Nicolas Russell: Website Developer
Regis Rumfola: Budget Liaison
Matthew Marty: Documenter
Project Description:
Honeywell produces a line of Pneumatic Controls for use in aircraft.
These controls take the form of valves that are used for controlling the temperature, pressure, and flow of pressurized air
that is extracted either from the aircrafts main propulsion engines, or from a smaller auxiliary power unit (APU). These valves run
from small 3/8ths-inch line sizes up to 10 inches in diameter, and carry pressures from just above atmospheric to 600 psig,
with temperatures running from -40F to 1300F. The extracted air is cooled and the pressure regulated, and is provided to various user systems
including wing anti-ice and cabin pressurization and environmental control. Many of the worlds aircraft use valves produced by Honeywell,
and most aircraft have dozens of these valves. A lot of Honeywell valves use electromagnetic solenoids to open and close the butterfly valves.
The purpose of this project is to evolve and improve these solenoids.