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

Claim 0:
1. 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; and
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, wherein the pressure channel includes an expansion chamber fluidly coupling the inlet segment to the mount;
wherein the inlet segment of the pressure channel traces an arcuate path between the first face and the second face of the airfoil body.