Environmental Conditioning Systems (ECS)

Environmental Control Systems (ECS) and
Thermal Management

Environmental Control Systems (ECS) are crucial in maintaining the environmental conditions within an aircraft and similar paltforms, ensuring comfort, safety, and optimal performance for both passengers and crew. These systems regulate temperature, humidity, and pressure, providing a stable and controlled atmosphere regardless of external conditions. ECS encompasses various components, including air conditioning, ventilation, heating, and pressurization systems, all of which work together to create a habitable environment in the aircraft's cabin and other compartments.

In military applications, ECS also plays a critical role in ensuring the proper functioning of sensitive equipment and avionics by maintaining optimal environmental conditions. Effective thermal management is a critical aspect of ECS, particularly for electronic equipment in both commercial and military aircraft. As avionics and other onboard electronics generate significant heat during operation, maintaining appropriate temperatures is essential to prevent overheating, ensure reliability, and prolong the lifespan of these components. Advanced cooling systems, including liquid and air-cooled solutions, are integrated into the ECS to dissipate heat efficiently, safeguarding the performance and safety of the aircraft's electronic systems.

At ANOVA, we specialize in designing and producing advanced ECS and thermal management systems that meet airborne DO-178 and DO-254 standards with AS-9100 certificate. Our capabilities extend beyond system design to include the production of ECS and thermal management components such as pumps, fans, heat exchangers, and valves. By leveraging state-of-the-art technology and adhering to rigorous quality control measures, we provide reliable and efficient solutions, ensuring optimal performance and safety.

Environmental Conditioning Unit is designed in order to respond cooling and heating requirement of laser targetting pod, the new generation, multi-sensor targeting pod designed for war air-crafts. The purpose of the system is to maintain required climate conditions of laser targettin pod when it ramped and during various different flight conditions. Electric heaters are used for demanded heating force while gas flow cooling circuit is used in order to provide cooling power and thermal power obtained from air. The system designed as LRU level is available for demounting from mechanical and electrical interface in case of a failure.

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Environmental Conditioning Unit (ECU)

Environmental Conditioning Unit is designed in order to respond cooling and heating requirement of laser targetting pod, the new generation, multi-sensor targeting pod designed for war air-crafts. The purpose of the system is to maintain required climate conditions of laser targettin pod when it ramped and during various different flight conditions. Electric heaters are used for demanded heating force while gas flow cooling circuit is used in order to provide cooling power and thermal power obtained from air. The system designed as LRU level is available for demounting from mechanical and electrical interface in case of a failure.

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Air Cycle Machine

Air Cycle Machine (ACM) is used in electronic POD’s that are assembled to aircrafts, to provide cooling for electronic equipment. When flying, RAM air that has relatively high pressure and temperature is cooled in turbine by expansion. Cooled air used in air & air heat exchanger or liquid & air heat exchanger to cool electronics. Mechanical power that is extracted from turbine is used to operate compressor that evacuate air from pod to outside. Because of high speed of turbine and compressor, optimization is done about cricital speed and bedding. Thus, reliable and longlife cooling is provided at different altitudes and different flight velocities.

Heating Cooling Unit

Heating Cooling Unit (HCU) is an environmental conditioning unit that is designed in accordance with relative standards, using vapour compression cycle to condition temperature of marine laser systems. ISB with different modes that are heating, cooling and circulation, has its own microcontroller to switch on modes according to ambient and circulation liquid temperature. Thus, laser system temperature will be optimum in any ambient conditions. ISB that is designed for marine conditions, is qualified by MIL-STD-810G and MIL-STD-461F.

Air Cooled Oil Cooler

The Heat Exchanger is designed for aviation platforms. Heat in one oil line is cooled by air. Total heat dissipation capacity is 2 kW. Heat exchanger is poduced by vacuum brazing method for high reliability and long service life.

 Features
  • Produced with vacuum brazing method for high reliability and
    termal performance
  • Produced from aluminum
  • Corrosion resistant
  • Leight weight and compact design suitable for aviation application
    Qualified according to aviation platform requirements

Laser Weapon Cooling System

Liquid Cooling System designed for ground based laser weapon systems. Liquid coming from 3 different lines is cooled by vapor compresion cycle and recycled to the platform. System cools the 3 lines up to 7,5 kW.

 Features
  • Cooling system for short range laser based air defence system
  • Lasers are highly temperature dependent to achieve high
    efficiency and stable optical wavelength.
  • Laser Weapon Cooling System performs cooling effectively
    in a narrrow temperature range.

Radar Liquid Cooling System

Designed for air platform radars. Performs liquid cooling by using platform's ECS or Ram air. Smart liquid cooling system measuring liquid's temperature, pressure and guantity and makes necessary warnings to the platform. Uses PAO as the liguid, provides cooling up to 4,5 kW.

Fuel Cooled Oil Cooler

The Heat Exchanger is designed for aviation platforms. Heat in three oil lines is cooled by fuel. Total heat dissipatiion capacity is 34 kW. Heat exchanger is produced by vacuum brazing method for high reliability and long service life.

       Features

  • Produced with vacuum Grazing method for high reliability and termal performance
  • Produced from aluminum
  • Corrosion resistant
  • Leight weight and compact design suitable for aviation application
  • qualified according to aviation platform requirements.