Turbine wash port for a gas turbine engine
US8303243B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02C3/305
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An access conduit for access to the interior of a combustor for the washing of the turbine components of a gas turbine engine. The access conduit is secured between a gas generator case and a combustion chamber liner of the combustor. The access conduit has an open outer end accessible from an outer face of the gas generator case and an open inner end exiting in a combustion chamber through the liner. The access conduit has one or more openings disposed in a combustor gap between the gas generator case and the liner of the combustor. A plug is removably secured in the open outer end and extends into the access conduit to obstruct the one or more openings.
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