Patent ID: 11879345
Assignee: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 9:
10. A sensor, comprising:
a mount arranged along a sensor axis;
an airfoil body fixed to the mount, the airfoil body having a first face and second face extending along the sensor axis;
a heater element positioned within the airfoil body and extending axially through the airfoil body,
wherein the airfoil body defines therein a pressure channel having an inlet segment extending between the heater element and the first face of the airfoil body to prevent ice formation and/or melt ice entrained within air traversing the pressure channel;
a temperature probe seated within the airfoil body, and wherein the pressure channel includes an expansion chamber extending axially within the airfoil body and chordwise separating the heater element from the temperature probe.