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ENVIRONMENTAL

CONTROL SYSTEM
PILATUS PC-7 MKII

LT M AHMAD KHUZAIREY BIN MD NASIR


TUDM

cooling system

INTRODUCTION & DESIGN PHILOSOPHY


The PC-7 MkII cooling system is a vapour
compression cycle system that uses a
refrigerant to absorb the heat from the
cockpit air.

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

Malfunctions and Emergency


Procedures
The cooling system in the PC-7 MkII is a vapour
compression cycle system
A refrigerant is cycled through the cooling system
where it is cooled to help absorb the warm cabin
air
Cool air is delivered to the cockpit through two
torso outlets in each cockpit
In case of a cooling system failure:
Land as soon as possible
Climb to higher altitudes for crew comfort if
landing within a reasonable time is not
possible

Land as soon as possible

Climb to higher altitudes

Emergency Operations

heating system

INTRODUCTION & DESIGN PHILOSOPHY


Cockpit heating in the PC-7 MkII is achieved
through a heating ram air system
Heat is provided by combining outside ram
air with hot P3 compressor bleed air
The heated air is delivered in the cockpit
through ducts to foot and de-fogging outlets

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).

- Ram air is blocked by the butterfly valve when the


ram air temperature control knob is in the OFF
position.
- Selecting RAM AIR on the ECS control panel will
open the butterfly valve and allow only outside
fresh ram air to enter the system through the foot
and de-fogging outlets.

- Selecting the HEAT positions on the ECS control


panel energises the flow regulator and allows bleed
air to pass the flow regulator and mix with the ram
air.

Air Distribution
An air distribution control lever is located
above the cool air torso outlets, on the centre
console of each cockpit

Firewall Shut-Off T-Handle


The firewall shut-off T-handle, when pulled,
activates the heating ram air system shut-off
valve and blocks the flow of air to the cockpits.
(The firewall shut-off T-handle also activates the
shut-off valves for the fuel and hydraulic systems)

Malfunctions and Emergency


Procedures
Emergency Operations

If the temperature limiting switch malfunctions and the duct


temperature reaches 120C:
- The master caution will be triggered
- The OV TEMP caption on the EID will come ON
In such a case you need to:
1. Reset the master caution
2. Open the ram air
3. Pull the cockpit heating circuit breaker

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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