Aircraft Galley, Lavatory, and

Water Systems
Ryan Koubek & Mike Maloy
Team 3
September 14, 2006
Aircraft Design Class

Lavatory, Galley, and Water

System
Important to include in preliminary design.
Large investment in weight
Large investment in volume

Typical Layouts

Galley
All food prep is done on the ground
Equipment
Coolers
Warmers
Coffee Makers

90 100 KVA allocated

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Water supply
.3 gallons per person
Pressurized by pneumatic system

Water quality regulated by EPA

Tanks have to be flushed and disinfected

http://www.edocorp.com/CompositesTanksVessels.htm

http://www.generalecology.com/air
craftsystem.htm

http://www.taycoeng.com/pro03.htm

 Roskam, Jan. Airplane Design: Layout Design of Landing Gear & Systems

Lavatory

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Lavatories
Rule of Thumb: 1 lavatory per 30
passengers
They use very little water (about 0.5 gallons
per flush)

Lavatory
They can use much smaller diameter sewer pipes

They can flush in any direction, including upward.

Since a vacuum system does not use gravity to
move the water, there is nothing to stop the sewer
pipe from going straight up

They can be put anywhere in the aircraft

Waste System
Self contained
Waste tanks and flushing units mix the
waste with chemicals
Vacuum flush from in flight pressure
differential (No gravity plumbing)
Must be serviced after every flight.

Drain locations need to be positioned

carefully

 Roskam, Jan. Airplane Design: Layout Design of Landing Gear & Systems

 Roskam, Jan. Airplane Design: Layout Design of Landing Gear & Systems

Removing Waste

http://www.airport-technology.com/contractors/groundequipment/combi_box/combi_box5.html

Food for Thought

Doesn't apply for UAVs or HPA

Military Transports?

Works Cited
Aircraft galley systems . . .
http://www.freshpatents.com/Aircraft-galleysystems-and-methods-for-managingelectric-power-for-aircraft-galley-systemsdt20050609ptan20050121978.php
Composites: Tanks and Vessels,EDO
Corp.
http://www.edocorp.com/CompositesTanks
Vessels.htm
Roskam, Jan. Airplane Design: Layout