PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - How does the aircraft get pressurized? Few questions
Old 13th December 2011 | 10:18
  #3 (permalink)  
dixi188
Community Builder
20 Anniversary
 
Joined: Apr 2004
: LAME
Posts: 2,279
Likes: 186
From: Dorset UK
As in all modern aircraft except the B787, bleed air is taken from the engine compressor and passed through the air conditioning packs. It is then fed into the cabin.

The control of cabin pressure is by varying the amount of air leaving through the outflow valves.

If you shut down one engine bleed or pack then less air is coming in so less air is let out.

If all packs are shut down then the outflow valves will close to hold as much air as possible but due to leaks the cabin altitude will rise and pressurization will be lost.

Depending on the size of cabin and leak rate the un pressurized rate of climb in the cabin may be 500 to 2000 feet per minute so a descent to lower level is required.

Hope this helps.
dixi188 is offline  
Reply