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US 2012/0234174 A1Published application
Deaerating method and assembly
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsMichael J. Rollins, Melissa A. Bell
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Abstract
An example deaerator assembly includes a deaerating member disposed within a housing. The deaerating member includes an apertured stem extending from a pedestal. The apertured stem is configured to communicate air away from a mixture of air and coolant when the mixture of air and coolant is communicated about the apertured stem.
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A deaerator assembly, comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a deaerating member disposed with the housing, the deaerating member including an apertured stem extending from a pedestal, wherein the apertured stem is configured to communicate air away from a mixture of air and coolant when the mixture of air and coolant is communicated about the apertured stem.
An aircraft auxiliary power unit assembly, comprising:
- a gearbox configured to rotatably couple a turbomachine to a generator;
- a coolant path configured to communicate a coolant through the gearbox and the generator;
- and
- a deaerator assembly having a deaerating member that includes an apertured stem extending from a pedestal, wherein a mixture of air and the coolant is communicated about the apertured stem to separate air from the coolant.
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A method of removing air from a mixture of air and coolant, comprising:
- spiraling a mixture of air and coolant about an apertured stem in a deaerator assembly;
- communicating at least some of the air from the mixture through an array of apertures in the apertured stem to a bore in the apertured stem;
- and
- venting the air from the bore.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.