SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS

The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for in-situ (e.g. on-wing) cleaning of gas turbine engine components. The method includes injecting a dry cleaning medium (84) into the gas turbine engine (10) at one or more locations. The dry cleaning medium (84) includes a plurality of abr...

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Main Authors KULKARNI, Ambarish Jayant, TIBBETTS, Nicole Jessica, PRITCHARD, JR., Byron Andrew, BEWLAY, Bernard Patrick, KALB, Brian Alan
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 04.09.2024
Subjects
ABRASIVE OR RELATED BLASTING WITH PARTICULATE MATERIAL
BLASTING
CLEANING
CLEANING IN GENERAL
DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES
ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL
FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
GRINDING
HEATING
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL
MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
POLISHING
PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
STEAM ENGINES
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
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Summary:The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for in-situ (e.g. on-wing) cleaning of gas turbine engine components. The method includes injecting a dry cleaning medium (84) into the gas turbine engine (10) at one or more locations. The dry cleaning medium (84) includes a plurality of abrasive microparticles (92). Thus, the method also includes circulating the dry cleaning medium (84) through at least a portion of the gas turbine engine (10) such that the abrasive microparticles (92) abrade a surface of the one or more components so as to clean the surface.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20170158162