SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING DEPOSIT FROM A COMPONENT OF AN ASSEMBLED, ON-WING GAS TURBINE ENGINE

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING DEPOSIT FROM A COMPONENT OF AN ASSEMBLED, ON-WING GAS TURBINE ENGINE

System (300) and method for cleaning deposits from a component (102) of an assembled, on-wing gas turbine engine (100) are provided. Accordingly, the method includes operably coupling a delivery assembly (306) to an annular inlet of the core gas turbine engine. A portion of cleaning fluid is atomize...

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Hauptverfasser: TIBBETTS, Nicole, KULKARNI, Ambarish, LAURIA, Keith, SAMPSON, Erica, MILLHAEM, Michael, PRITCHARD Jr., Byron, BEWLAY, Bernard, NAVOJOSKY, William, WANG, Gongguan
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
BLASTING
CLEANING
CLEANING IN GENERAL
ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL
HEATING
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
STEAM ENGINES
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:System (300) and method for cleaning deposits from a component (102) of an assembled, on-wing gas turbine engine (100) are provided. Accordingly, the method includes operably coupling a delivery assembly (306) to an annular inlet of the core gas turbine engine. A portion of cleaning fluid is atomized with the delivery assembly to develop a cleaning mist (312) having a plurality of atomized droplets. The atomized droplets are suspended within any path of the core gas turbine engine from the annular inlet to an axial position downstream of a compressor (124) of the core gas turbine engine. A portion of the cleaning mist is impacted or precipitated onto the component so as to wet the component, and a portion of the deposits on the component is dissolved by the cleaning mist.