System for washing an aero gas turbine engine
US8479754B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2220/323
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
System for washing a gas turbine engine (1). The system comprises a spray device (33; 90) including at least one nozzle (54) adapted to inject liquid into an inlet (110) of said engine during a washing operation; a wash unit (31, 35) adapted to distribute said liquid to said spray device (33; 90); and a positioning device (34) adapted to move said spray device in three dimensions, thereby enabling a positioning of said spray device in a washing operation position in said three dimensions relative said engine inlet (110) without any contact between the spray device (33; 90) and the engine (1). The invention further relates to a vehicle for making the inventive system mobile and to a mobile system for serving a gas turbine engine (1) comprising a mobile vehicle carrying the washing system and a liquid collecting unit (116) comprising a collecting device (114) adapted to collect waste wash liquid emanating from the engine during a washing operation of the engine.
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