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US 10,539,109 B2Granted
Flushing of fuel nozzle assembly or component using a solution following ultrasonic cleaning
AssigneeStandard Aero (San Antonio), Inc.
InventorsDaniel Rodriguez, Ulises Noguera
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Abstract
Fuel nozzle assemblies are flushed after ultrasonic cleaning. In one embodiment, a method includes: cleaning a fuel nozzle assembly by ultrasonic cleaning; and after the ultrasonic cleaning, flushing the fuel nozzle assembly using a solution, the fuel nozzle assembly comprising a valve located in an interior of the fuel nozzle assembly, the solution flowing through the interior of the fuel nozzle assembly, and the flowing of the solution controlled by the valve.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- cleaning a fuel nozzle assembly by ultrasonic cleaning;
- after the ultrasonic cleaning, mounting the fuel nozzle assembly in a solution tank of a pressurized system, wherein the fuel nozzle assembly is mounted above a fluid level of a cleaning solution held in a solution tank;
- and
- flushing the mounted fuel nozzle assembly using the cleaning solution, wherein the solution flows through an interior of the fuel nozzle assembly.
1 more element
A method, comprising:
- cleaning a fuel nozzle assembly or component by ultrasonic cleaning;
- after the ultrasonic cleaning, mounting the fuel nozzle assembly or component in a solution tank, wherein the fuel nozzle assembly or component is mounted above a fluid level of a solution held in the solution tank;
- and
- flushing the mounted fuel nozzle assembly or component using the solution, wherein the solution flows through an interior of the fuel nozzle assembly or component.
1 more element
A method, comprising:
- after a fuel nozzle assembly or component has been cleaned by ultrasonic cleaning, mounting the fuel nozzle assembly or component in a solution tank of a pressurized system, wherein the fuel nozzle assembly or component is mounted above a fluid level of a cleaning solution held in the solution tank of the pressurized system;
- and
- flushing the fuel nozzle assembly or component by flowing the cleaning solution in the pressurized system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.