Continuous stacked dual wrap tube end closure for anti-icing systems

Abstract

An anti-icing system may comprise a deicing boot of an elastomeric material comprising a plurality of tubes, wherein the deicing boot comprises a first set of tubes and a second set of tubes, wherein each of the first set of tubes and the second set of tubes have a corresponding end, and wherein the corresponding end is coupled to a continuous dual wrap end closure.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A control system for an anti-icing system, comprising:
 a deicing boot;   a controller; and   a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the controller, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the controller, cause the controller to perform operations comprising:   receiving, by the controller, an enable command from a control interface;   polling, by the controller, a sensor for a sensor data;   receiving, by the controller, the sensor data from the sensor;   passing, by the controller, the sensor data to an ice protection logic;   determining, by the controller via the ice protection logic, an icing condition; and   providing, by the controller, a compressed gas to the deicing boot.   
     
     
         2 . The control system for an anti-icing system of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor data includes an air temperature data and a liquid water content data, wherein the ice protection logic determines the icing condition based on the air temperature data and the liquid water content data. 
     
     
         3 . The control system for an anti-icing system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving, by the controller, an activate command from the control interface;   passing, by the controller, the activate command to the ice protection logic;   commanding, by the controller via the ice protection logic and in response to the activate command, a source of compressed gas to supply the compressed gas to the deicing boot.   
     
     
         4 . The control system for an anti-icing system of  claim 1 , wherein the deicing boot comprises an elastomeric material having a plurality of tubes,
 wherein the plurality of tubes of the deicing boot includes a first set of tubes and a second set of tubes, and   wherein the operations further comprise:   inflating, by the controller, the first set of tubes with the compressed gas;   inflating, by the controller, the second set of tubes with the compressed gas; and   inflating, by the controller, the first set of tubes and the second set of tubes with the compressed gas simultaneously.   
     
     
         5 . The control system for an anti-icing system of  claim 4 , wherein each of the first set of tubes and the second set of tubes have a corresponding end, and
 wherein the corresponding end is coupled to a continuous dual wrap end closure.   
     
     
         6 . The control system for an anti-icing system of  claim 5 , wherein the continuous dual wrap end closure comprises a continuous non-elastomeric tape. 
     
     
         7 . The control system for an anti-icing system of  claim 6 , wherein the continuous non-elastomeric tape defines a first layer and a second layer,
 wherein the ends of the first set of tubes are enclosed by the first layer and the ends of the second set of tubes are enclosed by the second layer.   
     
     
         8 . The control system for an anti-icing system of  claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of tubes are coupled relatively between a separating strip, wherein an end portion of the separating strip is enclosed by the first layer,
 wherein a gum ply layer is bonded relatively between the first layer and the second layer, and   wherein first midline strip is bonded along a dorsal surface midline of the first layer.