System for washing an aero gas turbine engine
US9657589B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2220/323
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A wash system includes a wash unit associated with a mobile unit for providing wash fluid, one or more nozzles for streamline injecting wash fluid provided by the wash unit directly into an engine inlet, and an articulating arm for use in positioning the one or more nozzles. The wash unit is physically spaced from a surface of the engine inlet cowling during a washing process. The articulating arm is operable via one of a hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, or mechanically hand-driven operating means.
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