Gas turbine engine
AssigneesRolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG, ROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsStefan MENCZYKALSKI, Stephan UHKOETTER, John R. MASON, David A. EDWARDS, Neil DAVIES, Lynn HAMMOND, David WILLIAMS
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AssigneesRolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG, ROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsStefan MENCZYKALSKI, Stephan UHKOETTER, John R. MASON, David A. EDWARDS, Neil DAVIES, Lynn HAMMOND, David WILLIAMS
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A gas turbine engine includes a gearbox receiving input from a core shaft and driving a fan at a lower speed than the core shaft. First and second oil circuits fluidly couple with an inlet and outlet of the gearbox. A third oil circuit fluidly couples with an inlet and outlet of the gearbox. The outlet of the gearbox includes a device directing oil from the gearbox to the first oil circuit, to the second oil circuit and to the third oil circuit when feeding to the gearbox exceeds a predefined oil flow rate, or deviates an operational value corresponding with that oil flow rate, and directs oil from the gearbox to the third oil circuit when feeding to the gearbox is the predefined flow rate or is a corresponding operational value or is greater than or equal to a further corresponding operational value.
A gas turbine engine for an aircraft comprising:
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