System and method for cleaning deposit from a component of an assembled, on-wing gas turbine engine

Systems and methods for cleaning deposits from a component of an assembled, on-wing gas turbine engine are provided. Accordingly, the method includes operably coupling a delivery assembly to an annular inlet of a core gas turbine engine. A portion of cleaning fluid is atomized with the delivery asse...

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Hauptverfasser:	Sampson, Erica Elizabeth, Kulkarni, Ambarish Jayant, Bewlay, Bernard Patrick, Tibbetts, Nicole Jessica, Navojosky, William Francis, Lauria, Keith Anthony, Wang, Gongguan, Pritchard, Jr., Byron Andrew, Millhaem, Michael Robert
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT AVIATION BLASTING CLEANING CLEANING IN GENERAL COMBUSTION ENGINES COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL COSMONAUTICS DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR HEATING HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Systems and methods for cleaning deposits from a component of an assembled, on-wing gas turbine engine are provided. Accordingly, the method includes operably coupling a delivery assembly to an annular inlet of a core gas turbine engine. A portion of cleaning fluid is atomized with the delivery assembly to develop a cleaning mist 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 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.