System for an aircraft, the system comprising: a turbine engine (2) with a hydraulic lubrication circuit (30); and a fuel cell (28) with a hydraulic circuit (40) for setting and maintaining the operating temperature of the fuel cell (28); wherein the hydraulic lubrication circuit (30) and the hydraulic circuit (40) form a single and common oil circuit and the oil circuit comprises a pump (50) with a heating element integrated in the pump for heating the oil. The pump may be an electric pump with an electric motor, wherein the electric motor comprises a coil fed with DC current forming a heating element for heating the oil. The pump may comprise a body and the heating element may be an electric resistor embedded into the body of the pump and in direct contact with the oil.

Provided are a fan assembly and a vacuum cleaner having same. The fan assembly includes a housing, an impeller assembly, and a driving member. At least part of the impeller assembly is accommodated in the housing. The impeller assembly includes a plurality of impellers connected in series in an airflow flowing direction of the fan assembly. The driving member is configured to drive the plurality of impellers to rotate.

The present disclosure is directed to a sump housing for a gas turbine engine. The sump housing includes a base portion and a first wall extending outwardly from the base portion. The first wall and the base portion at least partially define an inner chamber. A second wall is positioned outwardly from the first wall and extends outwardly from the base portion. The base portion, the first wall, and the second wall at least partially define an outer chamber positioned outwardly from the inner chamber. A projection extending inwardly from the first wall engages a bearing assembly. The base portion, the first wall, the second wall, and the projection are integrally coupled together.

A seal assembly for use in a turbomachine, the seal assembly comprising an oil seal plate; a rotatable component which defines a central axis and is received in a central aperture of the oil seal plate; and an annular seal which comprises a base and a sealing portion, the base being held by the rotatable component; wherein the sealing portion is configured to form a seal with the oil seal plate when the rotatable component and annular seal are rotating below a predetermined rotational speed; and wherein the sealing portion is configured to move radially outwards with respect to the central axis such that the sealing portion loses contact with the oil seal plate when the rotatable component and annular seal are rotating above the predetermined rotational speed.

Pitch actuation system for a turbine engine propeller, comprising an actuator, a movable part of which is designed to be connected to blades of the propeller so as to rotate said blades relative to blade pitch-setting axes, characterised in that the actuator is an electromechanical actuator and comprises first electrical means for controlling blade pitch, which means comprise at least two electric motors for driving a common rotor, and a transmission screw rotated by said common rotor, and in that the system further comprises a nut, through which said transmission screw passes and which is designed to cooperate with the blades so as to move them.

A tube assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a rigid tube having first and second ends for connection to first port and second ports on the gas turbine engine. The first and second ports have different orientations providing for different installation vectors. The tube assembly further includes a tube adapter adjustably connected to the second port and a coupling, which, is, in turn, adjustably mounted to a distal end of the tube adapter for connection with the second end of the tube.

A turbocharger includes a housing and a rotary assembly disposed within the housing and including a turbine wheel and a compressor wheel attached to one another by a shaft. A bearing is disposed in the housing and rotatably supports the shaft. The bearing includes a pair of inner bearing surfaces that engage opposite ends of the shaft and a pair of outer bearing surfaces that engage the housing. The pair of inner bearing surfaces have a first axial dimension and the pair of outer bearing surfaces have a second axial dimension that is smaller than the first axial dimension.

Device for depressurizing at least one chamber (E1, E2) of a turbomachine (1) intended to accommodate at least one bearing (7, 8) of a rotor of said turbomachine, which bearing is supplied with lubricating oil under pressure by a feed pump (15) and by an oil feed duct (16), said device comprising at least one breather tube (10) connected to said chamber in order to extract an oil mist therefrom, an oil separator (30) able to separate the oil from the air in said mist and a jet pump (11) pneumatically connected to said chamber by said breather tube and said oil separator, said pump comprising a pump tube (17) into which there open a primary circuit (21) supplied with fluid under pressure via a fluid feed duct and a secondary circuit (22) connected to said oil separator in order to place the chamber under a reduced pressure, characterized in that the primary circuit (21) comprises at least two pressurized-fluid injectors (13, 24) positioned in said tube and fed independently of one another.

Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a system associated with an engine of an aircraft, the system comprising: a fluid source that is configured to provide a fluid at a first pressure value, a carbon seal, a seal plate that includes at least one lift-off feature that interfaces to the carbon seal, and a pressure boosting mechanism configured to obtain the fluid from the fluid source, increase the pressure of the fluid to a second pressure value, and provide the fluid at the second pressure value to the at least one lift-off feature.

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for bearings in a gas turbine engine. A bearing system may include a squirrel cage and a bearing support cage coupled to the squirrel cage. The bearing support cage may include an outer race and a fenestrated cone. The bearing support cage may include a support cage anti-rotation tab adjacent to the outer race. The bearing system may include a housing coupled to the squirrel cage. The housing may include a housing anti-rotation tab. The support cage anti-rotation tab and the housing anti-rotation tab may prevent the bearing system from twisting.