Facinelli
Bill Facinelli, Phoenix, AZ US
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20110177770 | OUTFLOW VALVE HAVING FLEXIBLE BELLMOUTH AND CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME - Embodiments of an outflow valve are provided for use in conjunction with an actuator. In one embodiment, the outflow valve includes a frame and a first door rotatably coupled to the frame and configured to be moved by the actuator between an open position and a closed position. The first door includes: (i) a main body, (ii) a bellmouth fixedly coupled to the main body, and (iii) a plurality of longitudinally-spaced slots formed through the bellmouth and increasing the flexibility thereof. | 07-21-2011 |
William Facinelli, Phoenix, AZ US
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20160068271 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MIXING STREAMS OF AIR - An environmental control system (ECS) for an aircraft may include a mixing diffuser configured to admit a stream of cold air and a stream of hot air and a reheater-condenser fluidly coupled with an output end of the mixing diffuser. The mixing diffuser may include a diffuser cone with a plurality of holes configured to allow passage of hot air into the stream of cold air so that the cold air and the hot air are combined to produce a mixed airstream. The reheater-condenser may include mixing tabs configured to produce further mixing of the mixed airstream. | 03-10-2016 |
William A. Facinelli, Phoenix, AZ US
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20100096503 | OUTFLOW VALVE HAVING J-SHAPED BELLMOUTH AND CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME - An outflow valve is provided for use in conjunction with an actuator. In one embodiment, the outflow valve includes a frame and a first door rotatably coupled to the frame. The outflow valve is configured to be moved by the actuator between an open position and a closed position. The first door includes: (i) a main body having a sealing edge, and (ii) a J-shaped bellmouth fixedly coupled to the main body proximate the sealing edge. The J-shaped bellmouth is configured to condition fluid flow through the outflow valve when the first door is in the open position. | 04-22-2010 |