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CONTROL SYSTEM
PILATUS PC-7 MKII
cooling system
Main components
The cooling system, as installed on the PC-7 MkII,
consists of:
- A compressor
- A condenser and blower fan
- A receiver/dryer
- Two evaporators
- Two ECS control panels
- Two maintenance valve switch assemblies
- Refrigerant hoses and pipe fittings
Main components
Normal Operation
Cooling Process
With the cooling system switched ON in the front cockpit (engine
running), the compressor compresses the low pressure refrigerant
gas and turns it into a high pressure refrigerant vapour
The compressed/vaporised refrigerant is pumped to the condenser
where it is cooled and condensed into a high-pressure liquid
From the condenser the refrigerant moves to the receiver/dryer
where it is dried and filtered
From the receiver dryer the refrigerant liquid flows to the
evaporator expansion valves, that control the refrigerant flow rates
Blower fans circulate cockpit air through the evaporator heat
exchangers which extracts the heat from the air. The heat is
absorbed by the refrigerant in the evaporators and the refrigerant is
again vaporised
The refrigerant returns to the compressor and the cooling cycle is
repeated
Cockpit Airflow
Two torso outlets, on the centre console in
each cockpit, allows for the distribution of
cooled air through the cockpit
An air distribution control lever, on the centre
console, directs air to the various outlets
Summary
The Cooling System can be switched on from
the front Cockpit ECS control panel
A refrigerant is cycled through various stages
of the aircraft's cooling system to produce
cool air
Blower fans controls the rate of flow of
cooled air
Torso outlets can be adjusted to control the
volume and direction of cool air
Emergency Operations
heating system
Section Summary
Cockpit heating in the PC-7 MkII is achieved
through a heating ram air system that mixes
outside ram air with hot air from the engine
P3 compressor section.
Main Components
Main Components
The heating ram air system, as installed on the
PC-7 MkII, consists of:
- A butterfly valve
- A bleed air heater with integral flow regulator
- A temperature limiting switch
- A shut-off valve
- A ram air temperature control knob
- A system of ducts and control levers to
distribute the air
Normal Operation
Heating Process
The ram air temperature control knob on the ECS
control panel (labelled OFF / RAM AIR / HEAT)
controls the flow and temperature of air through
the heating ram air system.
Heating and ram air can only be selected ON /
OFF from the front cockpit ECS control panel. The
panel also contains the cooling system COOL and
FAN toggle switches. (Airflow volume and
direction can be controlled individually from both
cockpits).
Air Distribution
An air distribution control lever is located
above the cool air torso outlets, on the centre
console of each cockpit
Summary
Cockpit heating in the PC-7 MkII is achieved through a
heating ram air system that mixes outside ram air with hot
air from the engine P3 compressor section
The heating ram air system can be switched on from the
front Cockpit ECS control panel
An air distribution control lever allows ram or heated air to
be directed to the foot and de-fogging outlets as required
The firewall shut-off T-handle activates the shut-off valve of
the heating ram air system, to block the flow of air to the
cockpits
In case of an over temperature scenario, reset the master
caution switch, open the ram air and pull the cockpit
heating circuit breaker
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