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US 2018/0230854 A1Published application
Turbine engine lubrication system with wash flow filter
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorFrancis Parnin
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Abstract
An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a turbine engine component and a lubrication system. The lubrication system directs lubricant through the turbine engine component. The lubrication system includes a wash flow filter.
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An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
- a turbine engine component;
- a lubrication system for directing lubricant through the turbine engine component, the lubrication system including a wash flow filter, wherein the wash flow filter comprises a filter element, a first flow path extending along, without extending through, the filter element, and a second flow path extending through the filter element;
- a flow regulator configured to selectively direct lubricant through the first flow path and/or the second flow path;
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- a second filter fluidly coupled with and downstream of the first flow path, wherein the second filter is configured in parallel with the second flow path.
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An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising:
- a lubricant source;
- a turbine engine component;
- a filter including a filter element, a first flow path and a second flow path;
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- a second filter fluidly coupled between the first flow path and the turbine engine component, wherein the second filter is configured in parallel with the second flow path;
- the first flow path extending along and formed by the filter element;
- the second flow path extending through the filter element;
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- the first flow path and the second flow path configured in parallel between an inlet of the filter and an inlet of the turbine engine component, wherein the inlet of the filter is fluidly coupled with the lubricant source.
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