Gas turbine engine fuel and hydraulic fluid pumping system
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1. A gas turbine engine fuel and hydraulic fluid pumping apparatus comprising:
- a fuel circuit and a hydraulic fluid circuit isolated from said fuel circuit.a first means for pressurizing the fuel in said fuel circuit and a first means for pressurizing the hydraulic fluid in said hydraulic fluid circuit.a second means for pressurizing the fuel in said fuel circuit and a second means for pressurizing the hydraulic fluid in said hydraulic fluid circuit.wherein said second means for pressurizing the fuel and hydraulic fluid in their respective circuits include fuel and hydraulic fluid reversible pump-motors in their respective circuits, means for switching said pump-motors to their pump or motor modes, and means to drive one of said pump-motors in its pump mode by other of said pump-motors in its motor mode.wherein said means for switching said pump-motors to their pump and motor modes includes a hydraulic slide valve interposed in said hydraulic fluid circuit between said first and second means for pressurizing the hydraulic fluid.
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Abstract
An arrangement for a main fuel pump, a backup fuel pump, a main hydraulic pump, and a backup hydraulic pump, typically for a gas turbine engine in an aircraft, includes an isolated fuel and hydraulic fluid system and a backup pumping arranngement employing two mechanically-coupled gear-type reversible pump-motors and appropriate control valves.
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1. A gas turbine engine fuel and hydraulic fluid pumping apparatus comprising:
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a fuel circuit and a hydraulic fluid circuit isolated from said fuel circuit. a first means for pressurizing the fuel in said fuel circuit and a first means for pressurizing the hydraulic fluid in said hydraulic fluid circuit. a second means for pressurizing the fuel in said fuel circuit and a second means for pressurizing the hydraulic fluid in said hydraulic fluid circuit. wherein said second means for pressurizing the fuel and hydraulic fluid in their respective circuits include fuel and hydraulic fluid reversible pump-motors in their respective circuits, means for switching said pump-motors to their pump or motor modes, and means to drive one of said pump-motors in its pump mode by other of said pump-motors in its motor mode. wherein said means for switching said pump-motors to their pump and motor modes includes a hydraulic slide valve interposed in said hydraulic fluid circuit between said first and second means for pressurizing the hydraulic fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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