Engine wash apparatus and method—manifold
US9023155B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01D25/002
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An engine wash system for delivering wash liquid to an engine with a lift fan and a main engine, the lift fan including a plurality of inlet guide vanes and a nose cone, and the main engine connected to the lift fan by a shaft, the engine wash system includes a lift fan manifold to deliver wash liquid to the lift fan; and a main engine manifold to deliver wash liquid to the main engine, wherein the lift fan manifold and the main engine manifold can deliver the wash liquid simultaneously.
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