Environmental Control System (ECS)

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cabinair/ecs.pdf

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cabinair/ecs.pdf

Design Class Presentation AIAA Team 2 Ryan Fortier Greg Costanzo 9/12/2006

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Outline
Pneumatic Subsystem Air Conditioning How it works Cabin Pressure Emergency Oxygen
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cabinair/ecs.pdf

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Pneumatic Subsystem
Cabin pressurization Air conditioning Ice Protection Cross engine starting
Courtesy: Airplane Design Part IV: Layout Design of Landing Gear and Systems (Pg. 334)

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Air Conditioning
Control temperature Takes air from the engine bleed and cools it Air is filter through purification systems 20 ft3 of air per min per passenger Avionics equipment require a direct line

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cabinair/ecs.pdf

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How it Works

Air enters engine

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cabinair/avi/1newintake.avi

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Passes through a catalytic ozone converter

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cabinair/avi/5newpackanim.avi

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Enters the air-conditioning packs

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cabinair/avi/6newpak2statmix.avi

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Enters the mixing manifold http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cabinair/avi/8mixmanifold.avi

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Outside air and re-circulated air mix

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cabinair/avi/10maindistribution.avi

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Air is supplied to cabin

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cabinair/avi/12cabinvents.avi

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Air is exhausted from the airplane

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cabinair/avi/13exhaust.avi

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Emergency Oxygen
Incase of a sudden drop in pressure Types of systems
Gaseous (crew) Chemical (passengers) Liquid oxygen (military)
weight volume
http://www.studio2f.com/misc/images/oxygen_masks_deployed.jpg

C-130 has a 25 liter liquid oxygen type system

provides for 96 man-hours of oxygen at 25,000 feet portable units are also available
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Example

ECS

http://www.carletonls.com/productsbu/aviationo2/ADV10572.pdf

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Cabin Pressure
300 ft/min cabin pressure descending 500 ft/min cabin pressure ascending Dont exceed a cabin-to-outside pressure differential of 8.60 psi. Current cabin pressure max out at 8,500 ft.

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cabinair/ecs.pdf

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Future
Lower Cabin Pressure (~6000 ft)

http://www.boeingcapital.com/p2p/techredefinesjoy.htm

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References
Jackson, Scott. Systems Engineering for Commercial Aircraft. Ashgate Publishing Limited. 1997. Roskam, Dr. Jan. Airplane Design Part IV: Layout Design of Landing Gear and Systems. Roskam Aviation and Engineering Corporation. 1986. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/air craft/c-130-car.htm

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cabinai r/ecs.pdf
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Questions?
For more detailed information: Fundamentals of Aircraft Environmental Control. by Alvin Ebeling. Constrain of aircraft design is for the airflow to travel lateral not longitudinally? Why?

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