AIR CONDITIONING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AIRCRAFT WITH A PLURALITY OF CLIMATE ZONES THAT MAY BE INDIVIDUALLY TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED

摘要

An air conditioning arrangement (22) for an aircraft (10) or other premiseswith a plurality of climate zones (12 to 20) that may be individuallytemperature-controlled, comprises a main branching system (26) comprising anair supply feed path system (24) with a mixing chamber (28) and a plurality ofsub-branching systems (30) branching from the mixing chamber and leading toone of the climate zones in each case. Individual temperature-controlmeans(36, 38, 40, 42) are used on the other hand for individually controllingthe temperature of the air supply in each of the sub-branching systems (30) asa function of a desired temperature value of the respective climate zone.According to the invention the individual temperature-control means, inallocation to at least one (20) of the climate zones, comprise at least onecombined heat and power engine (42) operating according to a thermodynamiccyclic process, in particular a Stirling engine.