Victor P. Crome - Blue Grass IA, US Gary N. Byrd - Donahue IA, US Russell F. Hart - Blue Grass IA, US Scott R. Sehlin - Bettendorf IA, US Tuan Q. Cao - Davenport IA, US Courtney Joseph Monzyk - Davenport IA, US Timothy P. Raleigh - Long Grove IA, US Lyle J. Berkenbosch - Bettendorf IA, US Craig L. Schledewitz - Davenport IA, US
Assignee:
Carleton Life Support Systems, Inc. - Orchard Park NY
An electronic controller () controls the operation of an electrochemical oxygen generating system () producing a desired gas. The product gas is fed to a storage unit () or a regulator () and pulsing valve () controlling the gas flow to a user. A two-stage system () combines a low pressure and a high pressure () gas generating subsystems. The low pressure subsystem () uses IMAT's () to pump oxygen from ambient air to generate a low-pressure. The high pressure subsystem () uses IMAT's () to pump oxygen to high-pressure oxygen storage devices ().
An electrochemical device () for generating a desired gas of the type includes an ionically conductive electrolyte layer (), a porous electrode layer (), and a current collector layer () that has a high electrical conductivity and is porous to a desired gas () generated by the electrochemical device (). The current collector layer () is substantially formed as a film comprised of a layer of spherical refractory material objects () having a conductive coating () of a precious metal. The coated spherical objects () have a desired diameter () making them suitable for forming into the film.
Closed Or Semi-Closed Loop Onboard Ceramic Oxygen Generation System
- Davenport IA, US Gary Byrd - Donahue IA, US Courtney J. Monzyk - Davenport IA, US Timothy Raleigh - Long Grove IA, US Chris Fellner - Blue Grass IA, US Gary Wu - Davenport IA, US
Assignee:
Carleton Life Support Systems, Inc. - Davenport IA
International Classification:
B64D 13/08 A62B 7/14
Abstract:
An onboard rebreathing loop system resident on an aircraft for providing oxygen to aircraft personnel includes a ceramic oxygen generating system (COGS) module configured to receive an inlet air and output a high purity oxygen (O) gas into a breathing loop and a carbon dioxide (CO) scrubber module configured to receive exhaled air from the aircraft personnel and output a CO-scrubbed air into the breathing loop. The high purity Ogas and CO-scrubbed air are mixed to form a mixed gas having a partial pressure of Osuitable for breathing by the aircraft personnel. The onboard rebreathing loop system may further include an odor removal module, an air temperature and/or humidity control module to condition the mixed gas before breathing by the aircraft personnel, and a gas sensor module to confirm the partial pressure of Owithin the mixed gas before breathing by the aircraft personnel.
Composite Electrolyte Consisting Of Fully Stabilized Zirconia And Partially Stabilized Zirconia
Composite electrolyte materials comprising at least one component from fully stabilized zirconia (such as 10Sc1CeSZ) and at least one component from partially stabilized zirconia (such as 6Sc1CeSZ) as the electrolyte material for solid state electrochemical devices.
Pressure Driven Ceramic Oxygen Generation System With Integrated Manifold And Tubes
A mixed conducting ceramic element comprises a plurality of tubes each having interior and exterior surfaces, a closed end and an open end. A tube support member receives the open ends of the tubes. The ceramic element has a general composition of AA′A″BB′B″O, where A, A′ and A″ are selected from Group II elements or the Lanthanoids, and B, B′ and B″ are selected from the d-block transition metals, and wherein 0
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