Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Temporary post maintenance oil filter for gas-turbine engine
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Application No.: US14855854Application Date: 2015-09-16
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Publication No.: US10208625B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Nathan D. Korn , Marc J. Muldoon
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
- Main IPC: F01D25/20
- IPC: F01D25/20 ; F01D25/16 ; F01D15/12 ; F01D5/00 ; F01D25/18 ; F01D25/34 ; F02C7/06 ; F02C7/14 ; F02C7/18 ; F02C7/224

Abstract:
A method of maintaining a gas-turbine engine is provided. The method includes the steps of removing a conduit from the gas-turbine engine, installing a temporary oil filter in place of the conduit in the gas-turbine engine, and starting the gas-turbine engine with the temporary oil filter installed. A fan-drive gear system is also provided and comprises a journal bearing, a main oil pump fluidly coupled to the journal bearing, a main oil filter fluidly coupled between the journal bearing and the main oil pump, and an auxiliary oil pump fluidly coupled to the journal bearing. The auxiliary oil pump may be configured to supply oil to the journal bearing on startup. An auxiliary oil filter may also be installed between the auxiliary oil pump and the journal bearing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160169042A1 TEMPORARY POST MAINTENANCE OIL FILTER FOR GAS-TURBINE ENGINE Public/Granted day:2016-06-16
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