Gas turbine filtration system with inlet filter orientation assembly
AssigneeBHA Altair, LLC
InventorsEtienne René Pascal Jarrier, William Keith Albert Eyers, Peter John Duncan Smith, Richard Paul Steele
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Abstract
The present application provides a filtration system for a gas turbine engine. The filtration system may include a holding frame with a positioning element extending therefrom and a filtration unit for mounting within the holding frame. The filtration unit may include a positioning slot therein such that the positioning element extends through the positioning slot when the filtration unit is mounted within the holding frame.
Claims20
A filtration system for a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a holding frame;
- the holding frame comprising a positioning element extending therefrom;
- and
- a filtration unit for mounting within the holding frame;
- the filtration unit including a mounting frame, the mounting frame comprising a positioning slot therein such that the positioning element extends through the positioning slot when the filtration unit is mounted within the holding frame.
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A method of ensuring a correct orientation of a filtration unit within a holding frame of a filtration system, comprising:
- mounting a filtration unit within a holding frame the filtration unit including a mounting frame, the mounting frame comprising a positioning slot therein, the holding frame comprising a positioning element extending therefrom;
- and
- wherein mounting includes aligning the positioning slot with the positioning element such that the positioning element extends through the positioning slot when the filtration unit is mounted within the holding frame.
A filtration system for a gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a holding frame;
- the holding frame comprising a positioning rod extending therefrom;
- and
- a square filter for mounting within the holding frame;
- the square filter comprising a mounting frame;
- the mounting frame comprising a positioning slot therein such that the positioning rod extends through the positioning slot when the square filter is mounted within the holding frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.