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Title:
RAM AIR FAN DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COOLING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012025382
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To improve cooling performance of a ram air fan (RAF) motor 20 in an aircraft environmental control system.

A ram air fan device 10 is provided for making up for ram air, for example, when an aircraft is on the ground. The device includes: an RAF 12 disposed at a fan inlet 14; and the RAF motor 20 connected via an RAF shaft 22. A pressure difference between an inlet header and the fan inlet 14 causes a cooling flow 32 to flow through the RAF motor 20 to cool a bearing of the RAF motor 20 and a stator winding 28. A blower 46 including a plurality of blower blades 50 is disposed between an RAF hub 38 and a cap 44, and the axial cooling flow 32 having passed through a cooling opening 42 of the RAF hub 38 is changed direction to a radially outwardly directed blower flow 52. As a result, a mass flow of the cooling flow 32 increases to improve cooling of the RAF motor 20.


Inventors:
HIPSKY HAROLD W
COLSON DARRYL A
Application Number:
JP2011150542A
Publication Date:
February 09, 2012
Filing Date:
July 07, 2011
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP
International Classes:
B64D13/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP2008514179A2008-05-01
JP2003120214A2003-04-23
JP2006290021A2006-10-26
JP2011506185A2011-03-03
JP2008514179A2008-05-01
JP2003120214A2003-04-23
JP2006290021A2006-10-26
JP2011506185A2011-03-03
Foreign References:
US20060059941A12006-03-23
US20120014784A12012-01-19
US20040261428A12004-12-30
WO2009080168A12009-07-02
US20060059941A12006-03-23
US20120014784A12012-01-19
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiromichi Kobayashi
Tomioka Kiyoshi