Section 9. Climate Control
Eclipse 5OO Systems Manual
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© — Eclipse Aviation Corporation
Version 2.0 April 2007
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FLOW CONTROL VALVES
Bleed air downstream of each heat exchanger is routed to an electrically-actuated
flow control valves located in the pylon. The flow control valves have two functions:
two-step flow control and shutoff.
The High or Low setting is automatically controlled by the ACS. In the event of a loss
of electrical power, the flow control valve fails to the LOW setting.
Table 26. Flow Control Valve Functions — High/Low
Low Flow
Normal Position
Ground Idle
No Power
High Flow
Cabin altitude exceeds 10,000 feet
Cabin rate of climb exceeds 2,500 fpm
L or R selected on the AIR SOURCE switch
Bleed air is available from only one engine
Cabin temperature control falls approximately 7 °F below the
selected temperature
DUMP is selected ON
The shutoff function is automatically controlled by the ACS, with manual shutoff
override from the cockpit AIR SOURCE switch.
Table 27. Flow Control Valve Automatic Shutoff Operation *
Airplane Status
Flow Control Valve Position
On ground
Engine shut down
Closed
Engine start
Closed
On ground
Engine running
Open
On ground or in-flight
Engine running
No power to Flow Control Valve
Open
In-flight
Engine running
Open
In-flight
Engine shut down
Closed
On ground during engine shutdown
Closed for 10 seconds to stop potentially
contaminated air from entering cabin
*
NORM selected on AIR SOURCE Switch