Geared gas turbine engine
Abstract:
A gas turbine engine includes a gearbox including a sun gear, annulus gear, plurality of planet gears and a planet gear carrier. Each planet gear is rotatably mounted in the planet gear carrier by a planet gear bearing. A lubrication system is arranged to supply lubricant to the planet gear bearings and at least one of the sun gear, the planet gears and the annulus gears. The planet gear carrier includes an annular extension. The lubrication system includes an annular member arranged around annular extension to define an annular chamber which is sealed at its ends to the planet gear carrier and which contains a reserve of lubricant. The annular member has an inlet to supply lubricant into the annular chamber and the planet carrier has a first passage to supply lubricant to the sun, planet or annulus gear and a second passage to supply lubricant to planet gear bearings.
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