An aircraft compartment inerting system comprises a gas separation module 1 arranged to receive a flow of oxygen-containing gas and one or more conduits for delivering oxygen-depleted gas to at least one compartment. The gas separation module comprises an air inlet 2 for the introduction of an oxygen-containing gas flow, and a first outlet 3 for the egress of a gas flow depleted in oxygen. The module further comprises a module housing 4 and a removable cartridge 5 located within the housing. The cartridge is located in a gas flow path between the inlet and the first outlet, and comprises a gas separating material 6 for depleting the amount of oxygen in the gas flow. The system may further comprise a second outlet 7 for the egress of a gas with an enriched oxygen content. The inlet and the first outlet may be coaxially arranged and at opposing ends of the module housing which may be elongate. The cartridge may be elongate and prismatic, comprise a casing 8 permeable to oxygen-enriched gas, and define an annular space 32 within the module housing for the receipt of oxygen-enriched gas.
Gas separation module, cartridge for use therein, aircraft compartment inerting system and method of maintaining an aircraft compartment inerting system
29.06.2016
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
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