Gas turbine engine wash system
US11313246B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/406
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wash system for a gas turbine engine includes a core turning assembly having a motor configured to be mechanically coupled to the gas turbine engine. The rotor of the core turning assembly is further configured to rotate one or more components of a compressor section or a turbine section of the gas turbine engine at a rotational speed greater than two (2) revolutions per minute and less than five hundred (500) revolutions per minute during washing operations of the gas turbine engine.
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