and spring-actuated to the closed position and
serve as system shutoff.
With the pressure regulator valves in the
energized position, bleed air flows through
ducting to the cyclic valves. Any time the
empennage pressure regulator valve is open, the
ram air scoop ejector is provided with a
continuous flow of bleed air for anti-icing. The
cyclic valve solenoid, when energized, ports
pressure to the inlet side of the cyclic valve, and
vents the outlet side of its pilot valve to
atmosphere. Pneumatic pressure from the inlet
side causes the cyclic valve to open. Bleed air will
then flow through the ducting for that segment
to the respective piccolo tube, where it is directed
to flow onto the inner skin surface to raise the
skin temperature above freezing. On the wing,
bleed air flows along the contour of the skin, and
is vented overboard between the leading edge flap
lower seal and the fixed wing. For the horizontal
stabilizer, the bleed air, after leaving the piccolo
tube, flows spanwise in the leading edge plenum,
and flows overboard at the tips.
To ensure that the flow of bleed air is directed
to the appropriate points regardless of the
positions of movable surfaces such as leading edge
flaps and the horizontal stabilizer, extension ducts
and leakproof rotary joints are incorporated.
Also, a special wing fold seal permits wing folding
while providing a leakproof junction when the
wings are spread.
The timing control provides electrical signals
to operate the pressure regulator valves and the
cyclic valves in the proper sequence. The sequence
is as follows: left outboard wing, right outboard
wing, left center wing, right center wing, left
inboard wing, right inboard wing, left horizontal
stabilizer, and right horizontal stabilizer. Electric
power (28 Vdc) is applied to the timing control
by setting the deice switch on the environmental
panel on the center console to WING EMP for
continuous operations, or to SINGLE CYCLE for
operation of the system, through one complete
sequence. Setting the deice switch to WING EMP
energizes the solenoids on the pressure regulator
valves, which causes all three pressure regulator
valves to open if a bleed-air pressure of 30 psi or
more is available. This pressure allows bleed air
to flow to the eight cyclic valves. If the wings are
folded, the wing pressure regulator valves will not
be energized because the wing fold interrupt
switch will be in the open position. When the
wings are extended, the timing control energizes
the cyclic valves in proper sequence. Each solenoid
is energized for 30 seconds, which causes each
cyclic valve to be pneumatically opened by bleed
air, to allow hot bleed air to flow through the
piccolo tube for 30 seconds or until the skin
reaches 60°± 3°F (15°± 1.6°C) as sensed by the
temperature sensor. When the skin temperature
exceeds 60°±3°F, the temperature sensor
provides a signal to the timing control to
de-energize the solenoid for that cyclic valve.
For in-flight operation, setting the deice switch
to SINGLE CYCLE will cause the system to
operate in the same way as it does when the deice
switch is set to WING EMP except that upon
completion of one sequence, the switch will return
to the OFF position. For ground operation and
checkout of the deice system, setting the deice
switch to SINGLE CYCLE will permit the system
to function through one complete cycle even if
the skin temperatures exceed 60°±3°F. The
interrupt feature of the temperature sensors is
disabled only in the single-cycle mode and only
when the aircraft is on the landing gear.
If a cyclic valve fails to fully open when
scheduled, a mechanical position switch signals
the timing control, which causes the DEICE FAIL
indicator light on the annunciator panel on the
center instrument panel to come on. This indicator
light will go off when the 30-second interval for
that cyclic valve is completed. If the pressure
regulator valve fails in the closed position, bleed
air will not be available to actuate the cyclic valve.
Again, the DEICE FAIL indicator light will come
on for each cyclic valve downstream from the
malfunctioning pressure regulator valve.
If a temperature sensor fails or a cyclic valve
fails while open, which results in the skin
temperature exceeding 200°± 5°F (93°± 2°C), a
thermo switch closes, and the DEICE HOT
indicator light on the annunciator panel comes on.
The WING EMP deicer system is functional
during all normal flight operating conditions.
During the engine-start cycle and during single-
engine operations, the deice system is functionally
inhibited. Normal deicing becomes available when
both engines are operating. When operating on
a single engine, deice can be recovered by setting
the air-conditioning and deice switches on the
environmental panel to OFF/RESET and WING
EMP, respectively.
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