Inlet muff anti-icing system for an auxiliary power unit

Details Inlet muff anti-icing system for an auxiliary power unit Inlet muff anti-icing system for an auxiliary power unit

2006-11-21

2006-11-21

Rodriguez, William H. (Department: 3746)

Power plants

Combustion products used as motive fluid

With safety device

C060S782000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07137240

ABSTRACT:
An auxiliary power unit (APU) inlet muff anti-icing system that uses high pressure, high temperature APU compressor delivery air to melt any accumulation of ice and snow near the bottom of the muff with a tracer line coupled to a perforated gull wing fairing mounted within the inlet muff and that uses the compressor delivery air as the primary stream for an ejector to suck ice and snow melt accumulating near the fairing overboard.

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