively. Additionally, in selected embodiments the controller can vary the supply flow rate(s) and/or recirculation rate(s) as operational conditions change.
For example, in certain embodiments the controller 110 can a!so be operably coupled to outflow vaive(s) 175 via a signal pathway 103 and can control the supply flow rate and the outflow valve (s) 175 to control pressurization as the aerospace vehicle ciimbs and descends. The outflow valve(s) 175 can be configured to control the release of exhaust air A0 from trie aerospace vehicle 105, The controϊier 110 can be configured to control the supply flow rate (e.g., the externa! air Ae entering the interior
inferior 106 and/or a selected pressure differential between the interior 106 and the exterior 102 of the vehicle 105.
In other embodiments, the controller 110 can vary the supply flow rate based on the number of vehicle occupants that are carried on the vehicle. For instance, governmental regulations may require a minimum externa! airflow rate per occupant to during flight (see e.g., FAR 25.831 (a)}. In still other embodiments, the supply flow rate can be varied to ensure adequate thermal control, adequate equipment cooling, adequate cargo exhaust, adequate lavatory exhaust, adequate galley exhaust, and/or adequate smoke suppression/evacuation in a smoke event. As discussed below in further detail, in selected embodiments the controller can use stored information, sensed information, information provided by an operator, and/or information supplied by a data Sink to determine flow rate requirements.
In Figure 1 , the controller 110 can vary the recirculation flow rate in response to variations Sn the supply flow rate and/or based on various operational conditions/considerations similar to those discussed above. For example, in selected embodiments the controller 110 can vary the recirculation flow rate as the supply flow rate is increased or decreased so that the tota! flow rate (e.g., volumetric or mass fϊow rate) at selected locations 104 (e.g., at the cabin location 104c) remains at feast approximately constant, in certain embodiments where the recirculation device 130 includes a variable speed recirculation fan, the controller 1 10 can determine the rotation speed of the recirculation fan to provide at least approximately a desired recirculation flow rate and control/command the rotation speed of recirculation fan accordingly. In selected embodiments, this feature can allow a reduction in externa! air requirementss thereby increasing vehicle fuel economy while maintaining desirable cabin flow rates via the increase in recirculation flow rates. For example, in selected embodiments the controller 110 can reduce the supply flow rate and increase the recirculation flow rate during selected phases of flight and/or above selected altitudes to improve fuel economy, In selected embodiments, the corstroster can receive information from various sources including an input device 145, a data link device 140, and/or one or more sensors 150 operably coupled to the controller 1 10 via signal pathways 103 (e.g., wired
or wireless pathways). For example, the input device 145 can include a keypad or other type of input device that allows the vehicle occupant to enter a value representing the number of vehicle occupants carried, or anticipated to be carried by the vehicle 105, In other embodiments, the input device 145 can include other devices and/or systems, For example, in selected embodiments the input device can include a flight management system (e.g., to provide phase of flight information), an aircraft altimeter system, and/or a pressurization management control, In other embodiments, the input device 145 can be a maintenance loading device configured to load a value representing the number of vehicle occupants into the controller (e.g., the maximum of vehicle occupants for which the aircraft is configured),
In the illustrated embodiment, the data link device 140 is configured to communicate with a remote data link receiving station 142 via data fink signals) 141 (e.g., via a wired or wireless connection). For example, the data link receiving station 142 can provide information to and/or receive information from a remote entity 143 (e.g., a computing system, a company dispatcher, or other type of operator), In selected embodiments, the data link device 140 can be configured to receive a signal representing a number of vehicle occupants carried by (or to be carried by) the vehicle 105, and to provide to the controller 110 a signai (e.g., an electromagnetic signal) representing the number of vehicle occupants (e.g., via signal pathways 103), For example, in certain embodiments the value corresponding to the number of vehicle occupants can be provided to the controller 110 via the data link device 140. Once the number is verified (e.g., accepted or acknowledged) by a vehicle occupant, the controller 110 can determine the required supply fiow rates and/or the required recirculation rates for various phases of flight and the controller 110 can command the fiow rate(s) at the appropriate time, As discussed in further detail below, in certain embodiments the data link device 140 can receive signals from the controller and/or transmit information to the remote data link receiving station 142 via data link signal(s) 141.
In Figure 1 , the sensors 150 are configured to sense various characteristics associated with air in the interior 106 of the aerospace vehicle 105, For example, the sensors can be configured to sense air pressure, airflow rates (e.g., voϊumetric flow rates and/or mass flow rates), air temperalure, air humidity, and/or airborne contaminants (e.g., including particulate contaminants, gaseous contaminants,
biological elements, and/or chemical elements). In the illustrated embodiment, the sensors 150 include a first sensor 150a proximate to the cockpit location 104a, a second sensor 150b proximate to the electronics bay location 104b, a third sensor 150c located proximate to the cargo location 104d, a fourth sensor 15Od proximate to the first portion 107a of the interior 106, a fifth sensor 15Ge positioned to sense one or more characteristics of air passing through the passageway 103 proximate to the recirculation device 130, a sixth sensor 15Of proximate to outflow vafve(s) 175, a seventh sensor 15Og proximate to the selected use location 104e, an eighth sensor 15Oh located proximate to the second portion 107b of the interior 106, and the ninth sensor 15Oi located proximate to the external air supply device 120. In other embodiments, sensors can be located to sense characteristics associated with the air exterior to the aerospace vehicle 105 (e.g., outside air temperature). In other embodiments, the aerospace vehicle system 100 can include more or fewer sensors 150.
In selected embodiments, the controller 110 can be configured to adjust the supply flow rate and/or the recirculation flow rate in response to one or more characteristics sensed by the sensors 150. For example, in selected embodiments the controller 110 can increase the supply flow rate (e.g., and the external air Ae entering the interior 106 of the vehicle 105) if the sensor(s) 150 detect that a selected concentration of a selected contaminant (e.g., CO and/or CO2) has been met or exceeded in order to reduce the concentration of the contaminant in the interior 106 of the vehicle 105. In other embodiments, the controller 110 can decrease the supply flow rate if excessive O3 is sensed in the inferior of the vehicle to decrease the concentration of O3. In stϋ! other embodiments, the controller 110 can increase supply flow rates, increase the release of exhaust air A0 through outflow vaive(s) 175, and decrease or cease the flow of recircυlated air Ar in the event of certain smoke conditions to evacuate smoke from the interior 106 of the aerospace vehicle 105, In yet other embodiments, the controller can increase the supply flow rate to increase equipment cooling in the event that excessive temperatures are sensed in the eiectronics bay location 104b and/or on selected electronic components, in sti'i other embodiments the controller can use the combination of supply flow rate and recirculation flow rate to aid in temperature control and/or pressurization control of the interior 106 of the vehicle 105.
In stiil other embodiments, the controller can adjust the supply flow rate, the recirculation flow rate, and/or outflow vaive(s) 175 in response to the detection of a
biological or chemical element (e.g., a gaseous or particulate contaminant) if sensor(s) 150 sense or detect that at least a selected amount of a biological or chemical element is present. For example, in selected embodiments upon the detection of a selected concentration of a hazardous contaminant the controller can increase the supply flow rate, decrease (or cease) the recirculation flow rate, and increase the release of exhaust air A0 from the outflow valve, In certain instances, this can reduce the effect of the contaminant on vehicle occupants. In other embodiments, the controller can increase both the supply flow rate and the recirculation flow rate in response to certain types of contaminants such as microbials (e.g., increasing air movement in the interior, air movement through the interior, and/or airflow through any associated filtration device(s)). Additionally, in certain embodiments the controller can send signal(s) to an alerting device 148 (e.g., a cockpit annunciation system and/or display) regarding one or more characteristics associated with the contaminant. For example, in selected embodiments the alerting device 148 can include a cockpit annunciation system and can alert one or more vehicle occupants that the contaminant has been detected, the type of contaminant, and/or the concentration of the contaminant.
In other embodiments, the controller can determine what information regarding the one or more characteristics associated with the contaminant should be shared with other entities and can send signal(s) to the data link device 140 containing information regarding the one or more characteristics (e.g., either automatically or after receiving authorization from an aircraft occupant). The data link device 140 can then transmit the corresponding information to the remote data link receiving station 142 via a data link signal 141 (e.g., either automatically or after receiving authorization from an aircraft occupant). For example, in selected embodiments the information can include the type of contaminant that has been detected and/or the concentration of the contaminant, In certain embodiments, this feature can be useful in detecting selected hazardous biological and/or chemical contaminants and notifying a destination airport and/or other entitie(s) of the contamination, allowing the entitie{s) to pian appropriately (e.g., arrange quarantine facilities, medical assistance, and/or to divert the aerospace vehicle 105 to a facility suited to handle the contaminant),
Figure 2 is a partially schematic illustration of a portion of an aerospace vehicle system 200 in accordance with other embodiments of the invention. In Figure 2. the aerospace vehicle system 200 includes a controller 210 operabiy coupled to two
external air supply devices 220 via signal pathways 203. in the illustrated embodiment, the supply devices 220 include a first external air supply device 220a and a second external air supply device 220b. Additionally, the controller 210 is operably coupled to three recirculation devices 230 via signal pathways 203. In Figure 2, the recirculation devices 230 include a first recirculation device 230a, a second recirculation device 230b. and a third recirculation device 230c.
In the illustrated embodiment, the first and second externa! air supply devices 220a, 220b receive external air Ae and provide supply air As to passageways 280. The first and second recirculation devices 230a, 230b receive interior air Ai from one or more first portions of an interior volume of an aerospace vehicle, In Figure 2, the interior air A, passes through first and second filtration devices 265a, 265b before entering the recirculation devices 23Oa1 230b, respectively, The first and second recirculation devices 230a, 230b provide recirculated air A1- to the passageways 280 where it is mixed with supply air A8 from the first and second externa! air supply devices 220a, 220b,
In Figure 2, the supply air As from the first and second externa! air supply devices 220a, 220b and the recirculated air Ar from the first and second recirculation devices 230a, 230b flow into a mixing manifold 223 via passageways 280. The third recirculation device 230c receives interna! air Aj from one or more additional first portions of the interior volume of the aerospace vehicle via a third filtration device 265c and provides additional recirculated air Ar to the mixing manifold 223, The recirculated air A, from the first, second, and third recirculation devices 23Oa1 230b, 230c and the supply air As from the first and second external supply air devices 220a, 220b are then distributed to one or more second portions of the interior volume of the vehicϊe (e.g., via persona! airflow outiet(s) and/or other types of airflow outiet(s)). The confroiter 210 can control the supply flow rate of supply air A8 and/or the recirculation flow rate of recirculated air Ar in a manner similar to that discussed above with reference to Figure i ,
A feature of some of the embodiments discussed above is that the controiier can control the supply flow rate and the recirculation flow rate based on operational conditions/considerations. An advantage of this feature is that an interior environment in the vehicle can be consistently comfortable. Another feature of some of the
embodiments discussed above is that the controller can provide an acceptable interior environment while reducing the amount of externa! air entering the aerospace vehicle. An advantage of this feature is that the amount of externa! air entering the aerospace vehicle can be reduced, thereby improving fuel economy while maintaining an acceptable interior environment. Stil! another feature of some of the embodiments discussed above is that in some cases recirculated air contains more moisture than the external air entering the vehicle. Accordingly, increasing recirculation flow rates and reducing supply flow rates can aid in maintaining a desired level of humidity and/or a desired temperature inside the aerospace vehicle. An advantage of this feature is that in some case cabin humidifiers can be reduced in size and/or eliminated.
From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that specific embodiments of the invention have been described herein for purposes of illustration, but that various modifications may be made without deviating from the invention. Additionally, aspects of the invention described in the context of particular embodiments may be combined or eliminated in other embodiments. For example, although some of the embodiments discussed above included one or more filtration devices, temperature control devices, and moisture control devices, in other embodiments the vehicle system does not inciude any filtration devices, temperature control devices, or moisture control devices. Further, while advantages associated with certain embodiments of the invention have been described in the context of those embodiments, other embodiments may also exhibit such advantages, and not ail embodiments need necessarily exhibit such advantages to fat! within the scope of the invention, Accordingiy, the invention is not iirnited except as by the appended ciaims,
Claims
1. An aerospace vehicle system, comprising: an aerospace vehicle having an interior volume with a first portion and a second portion; an external air supply device positioned to provide supply air to the interior volume at a variable supply flow rate; a recirculation fan configured to move air positioned within the interior volume between the first portion of the interior volume and the second portion of the interior volume; and a controiter operably coupled to the recirculation fan and configured to vary a rotation speed of the recirculation fan, wherein variations in the rotation speed of the recirculation fan is associated with variations in a recirculation flow rate,
2, The system of claim 1 wherein the controller is operably coupled to the recirculation device and the externa! air supply device, the controller being programmed with instructions for determining a selected supply flow rate based at least in part on a number of vehicle occupants, and for determining a selected recirculation flow rate based at least in part on (a) the selected supply flow rate, (b) the number of vehicle occupants, or (c) both (a) and (b).
3. The system of ciaim 1 , further comprising at least one sensor operably coupled to the controller and positioned to sense a characteristic of at least one of the supply air and the air in the interior volume, wherein the controiter is programmed with instructions for at least one of (a) determining the selected supply flow rate based at least in part on the sensed characteristic, (b) determining the recirculation flow rate based at feast in part on the sensed characteristic, (c) or both (a) and (fa),
4, The system of ciaim 1 , further comprising at ieasf one sensor operabiy coupled to the controller and positioned to sense a characteristic of at least one of the supply air and the air ϊn the interior volume, wherein the controller is programmed with instructions for at least one of (a) determining the selected supply flow rate based at least in part on the sensed characteristic, (b) determining the recirculation flow rate based at least in part on the sensed characteristic, (c) or both (a) and (b), wherein the sensed characteristic includes a concentration of at least one of G2, O3, CO2, a particulate contaminant, and a gaseous contaminant,
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising; at least one sensor operably coupled to the controller and positioned to sense a characteristic of at least one of the supply air and the air in the interior volume, wherein the sensed characteristic includes a concentration of at least one of a chemical element and a biological element; and a data link device configured to transmit information about the sensed characteristic to a remote data link station.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein the external air supply device includes a pressurizing apparatus configured to compress air from externa! to the aerospace vehicle and positioned to provide the compressed externa! air as supply air to the interior volume.
7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an input device operably coupled to the controller and configured to provide a value representing a number of vehicle occupants to the controller.
8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a data link device operabϊy coupled to the controller, the data link device being configured to receive a value representing a number of vehicle occupants from a remote data link station and to provide a signal associated with the value to the controller.
9. The system of ciairn 1 , further comprising a fiitration device positioned so that at ieast a portion of the air moved by the recirculation tan passes through the filtration device, the filtration device being configured Io filter at least one of particulate contaminants and gaseous contaminants from the air that passes through the filtration device,
10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a temperature control device positioned so that at teas! a portion of the air moved by the recirculation device passes through or proximate to the temperature contra! device, the temperature control device being configured to adjust the temperature of the air that passes through or proximate to the temperature control device.
11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a moisture control device positioned so that at least a portion of the air moved by the recirculation device passes through or proximate to the moisture control device, the moisture control device being configured to at least one of remove moisture from the air that passes through or proximate to the moisture control device, add moisture to the air that passes through or proximate to the moisture control device, direct dry air to selected locations of the interior, and direct moist air to selected locations of the interior.
12. A method for providing airfiow in an aerospace vehicle, comprising: selecting a recirculation fiow rate for moving air positioned within an interior volume of the aerospace vehicle between a first portion of the interior volume and a second portion of the interior volume; determining a rotation speed of a variable speed recirculation fan that will provide at least approximately the selected recirculation flow rate; and rotating the recirculation fan at least approximately at the rotation speed.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising passing a portion of the air moved by the recirculation fan through a filtration device to remove at least one of a gaseous contaminant and a particulate contaminant from the at least a portion of the air,
14. The method of claim 12, further comprising passing a portion of the air moved by the recirculation fan through or proximate to a moisture control device to at least one of remove moisture from air that passes through or proximate to the moisture control device, add moisture to air that passes through or proximate to the moisture control device, direct dry air to selected locations of the interior, and direct moist air to selected locations of the interior,
15, The method of claim 12, further comprising passing a portion of the air moved by the recirculation fan through or proximate to a temperature control device, the temperature control device being configured to adjust the temperature of the air that passes through or proximate to the temperature control device.
16. The method of claim 12, further comprising at teas! one of determining a selected supply flow rate to the interior volume of the aerospace vehicle based at least in part on a number of vehicle occupants, determining the selected recirculation flow rate based at least in part on (a) the selected supply flow rate, (b) the number of vehicle occupants, or (c) both (a) and (b).
17. The system of claim 12, further comprising; receiving a number of vehicle occupants via a data Sink signal; and determining a selected supply flow rate based at least in part on a number of vehicle occupants.
18. The method of claim 12, further comprising at least one of determining a selected supply flow rate to the interior volume of the aerospace vehicle; and commanding an external air supply device to provide the selected supply flow rate,
19. The method of claim 12, further comprising: sensing a characteristic with at least one of supply air and the air in the interior volume; and determining at least one of a seiectβd supply flow rate based at least in part on the sensed characteristic and the recirculation flow rate based at least in part on the sensed characteristic,
20. The system of claim 12, further comprising: sensing a characteristic associated with at least one of supply air and the air in the interior volume; wherein the sensed characteristic includes at least one of a concentration of a chemical eiement and a biological eiement; and transmitting information about the sensed characteristic to a remote data link station via a data link signal,
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