Disclosed and claimed is a method for draining a water supply system (1) onboard an aircraft which supplies water from a central water tank to a plurality of consumers. Water is supplied by a supply pump from the central water tank through supply lines of a conduit system to a plurality of consumers. Each consumer is associated with a supply valve for drawing water from the conduit system. The supply lines have a maximum internal diameter of 8 mm or less. The method comprises the steps of closing the supply valves of all consumers, subjecting the supply lines of the conduit system at the at the supply pump to a draining pressure and sequentially opening the supply valves of all consumers for removing water from the supply lines of the conduit system. Further, a corresponding water supply system and an aircraft are disclosed and claimed.
METHOD FOR PNEUMATICALLY DRAINING A WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
VERFAHREN ZUM PNEUMATISCHEN ENTLEEREN EINES WASSERVERSORGUNGSSYSTEMS
PROCÉDÉ DE DRAINAGE PNEUMATIQUE D'UN SYSTÈME D'ALIMENTATION EN EAU
26.02.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
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