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Swirl vessel (14) located within oil tank (28) receives return oil (12) and delivers supply oil (10). The vessel is vented (50) to outside the oil tank. Surplus oil continuously drains (36) to the tank (10) interior. Make up oil from the tank is continuously ejected back into the swirl vessel (14) b

Swirl vessel (14) located within oil tank (28) receives return oil (12) and delivers supply oil (10). The vessel is vented (50) to outside the oil tank. Surplus oil continuously drains (36) to the tank (10) interior. Make up oil from the tank is continuously ejected back into the swirl vessel (14) by various make up lines (46, 56, 68, 60) connected to the low pressure zone (49) of swirl inducing nozzles or injectors (18). The apparatus will operate at any attitude.

대표청구항 ▼

A vented oil supply reservoir for an aircraft comprising: an oil supply line to exterior equipment; an oil return line from exterior equipment; a swirl vessel including a substantially cylindrical chamber having an axis, oil injection nozzles in fluid communication with said oil return line for proj

A vented oil supply reservoir for an aircraft comprising: an oil supply line to exterior equipment; an oil return line from exterior equipment; a swirl vessel including a substantially cylindrical chamber having an axis, oil injection nozzles in fluid communication with said oil return line for projecting oil into said chamber in a tangential manner, an axially located vent line within said cylindrical chamber in fluid communication with the interior of said chamber, and an outlet opening peripherally located within said cylindrical chamber in fluid communication with the said oil supply line; an oil tank; said swirl vessel located within said oil tank; a drain opening at one end of said cylindrical chamber in fluid communication with the interior of said oil tank; said vent line in fluid communication with the exterior of said oil tank; and at least one oil make up line in fluid communication with the interior of said oil tank and with a low pressure zone of said injection nozzles.