Engine wash apparatus and method
US9631511B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64F5/30
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An engine wash system includes a manifold for delivering wash liquid to an engine. The manifold includes an internal engine contour segment shaped to correspond with at least a portion of the engine case at the inlet; a wash delivery segment connected to the internal engine contour segment which follows the engine case curvature in an axial direction and hooks around an outside of the engine case at the inlet; an inlet on the wash delivery segment to receive wash fluid; a nozzle on the wash delivery portion directed to spray into the compressor inlet of the engine; and a guide extending from the pipe and shaped to align the manifold with respect to the engine so that the nozzle sprays into the engine aft of the inlet particle separator.
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