Drive pinion of an air-oil separator of a turbomachine accessory gearbox
AssigneeSafran Aircraft Engines
InventorsAlexis Pereira, Thierry Kohn
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AssigneeSafran Aircraft Engines
InventorsAlexis Pereira, Thierry Kohn
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A drive pinion of an air/oil separator of an accessory gearbox of a turbomachine, the air/oil separator being configured to be supplied at the input by an air flow to de-oil and to supply at the output, on the one hand, a de-oiled air flow and, on the other hand, an oil flow by centrifugation, the pinion being configured to drive the separator rotationally along an axis of rotation, the pinion being mounted facing a passage opening of the separator, the pinion comprising at least one guiding opening traversing the web plate defining at least one guiding surface inclined with respect to the axis of rotation in such a way as to guide along the axis an air flow to de-oil into the separator or a de-oiled air flow out of the separator via the guiding opening of the pinion.
A drive pinion of an air/oil separator of an accessory gearbox of a turbomachine, the air/oil separator being configured to be supplied at the input by an air flow to de-oil and to supply at the output, on the one hand, a de-oiled air flow and, on the other hand, an oil flow by centrifugation, the pinion being configured to drive the separator rotationally along an axis of rotation, the pinion being suited to being mounted facing a passage opening of the separator configured to enable the passage of an air flow to de-oil or a de-oiled air flow, the pinion comprising a central axis extending along the axis of rotation, a toothed peripheral part and a web plate extending between the central axis and the peripheral part, the pinion wherein at least one guiding opening traversing the web plate, said at least one guiding opening defining at least one guiding surface inclined with respect to the axis of rotation in such a way as to guide, parallel to the axis of rotation, an air flow to de-oil into the separator or a de-oiled air flow out of the separator via the guiding opening of the pinion.
An accessory gearbox for turbomachine, said gearbox comprising an air/oil separator, configured to be supplied at the input by an air flow to de-oil and to supply at the output, on the one hand, a de-oiled air flow and, on the other hand, an oil flow by centrifugation, and a pinion according to one of the preceding claims configured to drive the separator rotationally along the axis of rotation, the pinion being mounted facing a passage opening of the separator configured to enable the passage of an air flow to de-oil or a de-oiled air flow.
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