AIRCRAFT CIRCULATION SYSTEM FOR PASSENGER CABINS

摘要

A method and apparatus for an air circulation system. The apparatus comprises a suite (212) and a circulation unit (216). The suite (212) has walls (218) extending upward from a floor (220) of the passenger cabin (208) without reaching a ceiling (222) of the passenger cabin (208). The circulation unit (216) comprises an inlet system (226) configured to receive air (204) in the passenger cabin (208) of an aircraft in a location outside of the suite (212); an outlet system (228) configured to output the air received by the inlet system (226) into an interior of the suite (212); and a fan system (230) configured to cause a movement of the air (204) into the inlet system (226) from outside of the suite (212) and out of the outlet system (228) into the interior of the suite (212). The air (204) moves upwards in the suite (212) and over the walls (218). The air (204) moving over the walls (218) causes a desired circulation of the air within the passenger cabin (208).