Hydraulic snubber insert for gas turbine engine and associated method of installation
AssigneePratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
InventorsPatryk MALEWICZ, Mateusz SOKOLIK
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Abstract
The hydraulic snubber insert can have an elongated stem and at least one segment extending transversally from the stem, each segment having a size and shape mating a cross-sectional size and shape of the liquid carrying line, and at least one aperture, the insert being configured for the at least one segment to be pushable snugly into the liquid carrying line and pullable out from the liquid carrying line via the stem.
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A hydraulic snubber insert for a liquid carrying line of a gas turbine engine, the insert comprising an elongated stem and at least one segment extending transversally from the stem, each segment having a size and shape mating a cross-sectional size and shape of the liquid carrying line, and having at least one aperture, the insert being configured for the at least one segment to be pushable snugly inside and along the liquid carrying line and pullable out from the liquid carrying line via the stem.
A gas turbine engine comprising a liquid carrying line, a pressure transient source in fluid flow communication with the liquid carrying line, a sensor in fluid flow communication with the liquid carrying line, and a hydraulic snubber insert positioned in the liquid carrying line, between the pressure transient source and the sensor, the insert comprising an elongated stem and at least one segment extending transversally from the stem, each segment having a size and shape snugly mating a cross-sectional size and shape of the liquid carrying line, and having at least one aperture.
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