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Deaerating assembly

US10422476B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (HSC) · US

Inventors

Dean A. Norem · Cherry Valley, US
Timothy P. Walgren · Wales, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2018
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 15, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H57/027
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of deaerating a mixture of fluid and air according to an example of the present disclosure includes the steps of communicating a mixture of a fluid and air into an open area of a reservoir directly against a wall of the reservoir to separate at least some of the fluid from at least some of the air. The reservoir is disposed about an axis of a rotatable shaft, and the reservoir has a curved radially outer wall and a curved radially inner wall joined by curved end walls that face circumferentially relative to the axis. The mixture is communicated against a first one of the curved end walls. The fluid is held within the reservoir after the separating.

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