A water supply system for an aircraft has water lines which lead to a consumer group with at least one water consumer and at least one buffer upstream of the at least one water consumer. A discharge line discharges water from a water tank into the water lines and a feed pump in the discharge line supplies water from the water tank into the water lines. Each of the water lines is a flexible hose made of plastic with an internal diameter of at least 4 mm and a length of at most 100 m, and the feed pump is configured to convey water from the water tank into the water lines at a pressure of at most 25 bar and a flow rate of at most 1.4 liters per minute.
Water supply system for an aircraft, and aircraft with the water supply system
31.12.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT, AND AIRCRAFT WITH THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
Europäisches Patentamt | 2023
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