AIRCRAFT AIR

CONDITIONING AND
PRESSURISATION SYSTEM
Cahit Kutay Uysal
 WHAT IS PRESSURISATION?

• Basically, pressurize means to increase the pressure of any specific area.

• Most of the commercial aircrafts need to pressurization systems. Because, the
higher the altitude means the lower the air pressure.
• The lower air pressure makes it more difficult for human to breathe normally.
• This can cause several difficulties to the human body such as HYPOXIA, TRAPPED
GAS and DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS.
 AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES

• If an aircraft is to be pressurised, the pressurised section must be strong enough to

operational stresses
• In general, the maximum altitude at which an aircraft can fly is limited by the
maximum allowable cabin differential pressure
• Light aircraft – approx. 3-5 psi
• Large reciprocating-engine aircraft – approx. 5.5 psi
• Turbine-powered transport aircraft – approx. 9psi
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
AIR CYCLE MACHINE
 CONTROLLING THE CABIN PRESSURE
AND SOURCES OF PRESSURISATION
- Pressurisation air from the compressor of the engine turbocharger

- Hot air cooled by the intercooler

- Discharge: Controlled and uncontrolled

- Controlled; flows through outflow valve or safety valve

- Uncontrolled; air that escapes around door and window seals, cables or other openings

- Outflow valve; primary cabin pressure control, regulates the amount of pressurized air that is allowed to
exit the cabin

- Safety valve (Positive pressure relief valve); will open in case of a malfunction in the outflow valve

- Dump valve; Releases all cabin pressure when aircraft lands

- Negative pressure relief valve; Prevents cabin pressure from going below that of the ambient air
 MODES OF PRESSURISATION

- Unpressurised mode; cabin pressure is same with the atmosperic pressure

- Isobaric mode; the pressure in the cabin remains constant as the flight altitude
changes
- The outflow valve is closed to maintain selected cabin altitude
- The outflow valve modulates on flight altitude change

- Constant differential mode; the cabin pressure limited by a setted differential

pressure value
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