Invention Application
- Patent Title: PNEUMATIC STARTER SUPPLEMENTAL LUBRICATION SYSTEM
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Application No.: US17591412Application Date: 2022-02-02
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Publication No.: US20220154600A1Publication Date: 2022-05-19
- Inventor: John T. Pech , Benjamin T. Harder
- Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Main IPC: F01D25/20
- IPC: F01D25/20 ; F01D19/02 ; F02C7/12 ; F02C7/275 ; F02C7/27 ; F02C7/277

Abstract:
A starter supplemental lubrication system for a gas turbine engine is provided. The starter supplemental lubrication system includes a pneumatic starter operable to drive rotation of a rotor shaft of a gas turbine engine through an accessory gearbox. The pneumatic starter is configured to receive a primary lubricant flow at a first rotational speed range and receive a supplemental lubricant flow at a second rotational speed range that is less than the first rotational speed range. The starter supplemental lubrication system also includes a supplemental lubricant pump operable to supply the supplemental lubricant flow at the second rotational speed range. The supplemental lubricant pump is internal to the pneumatic starter.
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