Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sump tank for a gas turbine engine
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Application No.: US15276538Application Date: 2016-09-26
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Publication No.: US10208637B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Mark Justin Mulock
- Applicant: SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
- Main IPC: F01M11/06
- IPC: F01M11/06 ; F16N31/00 ; F01D25/18

Abstract:
A sump tank for use with a gas turbine engine in offshore conditions is disclosed. In embodiments, the sump tank includes two circuitous lubricant flow paths. Each flow path includes an end compartment, a side compartment, and a tube that feed to a central compartment. The baffles used to form the central compartment are angled so as to cause the lubricant entering from the tubes to swirl, which may increase the residence time of the lubricant and may help ensure that any entrained air is released from the lubricant prior to entering the suction line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180087403A1 SUMP TANK FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE Public/Granted day:2018-03-29
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