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Old 7th Mar 2008, 08:40
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GlueBall
 
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In any pressurized airplane, cabin air exchange rates are affected by the efficiency and by the number of operating packs [ACMs - Air Cycle Machines].

There is some fuel burn savings by operating less than 3 packs, but obviously at the expense of reduced fresh air volume. If the pax load is high, it's more comfortable to run all packs.
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