Modularized environmental control liquid cooling device
The modularly designed environmental control liquid cooling device, combined with the infusion mechanism and sensor monitoring, solves the complexity and safety hazards of ground support for aircraft environmental control systems in the existing technology, achieves efficient liquid cooling source supply and coolant filling, and improves work efficiency and safety.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510632168.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-16
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-10
AI Technical Summary
In the prior art, ground support for aircraft environmental control systems requires the simultaneous operation of aircraft ground liquid cooling vehicles and aircraft coolant filling vehicles, resulting in excessive manpower, complex work, low efficiency, waste of resources, and numerous safety hazards.
A modular environmentally controlled liquid cooling device is designed, which includes a trailer, a box, a refrigeration unit, an infusion mechanism, a flow meter, a pump, a filter, a sensor, and an electronic control box. It provides comprehensive guarantees for liquid cooling source, system cleaning, and coolant filling. Liquid cooling is provided by the infusion mechanism, and sensors are used for real-time monitoring and automatic control to reduce errors and improve safety.
It achieves efficient cooling of aircraft radar electronic components and appropriate control of coolant temperature, simplifies operation, reduces equipment energy consumption, extends pump life, reduces safety hazards, and improves work efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of aircraft ground environmental control system support, and in particular to a modular environmental control liquid cooling device. Background Art
[0002] With the development of my country's aviation sector and the increasing comprehensive national strength, the modernization, integration and miniaturization of aircraft ground support equipment have become a development trend. For the upgrade of different aircraft models, including those in service and under development, the various systems belonging to them have also been comprehensively upgraded. Among them, the environmental control system has also put forward higher comprehensive support requirements, that is, to provide comprehensive support for liquid cooling source, system cleaning and coolant filling at the same time.
[0003] However, in the existing technology, when the aircraft environmental control system performs ground support, the aircraft ground liquid cooling vehicle and the aircraft coolant filling vehicle are required to perform surrounding work at the same time, resulting in problems such as too many personnel involved in support, complicated work, low efficiency, waste of resources, and many safety hazards. Summary of the Invention
[0004] In order to remedy the above deficiencies, the present invention provides a modular environmentally controlled liquid cooling device that overcomes the above technical problems or at least partially solves the above problems.
[0005] The present invention is achieved in that: The present invention provides a modular environmentally controlled liquid cooling device, comprising a trailer, a box body mounted on the top of the trailer, maintenance doors mounted on both the front and back sides of the box body, a refrigeration unit mounted on the bottom of the inner wall of the box body, the refrigeration unit being connected to a flow meter via a pipeline, a one-way valve mounted on the end of the flow meter away from the refrigeration unit, and a liquid infusion mechanism. The infusion mechanism comprises: A secondary pump, wherein the secondary pump is connected to one end away from the one-way valve, and the other end of the secondary pump is connected to the primary pump; A four-way ball valve is installed at the other end of the first-stage pump and is connected to a liquid tank; A vacuum pump is connected to the liquid tank.
[0006] In a preferred solution, the other end of the liquid tank is connected to a liquid suction filter, and the end of the liquid suction filter away from the liquid tank is connected to a liquid suction hose.
[0007] In a preferred solution, one end of the refrigeration unit is connected to a safety valve, and the refrigeration unit is connected to the liquid tank through the safety valve. One end of the refrigeration unit is sequentially installed with a liquid supply pressure sensor and a liquid supply temperature sensor.
[0008] In a preferred scheme, the liquid supply temperature sensor is connected to a first filter at one end, and the other end of the first filter is connected to a second filter.
[0009] In a preferred scheme, the other end of the second filter is connected to a liquid supply hose, and the surface of the liquid supply hose is connected to a sampling joint, the other end of the sampling joint is connected to a liquid adding hose, and the other end of the liquid adding hose is connected to a liquid adding joint.
[0010] In a preferred scheme, the other end of the four-way ball valve is connected to a liquid return hose, and the surface of the liquid return hose is installed with a liquid return pressure sensor, and the surface of the liquid return hose is installed with a liquid return temperature sensor.
[0011] In a preferred scheme, the other end of the liquid return hose is connected to a ground liquid return joint, and the other end of the liquid supply hose is connected to a ground liquid supply joint.
[0012] In a preferred scheme, the bottom of the trailer is installed with an electric control box, the surface of the electric control box is installed with a control panel, the surface of the control panel is installed with a power stop button and a power start button, and the top of the power stop button and the power start button is respectively installed with a sound and light alarm and an emergency stop button.
[0013] In a preferred scheme, the cold machine set has four components of a refrigeration compressor, a condenser, an evaporator and a throttle valve, and is connected in sequence through a pipeline.
[0014] In a preferred scheme, the corners of the top and bottom of the box body are installed with corner fittings, and the trailer is connected to the box body through the corner fittings.
[0015] The modular environmental control liquid cooling device has the following advantages: 1. The liquid supply mechanism can provide comprehensive support for liquid cooling, system cleaning and cooling liquid filling, so that the heat released by the aircraft radar electronic components is absorbed by the cooling liquid, and through circulation heat exchange, the cooling liquid can maintain a suitable temperature range, and automatic control can make the operation simpler and more convenient.
[0016] 2. The liquid return hose, liquid return pressure sensor and liquid return temperature sensor can automatically compensate the pressure signal and eliminate the interference of thermal effects on the measurement results through real-time temperature data, which can reduce the overall error and realize double-parameter linkage monitoring to identify risk combination patterns in advance and trigger a hierarchical alarm mechanism. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some of the embodiments of the present application, and therefore should not be regarded as a limitation to the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can also be obtained without creative labor. Figure 1 is a perspective view provided by the embodiments of the present application; Figure 2 is a refrigeration unit structure schematic view provided by the embodiments of the present application; Figure 3 is an electric control box structure schematic view provided by the embodiments of the present application; Figure 4 is a flow schematic view provided by the embodiments of the present application; In the figure: 1, flow meter; 2, check valve; 3, secondary pump; 4, primary pump; 5, four-way ball valve; 6, liquid tank; 7, vacuum pump; 8, liquid suction filter; 9, liquid suction hose; 10, liquid return pressure sensor; 11, liquid return temperature sensor; 12, liquid return hose; 13, ground liquid return joint; 14, ground liquid supply joint; 15, liquid filling joint; 16, liquid supply hose; 17, liquid filling hose; 18, sampling joint; 19, secondary filter; 20, primary filter; 21, liquid supply temperature sensor; 22, liquid supply pressure sensor; 23, safety valve; 24, refrigeration unit; 25, trailer; 26, tank body; 27, maintenance door; 28, electric control box; 29, control panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0018] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more clear, the following will combine the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some of the embodiments of the present application, but not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0019] Reference Figures 1-4The application provides a technical scheme: a modularized environment control liquid cooling device, which comprises a trailer 25, a box body 26 is arranged on the top of the trailer 25, maintenance doors 27 are arranged on the front and back of the box body 26, a refrigerating unit 24 is arranged on the bottom of the inner wall of the box body 26, the refrigerating unit 24 is communicated with a flowmeter 1 through a pipeline, a one-way valve is arranged at the end, away from the refrigerating unit 24, of the flowmeter 1, and the device further comprises a liquid delivery mechanism, which can provide comprehensive support of liquid cooling, system cleaning and cooling liquid filling, so that the heat released by the electronic components of the aircraft radar is absorbed by the cooling liquid, and then the heat is removed through circulation and heat exchange, the cooling liquid can be kept in a suitable temperature range, the refrigerating unit 24 comprises a refrigeration compressor, a condenser, an evaporator and a throttle valve, and is communicated with the pipeline in sequence, and liquid circulation can be realized to reduce the temperature.
[0020] Referring to Figures 1-4 In a preferred embodiment, the liquid delivery mechanism comprises a two-stage pump 3, a four-way ball valve 5 and a vacuum pump 7, the two-stage pump 3 is communicated at the end, away from the one-way valve 2, and the other end of the two-stage pump 3 is communicated with a one-stage pump 4, the four-way ball valve 5 is arranged at the other end of the one-stage pump 4 and is communicated with a liquid tank 6, and the vacuum pump 7 is communicated with the liquid tank 6, the four-way ball valve 5 can be connected in multiple ways, so that the liquid can be delivered in multiple directions, the one-stage pump 4 and the two-stage pump 3 can be used as a primary pressure boosting unit to complete the preliminary delivery or pretreatment of the fluid through low-pressure operation, so that the high-pressure load demand of a single pump body is reduced, precise pressure boosting is realized according to the high-pressure or long-distance delivery demand, the energy consumption of the equipment can be significantly reduced, the service life of the pump body is prolonged, and the risk of single pump overload is avoided.
[0021] In addition, the other end of the liquid tank 6 is communicated with a liquid suction filter 8, the end, away from the liquid tank 6, of the liquid suction filter 8 is communicated with a liquid suction hose 9, the oil can be sucked through the liquid suction hose 9, and the liquid suction filter 8 can be used as a front filter barrier to efficiently intercept solid particles, fibers and other foreign matters before the fluid enters the liquid tank 6, so that impurities are prevented from entering the pump body or the downstream pipeline to cause abrasion and blockage.
[0022] Referring to Figures 1-4 In a preferred embodiment, the other end of the four-way ball valve 5 is communicated with a liquid return hose 12, the surface of the liquid return hose 12 is provided with a liquid return pressure sensor 10, the surface of the liquid return hose 12 is provided with a liquid return temperature sensor 11, and the other end of the liquid return hose 12 is communicated with a ground liquid return joint 13, and the other end of the liquid supply hose 16 is communicated with a ground liquid supply joint 14, so that the liquid return pressure sensor 10 and the liquid return temperature sensor 11 can detect the liquid return in double, and the values of the liquid can be accurately detected.
[0023] Referring to Figures 1-4In a preferred embodiment, one end of the refrigeration unit 24 is connected to a safety valve 23, and the refrigeration unit 24 is connected to the liquid tank 6 through the safety valve 23. One end of the refrigeration unit 24 is sequentially installed with a liquid supply pressure sensor 22 and a liquid supply temperature sensor 21. The end of the liquid supply temperature sensor 21 away from the liquid supply pressure sensor 22 is connected to a primary filter 20, and the other end of the primary filter 20 is connected to a secondary filter 19. The other end of the secondary filter 19 is connected to a liquid supply hose 16, and the surface of the liquid supply hose 16 is connected to a sampling connector 18. The other end of the sampling connector 18 is connected to a liquid adding hose 17. The other end of the liquid adding hose 17 is connected to a liquid adding connector 15, which can be The oil is added at the head 15, and the liquid is double-filtered by the secondary filter 19 and the primary filter 20 connected in series, which can effectively remove impurities in the liquid, ensure the cleanliness of the liquid, and enable the liquid supply pressure sensor 22 and the liquid supply temperature sensor 21 to double-detect the pressure and temperature of the provided liquid. The liquid supply pressure sensor 22 and the liquid supply temperature sensor 21 can automatically correct the temperature drift error through real-time data fusion, detect the value of the liquid, and the liquid transported at the ground liquid supply connector 14 can also be transported after being filtered by the secondary filter 19 and the primary filter. The cleanliness of the liquid can be maintained through two-stage filtration, and the transported liquid can also be sampled and collected through the sampling connector 18.
[0024] Reference Figures 1-4 In a preferred embodiment, an electric control box 28 is installed at the bottom of the trailer 25, and a control panel 29 is installed on the surface of the electric control box 28. A power stop button and a power start button are installed on the surface of the control panel 29, and the tops of the power stop button and the power start button are respectively installed with an audible and visual alarm and an emergency stop button system. The dual braking structure of the power stop button and the emergency stop button, combined with the instant triggering of the audible and visual alarm, effectively responds to emergencies such as loss of control of the trailer 25 and load offset, thereby improving the safety of the equipment during use.
[0025] Reference Figures 1-4 In a preferred embodiment, corner fittings are installed at the four corners of the top and bottom of the box 26, and the trailer 25 is connected to the box 26 through the corner fittings. The corner fittings on the chassis of the trailer 25 can be turned to lock the equipment and the trailer 25, so that the box 26 can be installed on the trailer 25 for movement.
[0026] Specifically, the working process or working principle of this modular environmental control liquid cooling device is as follows: the device is mainly used for ground liquid cooling of aircraft, providing a ground liquid cooling source, system cleaning, and coolant filling for the onboard environmental control liquid cooling system. The usage process is as follows: Mode 1, refrigeration system working: The vapor compression refrigeration system is composed of four basic components: a refrigeration compressor, a condenser, an evaporator and a throttle valve. These components are connected in sequence by pipes to form a closed system. The refrigerant circulates continuously in the system, changes its state, and exchanges heat with the outside world. After the liquid refrigerant absorbs the heat of the cooled object in the evaporator, it vaporizes into low-temperature, low-pressure steam. It is sucked into the compressor and compressed into high-pressure, high-temperature steam and then discharged into the condenser. In the condenser, it releases heat to the cooling medium and condenses into a high-pressure liquid. It is throttled by the throttle valve to a low-pressure, low-temperature refrigerant and enters the evaporator again to absorb heat and vaporize, thereby achieving the purpose of circulating refrigeration. In this way, the refrigerant completes a refrigeration cycle through the four basic processes of evaporation, compression, condensation, and throttling in the system.
[0027] Mode 2: Cooling / cleaning aircraft liquid cooling pipes When there is no onboard pump as a power source, the onboard environmental control liquid cooling system is connected to the onboard environmental control liquid cooling system for pressurized circulation. The environmental control liquid cooling device is switched to an open system through the four-way ball valve 5, and the ground liquid supply connector 14 and the return liquid connector are connected to the onboard interface. The onboard coolant returns to the environmental control liquid cooling device through the return liquid hose, passes through the four-way ball valve 5, enters the liquid tank 6, is pressurized by the primary pump 4 and the secondary pump 3, and then passes through the one-way valve 2, the flow meter 1, the refrigeration unit 24, the liquid supply temperature sensor 21, the liquid supply pressure sensor 22, the primary filter 20, the secondary filter 19, the liquid supply hose 16 and the ground liquid supply connector 14, and enters the onboard liquid cooling system. In this way, the heat released by the aircraft radar electronic components is absorbed by the circulating coolant, and after multiple cycles of heat exchange, the onboard liquid cooling system is ensured to be within the appropriate operating temperature range.
[0028] When the onboard pump is used as the power source and is connected to the onboard environmental control liquid cooling system for pressurized circulation, the environmental control liquid cooling device is switched to a closed system through the four-way ball valve 5, and the ground liquid supply connector 14 and the ground liquid return connector 13 are connected to the onboard interface. The onboard coolant can return to the environmental control liquid cooling device through the liquid return hose, pass through the four-way ball valve 5, and be pressurized by the primary pump 4 and the secondary pump 3, and then pass through the one-way valve 2, the flow meter 1, the refrigeration unit 24, the primary filter 20, the secondary filter 19, the liquid supply temperature sensor 21, the liquid supply pressure sensor 22, the liquid supply hose 16 and the ground liquid supply connector 14, and enter the onboard liquid cooling system. In this way, the heat released by the electronic components of the aircraft radar is absorbed by the circulating coolant. After multiple cycles of heat exchange, it is ensured that the onboard liquid cooling system is within the appropriate operating temperature range.
[0029] Mode 3: Add coolant to the machine: Large liquid filling function: After the liquid in the liquid tank 6 is sucked and pressurized by the primary pump 4, the cooling liquid enters the on-board liquid cooling system through the one-way valve 2, the flow meter 1, the primary filter 20, the secondary filter 19, the liquid filling hose 17 and the liquid filling connector 15.
[0030] The power supply frequency of the vacuum pump 7 motor can be controlled through the human-machine interface to change the rotation speed of the vacuum pump 7, so as to realize continuous adjustment of the flow and pressure of the liquid filling.
[0031] Small liquid volume filling function: The environmental control liquid cooling device is provided with a portable filling device, the effective volume of which is designed to be 3.5L. The portable filling device adopts a mechanical pressurization mode, the entire device is made of stainless steel, a liquid level window with an accuracy of 50mL is arranged on the front surface of the device, the device is provided with a pressurization handle to provide a pressurization gas source, and a matched liquid filling rubber tube is used to fill the aircraft with small liquid volume.
[0032] Mode four, device self-circulation: When the environmental control liquid cooling device is self-circulatingly cleaned, the ground liquid supply connector 14 and the ground liquid return connector 13 are connected to the self-circulation assembly, the environmental control liquid cooling device is started, the primary pump 4 and the secondary pump 3 pressurize the cooling liquid after sucking the cooling liquid in the liquid tank 6, and then the cooling liquid returns to the liquid tank 6 through the one-way valve 2, the flow meter 1, the plate heat exchanger, the primary filter 20, the secondary filter 19, the liquid supply temperature sensor 21, the liquid supply pressure sensor 22, the liquid supply hose 16, the ground liquid supply connector 14, the ground liquid return connector 13, the liquid return rubber tube and the four-way valve 5, so that the cooling liquid is circulated, the self-circulation connector is connected between the ground liquid supply connector 14 and the ground liquid return connector 13, the cooling liquid can be circulated and cleaned, the cleanliness of the cooling liquid is maintained, and impurities in the cooling liquid are prevented from entering the aircraft equipment during use of the cooling liquid.
Claims
1. A modular environmentally controlled liquid cooling device comprising a trailer (25), characterized in that; A box (26) is installed on the top of the trailer (25), and maintenance doors (27) are installed on both sides of the front and back of the box (26). A refrigeration unit (24) is installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the box (26), and the refrigeration unit (24) is connected to a flow meter (1) through a pipeline. A one-way valve is installed at the end of the flow meter (1) away from the refrigeration unit (24), and an infusion mechanism is also included; The infusion mechanism comprises: A secondary pump (3), wherein the secondary pump (3) is connected to one end away from the one-way valve (2), and the other end of the secondary pump (3) is connected to the primary pump (4); A four-way ball valve (5), the four-way ball valve (5) is installed at the other end of the primary pump (4), and the four-way ball valve (5) is connected to the liquid tank (6); A vacuum pump (7), wherein the vacuum pump (7) is connected to the liquid tank (6).
2. A modular environmental control liquid cooling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The other end of the liquid tank (6) is connected to a liquid suction filter (8), and the end of the liquid suction filter (8) away from the liquid tank (6) is connected to a liquid suction hose (9).
3. A modular environmental control liquid cooling device according to claim 2, characterized in that: One end of the refrigeration unit (24) is connected to a safety valve (23), and the refrigeration unit (24) is connected to the liquid tank (6) through the safety valve (23). One end of the refrigeration unit (24) is sequentially installed with a liquid supply pressure sensor (22) and a liquid supply temperature sensor (21).
4. A modular environmental control liquid cooling device according to claim 3, characterized in that: One end of the liquid supply temperature sensor (21) away from the liquid supply pressure sensor (22) is connected to a primary filter (20), and the other end of the primary filter (20) is connected to a secondary filter (19).
5. The modular environmental control liquid cooling device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The other end of the secondary filter (19) is connected to a liquid supply hose (16), and the surface of the liquid supply hose (16) is connected to a sampling connector (18). The other end of the sampling connector (18) is connected to a liquid addition hose (17), and the other end of the liquid addition hose (17) is connected to a liquid addition connector (15).
6. The modular environmental control liquid cooling device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The other end of the four-way ball valve (5) is connected to a liquid return hose (12), a liquid return pressure sensor (10) is mounted on the surface of the liquid return hose (12), and a liquid return temperature sensor (11) is mounted on the surface of the liquid return hose (12).
7. The modular environmental control liquid cooling device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The other end of the liquid return hose (12) is connected to a ground liquid return connector (13), and the other end of the liquid supply hose (16) is connected to a ground liquid supply connector (14).
8. The modular environmental control liquid cooling device according to claim 7, characterized in that: An electric control box (28) is installed at the bottom of the trailer (25), a control panel (29) is installed on the surface of the electric control box (28), a power stop button and a power start button are installed on the surface of the control panel (29), and an audible and visual alarm and an emergency stop button are installed on the top of the power stop button and the power start button, respectively.
9. The modular environmental control liquid cooling device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The refrigeration unit consists of four components: a refrigeration compressor, a condenser, an evaporator and a throttle valve, which are connected in sequence through pipelines.
10. The modular environmental control liquid cooling device according to claim 9, characterized in that: Corner pieces are installed at the four corners of the top and bottom of the box (26), and the trailer (25) is connected to the box (26) through the corner pieces.