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US 2013/0152975 A1Published application
Multi-engine wash harness systems and methods
OwnerTravis Heywood, James McCormickinventors
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Abstract
A turbine engine cleaning system includes a source of cleaning fluid, a source of rinse fluid, a pump configured to deliver the cleaning fluid and rinse fluid under pressure, and a wash harness. The wash harness is connected in flow communication with a plurality of turbine engines. The wash harness is configured to direct cleaning fluid from the source of cleaning fluid and rinse fluid from the source of rinse fluid from the pump to the turbine engines in sequence.
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A turbine engine cleaning system, comprising:
- a source of cleaning fluid;
- a source of rinse fluid;
- a pump configured to deliver the cleaning fluid and rinse fluid under pressure;
- a wash harness connected in flow communication with a plurality of turbine engines, the wash harness being configured to direct cleaning fluid from the source of cleaning fluid and rinse fluid from the source of rinse fluid to the plurality of turbine engines in sequence.
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A turbine engine cleaning system, comprising:
- a first hose assembly connected in flow communication a first turbine engine;
- a second hose assembly connected in flow communication with a second turbine engine;
- a pump system;
- a wash harness connected in flow communication with the first and second hose assemblies and the pump system, the wash harness being operable to control flow of cleaning fluid and rinse fluid from the pump system to the first and second hose assemblies to clean the first and second turbine engines simultaneously.
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A method of concurrently cleaning a plurality of turbine engines, comprising:
- providing a cleaning fluid, a rinse fluid, a pump, and a wash harness;
- connecting the wash harness in flow communication with the pump and the plurality of turbine engines;
- delivering the cleaning fluid and rinse fluid under pressure to the wash harness with the pump;
- directing the cleaning fluid and rinse fluid to a first of the plurality of turbine engines and a second of the plurality of turbine engines with the wash harness to clean the first and second turbine engines.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.