Abstract: A passive cooling unit for cooling food, preferably food received in a storage container, comprises a casing insulating an interior from an environment surrounding the casing, the casing having an air inlet and outlet and comprising within its interior a dry ice receiving space and an airflow channel for guiding air to be cooled. The airflow channel is arranged in airflow communication with the air inlet and outlet. The unit further comprises an electrically operated airflow device which creates an airflow through the airflow channel, and a thermal electrical generator for generating electrical power. The thermal electrical generator arranged in the casing in thermal contact with the airflow channel and the dry ice receiving space. The at least one electrically operated airflow device receives power generated by the thermal electrical generator.

Abstract: A thermal control system and transport container with a thermal control system for transporting a payload. The thermal control system comprises a case, and an intermediate floor dividing an interior space of the case in a first section and a second section. The thermal control system further comprises a first air passage arranged in the case and fluidly connecting the first section with an exterior environment of the case. The intermediate floor comprises a phase-change material and is configured to allow air to pass through the intermediate floor and to exchange heat with the phase-change material.

Abstract: A system for providing a pressurized liquid, having a reservoir for the liquid, which has a discharge and a feed, having a pump, having a first valve, having a separate filter chamber, having an inlet and at least one outlet, and a compressible, closed buffer body. The pump is between the discharge of the reservoir and the filter chamber and configured to increase pressure of the liquid within the filter chamber, the first valve between the feed of the reservoir and the filter chamber and configured to open in the direction of the reservoir upon attainment or exceedance of a minimum pressure of the liquid in the filter chamber. The buffer body is in the filter chamber such that it can be surrounded by liquid.

Abstract: An expansion tank system for a liquid cooling system includes a first chamber for receiving a coolant, a second chamber for pressurized gas, a first gas conveying device for conveying gas from the first to the second chamber, a second gas conveying device for conveying gas from the second to the first chamber, a first pressure sensor in fluid communication with the first chamber, and a control unit connected to the first gas conveying device, the second gas conveying device and the first pressure sensor for controlling the second conveying device to selectively convey gas from the second to the first chamber if a pressure measured through the first pressure sensor is below a predefined first threshold value, and for controlling the first conveying device to convey gas from the first to the second chamber if a pressure measured through the first pressure sensor is above a second threshold value.

Abstract: An expansion tank system for a liquid cooling system includes a first chamber for receiving a coolant, a second chamber for pressurized gas, a first gas conveying device for conveying gas from the first to the second chamber, a second gas conveying device for conveying gas from the second to the first chamber, a first pressure sensor in fluid communication with the first chamber, and a control unit connected to the first gas conveying device, the second gas conveying device and the first pressure sensor for controlling the second conveying device to selectively convey gas from the second to the first chamber if a pressure measured through the first pressure sensor is below a predefined first threshold value, and for controlling the first conveying device to convey gas from the first to the second chamber if a pressure measured through the first pressure sensor is above a second threshold value.

Abstract: A cooling arrangement for a kitchen provided for installation in a means of transport comprises a cooling circuit which can have a cooling medium flowing through it and in which a condenser and an evaporator are arranged. The condenser is accommodated in a condenser housing and is arranged in a first installation space which is intended to form a first sub-region of the kitchen. The evaporator is accommodated in an evaporator housing formed separately from the condenser housing, and is arranged in a second installation space which is intended to form a second sub-region of the kitchen.

Abstract: A system for providing a pressurized liquid, having a reservoir for the liquid, which has a discharge and a feed, having a pump, having a first valve, having a separate filter chamber, having an inlet and at least one outlet, and a compressible, closed buffer body. The pump is between the discharge of the reservoir and the filter chamber and configured to increase pressure of the liquid within the filter chamber, the first valve between the feed of the reservoir and the filter chamber and configured to open in the direction of the reservoir upon attainment or exceedance of a minimum pressure of the liquid in the filter chamber. The buffer body is in the filter chamber such that it can be surrounded by liquid.

Abstract: A temperature regulating system for at least one galley compartment for an in-flight kitchen which is intended for installing in a transport apparatus or vehicle, especially in an aircraft, includes a controllable cooling and heating element, which is designed for selectively cooling or heating a specified section of the cooling and heating element, and a heat-insulating partitioning wall, which at least partially adjoins an encompassing side edge of the cooling and heating element and encloses the specified section of the cooling and heating element. The heat-insulating partitioning wall is designed for separating an interior space of the galley compartment from an interior of a section of a fluid duct which extends in the in-flight kitchen.

Abstract: A trolley compartment for an on-board kitchen intended for installation in a transport vehicle comprises a frontal access aperture as well as a rear wall that lies opposite the access aperture. A worktop forms an upper boundary of the trolley compartment. A first cooling fluid duct, which is connectable to an interior space of the trolley compartment via at least one first cooling fluid aperture, is integrated into or arranged adjacent to the worktop. At least one first removable cooling fluid aperture cover is selectively mountable in the first cooling fluid duct over the first cooling fluid aperture to separate the first cooling fluid duct from the interior space of the trolley compartment, or demountable from the first cooling fluid duct to connect the first cooling fluid duct to the interior space of the trolley compartment via the first cooling fluid aperture.

Abstract: A cooling system for a galley installed in a transportation device, in particular an aircraft, has a cooling device with a coolant circuit configured to have a coolant flow therethrough. A fluid line is configured to have a fluid to be cooled flow therethrough and is thermally coupled with the coolant circuit to transfer heat from the fluid to be cooled to the coolant circulating in the coolant circuit, and an air line configured to be flowed through with air and thermally coupled to the coolant circuit of the cooling device to transfer heat from the coolant to the air line. The air line, downstream of the thermal coupling of the air line with the coolant circuit, is connectable to a cabin region of the transportation device accommodating the galley to supply the cabin region with air warmed by heat transfer from the coolant circulating in the coolant circuit.

Abstract: A galley cooling system for installation in a transportation means, in particular an aircraft, comprises a cooling device comprising a coolant circuit configured to be flowed through with a coolant. The cooling system further comprises a first fluid line configured to be flowed through with a first fluid and being thermally coupled with the coolant circuit to transfer heat from the first fluid line fluid to the coolant circuit coolant, and a second fluid line configured to be flowed through with a second fluid and being thermally coupled to the coolant circuit to transfer heat from the coolant circuit coolant to the second fluid line fluid. The second fluid line comprises a first portion integrated into or arranged adjacent to a galley worktop, the first portion of the second fluid line being configured to be flowed through with the second fluid in a direction parallel to the worktop.

Abstract: A galley cooling system for an aircraft includes a trolley compartment which includes a cooling unit. A first cooling fluid manifold connects to a cooling fluid outlet or a cooling fluid inlet and has a first cooling fluid manifold wall defining a portion of a lateral boundary of a receiving space of the trolley compartment. A first cooling fluid opening is in the first cooling fluid manifold wall connecting the first cooling fluid manifold to the receiving space of the trolley compartment. A second cooling fluid manifold connected to the cooling fluid inlet or outlet of the cooling unit has a second cooling fluid manifold wall defining a portion of an upper boundary of the receiving space of the trolley compartment, a second cooling fluid opening in the second cooling fluid manifold wall to connect the second cooling fluid manifold to the receiving space of the trolley compartment.

Abstract: A supply system with a plurality of consumers, which can be supplied with a minimum volumetric flow by the supply system to ensure their operational function, wherein the supply system exhibits a network of lines with a plurality of lines, which are each hooked up to the consumers, and a pump connected to the lines for generating a volumetric flow of supply fluid in the lines, wherein the supply system incorporates a network of lines in which consumers are fluidically connected in parallel in relation to the pump arrangement, and wherein each consumer has allocated to it at least one flow control valve functionally placed upstream from the respective consumer in the cooling circulation as viewed from the position of the pump in the direction of flow.

Abstract: An aircraft cooling system including a cooler which is adapted to supply cooling energy to an aircraft device to be cooled, and a heat transfer arrangement which is adapted to transfer waste heat generated by the cooler to a cabin air extraction system. The heat transfer arrangement comprises a heat transfer circuit, in which a liquid heat transfer medium heated by the waste heat of the cooler circulates.

Abstract: A cooling arrangement for a kitchen provided for installation in a means of transport comprises a cooling circuit which can have a cooling medium flowing through it and in which a condenser and an evaporator are arranged. The condenser is accommodated in a condenser housing and is arranged in a first installation space which is intended to form a first sub-region of the kitchen. The evaporator is accommodated in an evaporator housing formed separately from the condenser housing, and is arranged in a second installation space which is intended to form a second sub-region of the kitchen.

Abstract: A cooling arrangement for a galley for installation in a transport apparatus includes a cooling energy consumer with a housing with a cooling fluid inlet opening and a cooling fluid outlet opening for the supply and removal of a cooling fluid to and from the housing. A cooling compartment includes an interior for taking up the cooling energy consumer, a cooling air inlet for supplying cooling air to the cooling compartment and a cooling air outlet for removing cooling air from the cooling compartment. The cooling air inlet can conduct the cooling air supplied to the interior over an outer surface of the cooling energy consumer. A conveying device is configured to conduct the cooling air supplied to the interior and conducted over the outer surface of the cooling energy consumer through the housing of the cooling energy consumer via the cooling fluid inlet opening and cooling fluid outlet opening.

Abstract: A temperature regulating system for at least one galley compartment for an in-flight kitchen which is intended for installing in a transport apparatus or vehicle, especially in an aircraft, includes a controllable cooling and heating element, which is designed for selectively cooling or heating a specified section of the cooling and heating element, and a heat-insulating partitioning wall, which at least partially adjoins an encompassing side edge of the cooling and heating element and encloses the specified section of the cooling and heating element. The heat-insulating partitioning wall is designed for separating an interior space of the galley compartment from an interior of a section of a fluid duct which extends in the in-flight kitchen.

Abstract: An aircraft air-conditioning system including an air-conditioning unit which is designed to provide cooled process air. A process air line conducts cooled process air provided by the air-conditioning unit into a working area of an aircraft cabin. A cooler supplies cooling energy to a device to be cooled which is provided in the working area of the aircraft cabin. Finally, the aircraft air-conditioning system includes a heat transfer arrangement which transfers waste heat generated by the cooler to process air flowing through the process air line.

Abstract: A cooling arrangement for a galley for installation in a transport apparatus includes a cooling energy consumer with a housing with a cooling fluid inlet opening and a cooling fluid outlet opening for the supply and removal of a cooling fluid to and from the housing. A cooling compartment includes an interior for taking up the cooling energy consumer, a cooling air inlet for supplying cooling air to the cooling compartment and a cooling air outlet for removing cooling air from the cooling compartment. The cooling air inlet can conduct the cooling air supplied to the interior over an outer surface of the cooling energy consumer. A conveying device is configured to conduct the cooling air supplied to the interior and conducted over the outer surface of the cooling energy consumer through the housing of the cooling energy consumer via the cooling fluid inlet opening and cooling fluid outlet opening.

Abstract: A cooling system for a galley installed in a transportation device, in particular an aircraft, comprises a cooling device with a coolant circuit configured to have a coolant flow therethrough. A fluid line is configured to have a fluid to be cooled flow therethrough and is thermally coupled with the coolant circuit to transfer heat from the fluid to be cooled to the coolant circulating in the coolant circuit, and an air line configured to be flowed through with air and thermally coupled to the coolant circuit of the cooling device to transfer heat from the coolant to the air line. The air line, downstream of the thermal coupling of the air line with the coolant circuit, is connectable to a cabin region of the transportation device accommodating the galley to supply the cabin region with air warmed by heat transfer from the coolant circulating in the coolant circuit.