Lubrication scavenge system
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1. In a lubrication scavenge system for collecting lubricant expelled from a structure rotating about an axis, the improvement comprising:
- a sump housing substantially encircling the structure and having an inwardly-facing surface extending at least partially about the axis in a spiral path increasing in radial distance from the axis in the direction of rotation of said structure in a plane perpendicular to the axis, wherein said spiral path extends 360°
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A lubrication scavenge system is disclosed herein. The lubrication scavenge system includes a sump housing substantially encircling a structure disposed for rotation about an axis. The sump housing has an inwardly-facing surface extending at least partially about the axis in a spiral path. The spiral path increases in radial distance from the axis in the direction of rotation of the structure, in a plane perpendicular to the axis. The spiral path extends 360°.
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1. In a lubrication scavenge system for collecting lubricant expelled from a structure rotating about an axis, the improvement comprising:
- a sump housing substantially encircling the structure and having an inwardly-facing surface extending at least partially about the axis in a spiral path increasing in radial distance from the axis in the direction of rotation of said structure in a plane perpendicular to the axis, wherein said spiral path extends 360°
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- a sump housing substantially encircling the structure and having an inwardly-facing surface extending at least partially about the axis in a spiral path increasing in radial distance from the axis in the direction of rotation of said structure in a plane perpendicular to the axis, wherein said spiral path extends 360°
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