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Title:
Lubrication cooling system for aircraft engine accessory
Abstract:
This invention serves to cool the lubricant used by a mechanical constant speed drive (CSD) driving an aircraft alternator which aircraft is powered by a turbofan engine. The system cooling capacity is supplemented by an existing engine fuel/oil heat exchanger thereby effectuating a reduction in size of the CSD fan air/oil heat exchanger and minimizing an aircraft engine performance penalty.
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Inventors:
Griffin, James G. (West Hartford, CT, US) Singer, Irwin D. (Glastonbury, CT, US) Summers, Roger L. (Lafayette, IN, US)
Application Number:
777233
Filing Date: 1977-03-11 Publication_date: 1979-05-01 Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT)
Primary Class(es):
60/39.08
60/226.1, 184/6.11
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Other References:
Garrett Corp., TFE 731 Turbofan Pamphlet (1974). Pratt & Whitney, "The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and Its Operation" (1974) p. 126. |