ICE RATE METER WITH VIRTUAL ASPIRATION
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1. A system for an aircraft comprising:
- an ice rate meter probe operable to acquire a measured liquid water content (Measured LWC); and
an ice rate module in communication with said ice rate meter probe, said ice rate module operable to determine a virtual aspiration factor, and to determine a representation of an actual liquid water content using at least said virtual aspiration factor and the Measured LWC, wherein said representation is suitable for use to adjust at least a portion of a deice system.
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Abstract
A system and method of determining an actual liquid water content (Actual LWC) with an ice rate meter probe without aspiration.
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1. A system for an aircraft comprising:
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an ice rate meter probe operable to acquire a measured liquid water content (Measured LWC); and an ice rate module in communication with said ice rate meter probe, said ice rate module operable to determine a virtual aspiration factor, and to determine a representation of an actual liquid water content using at least said virtual aspiration factor and the Measured LWC, wherein said representation is suitable for use to adjust at least a portion of a deice system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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acquiring measured liquid water content (Measured LWC) data from an ice rate meter probe; acquiring measured data from an aircraft sensor suite; correlating a virtual aspiration factor with the measured data from the aircraft sensor suite; and determining an actual liquid water content (Actual LWC) by applying the virtual aspiration factor to the measured liquid water content data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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acquiring measured data from an aircraft sensor suite; multiplying a virtual aspiration factor which is a function of the measured data by a measured liquid water content (Measured LWC) to obtain an actual liquid water content (Actual LWC); and using said Actual LWC to adjust a deice system of an aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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