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US 2019/0093527 A1Published application
Deoiler for a gas turbine engine
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorWilliam G. Sheridan
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a deoiler. The deoiler includes an impeller, a housing arranged as a volute scroll, a splitter wall located at an exit of the deoiler that separates a lubricant and air discharged by the deoiler, and a port located at the exit that discharges the lubricant to at least one of a pump, a tank, or a gearbox.
Claims17
A deoiler comprising:
- an impeller;
- a housing arranged as a volute scroll;
- a splitter wall located at an exit of the deoiler that separates a lubricant and air discharged by the deoiler;
- and
- a port located at the exit that discharges the lubricant to at least one of a pump, a tank, or a gearbox.
2 more elements
A gas turbine engine comprising:
- a shaft;
- a bearing compartment that includes a bearing that supports the shaft;
- a gearbox that is driven by the shaft;
- a deoiler that is driven by the gearbox;
- and
- a lubrication system that includes a pump and a tank,
- wherein the deoiler includes
- a first port that receives a mixture of lubricant and air from the bearing compartment;
- an impeller;
- a housing arranged as a volute scroll;
- a splitter wall located at an exit of the deoiler that separates the lubricant and air discharged by the deoiler;
- a second port that discharges the lubricant to at least one of the pump, the tank, or the gearbox;
- and
- a third port that discharges the air from the deoiler.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.