Self-Cooled Gas Bottle for Hot Engine Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional gas-based systems for aircraft are bulky, inefficient, and lack thermal isolation and self-cooling, limiting their placement options due to weight sensitivity and temperature range considerations.
Innovation Solution
A gas bottle assembly for gas turbine engine systems, comprising a gas bottle, a regulator cavity, a conductor coil, and an insulating jacket, which allows for self-cooling and thermal insulation, enabling placement in or near hot engine sections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional gas-based systems are used to cover the range of temperature conditions, then the system can operate across wide temperature ranges, but the system becomes bulky and increases mass
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the thermal parameters of the system by introducing active cooling mechanisms and thermal management systems. The gas bottle is equipped with cooling coils connected to the aircraft cooling system, allowing the bottle to operate at lower temperatures even when placed in hot engine regions. This parameter change enables the system to maintain structural integrity and function across wide temperature ranges without requiring oversized insulation, thus reducing mass while maintaining adaptability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If traditional gas-based systems are placed away from hot engine regions, then structural integrity is maintained, but placement options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces cooling coils as an intermediary thermal management device between the gas bottle and the hot engine environment. These coils, connected to the aircraft cooling system, act as a thermal mediator that actively removes heat from the gas bottle, allowing it to be placed in hot engine regions without compromising structural integrity. This intermediary cooling mechanism enables flexible placement options while maintaining bottle stability.
3Device complexity
If traditional gas-based systems lack self-cooling mechanisms, then the system structure is simple, but thermal isolation is insufficient and placement is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service thermal management by integrating cooling coils directly into the gas bottle assembly and connecting them to the aircraft's existing cooling system. The system serves itself by actively cooling the bottle through circulating coolant through the coils, eliminating the need for external thermal isolation measures. This self-cooling capability provides superior temperature control while maintaining relatively simple system architecture by utilizing existing aircraft cooling infrastructure.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The gas bottle assembly provides a compact, efficient, and thermally insulated system that can be placed in hot regions, enhancing placement options and maintaining structural integrity across varying temperatures.
Implementation Method 1
The conductor coil may be configured to maintain or decrease a temperature of the gas bottle
Implementation Method 2
the insulting jacket resists heat from other portions of the engine system
Data Source
AI summary
A gas bottle assembly may be provided for a gas turbine engine system. The gas bottle system may include a gas bottle, a regulator cavity, a conductor coil, and an insulating jacket. The gas bottle may be configured to store and selectively release pressurized fluid. The regulator cavity and conductor coil may be in fluid connection with the gas bottle. The conductor coil may be disposed around at least a portion of the gas bottle. The insulating jacket may disposed around at least a portion of the gas bottle, pressure regulator, and the conductor coil. The conductor coil may be configured to maintain or decrease a temperature of the gas bottle while the insulting jacket resists heat from other portions of the engine system.