Aircraft brake cooling systems and methods

• Main Authors: Ganesh, Prashant Iyer, Singh, Harshinder
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.09.2022
• Subjects: AEROPLANES; AIRCRAFT; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; BLASTING; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; BRAKES; CLUTCHES; COSMONAUTICS; COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLYING SUITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; HELICOPTERS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PARACHUTES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

Systems and methods for aircraft brake cooling are described. A system may include an air hose configured to intake pressurized air at a first end of the air hose from an aircraft propulsor. A nozzle at a second end of the air hose may be configured to exit the pressurized air through the air hose to a braking system. An actuator may be configured to allow the pressurized air to flow through the air hose or prevent the pressurized air from flowing through the air hose.