There is disclosed an arrangement for separating an air-oil mixture in an oil distribution system of an engine. The arrangement comprises a distribution channel of the system, which defines a fluid flowpath suitable for receiving the air-oil mixture, and an ultrasonic transducer configured to insonate the fluid flowpath.

A lubricator for a plunger lift system includes a tubular body, a shift rod housing, a first spring, and a second spring. The tubular body has a sidewall and a closed end. The shift rod housing is disposed in the tubular body and has a chamber, a first end, and a second end. The shift rod has a first portion which is slidably disposed in the chamber of the shift rod housing and a second portion projecting from the first end of the shift rod housing. A distal end of the second portion of the shift rod is engageable with a shift valve of a bypass plunger. The first spring is disposed in the chamber of the shift rod housing in a way to absorb an impact force applied to the shift rod by the shift valve of the bypass plunger. The second spring is disposed in the tubular body between a portion of the shift rod housing and a portion of the tubular body in a way to absorb an impact force applied to the shift rod housing by a plunger body of the bypass plunger.

A pneumatic system installed on a vehicle and method of using the system to preheat compressor oil and/or components of the system to promote operation in cold weather conditions. The pneumatic system includes a compressor that generates compressed air in which oil is entrained, a separation tank that separates the oil from the air prior to the oil being returned to the compressor, and a heating element located within the separation tank and contacting the oil within the separation tank. Engine coolant of an engine cooling system of the vehicle flows through the heating element and the heating element transferring heat from the engine coolant to the oil within the separation tank to increase the temperature of the oil.

The aircraft engine can have an air-oil separator having an air-oil mixture inlet, an oil outlet, an air outlet, and a pressure relief path provided fluidly in parallel with the air-oil separator, between the air-oil mixture inlet and the air outlet, the pressure relief path can have a pressure relief valve for evacuating air-oil mixture to the exhaust duct in the event of excess pressure in the auxiliary gearbox.

The invention is related to the area of aviation engine building, particularly, to the elements of the gas turbine engine lubrication system. Accessory gearbox containing a gear, a branch pipe, bearings, a centrifugal impeller with blades. The centrifugal impeller with the blades contains a shell with the potential formation of inner cavities, windows for the gas-oil mixture inlet and air outlet, the blades have different lengths and are located at the angles and to the gear rotation axis. Besides, the centrifugal impeller may contain curvilinear blades. Besides, the centrifugal impeller may contain at least two oil and air separation stages installed in series. The implementation of the invention proposed with the distinctive features above, in combination with the known features enables improvement of the assembly technology, reduction of the outline dimensions and weight of the accessory gearbox, improvement of the oil separation.

A deaeration system for an engine lubrication system, the deaeration system comprising: a deaeration rotor rotatable about an axis and including: a rotor inlet extending circumferentially around the axis, a first and a second rotor outlet, a first rotor passage in fluid communication between the rotor inlet and the first rotor outlet, and a second rotor passage in fluid communication between the rotor inlet and the second rotor outlet in parallel to the first rotor passage; and a deaeration conduit including: a conduit inlet, a splitter downstream of the conduit inlet relative to a flow of lubricant through the deaeration conduit, a first conduit outlet and a second conduit outlet downstream of the splitter, the first conduit outlet in fluid communication with the rotor inlet, the conduit inlet having a curved portion extending away from the splitter.

A lubricating oil tank includes: a tank casing having an introduction part into which lubricating oil is introduced and a discharge part through which the lubricating oil is discharged; a plurality of receiving parts which are disposed between the introduction part and the discharge part in the tank casing and which is configured to receive the lubricating oil introduced from the introduction part: and a lubricating oil delivery part which is configured to deliver the lubricating oil from one of the plurality of receiving parts to another one of the plurality of receiving parts between the plurality of receiving parts.

An autofill shutoff valve includes a valve body mounted to a lubricant reservoir and secured to a fill tube extending into the reservoir. The autofill shutoff valve has a valve stem extending through the valve body and into the lubricant reservoir. The valve stem is actuated by a plate disposed within the reservoir from a first position, wherein lubricant flows from a lubricant inlet to a lubricant outlet through the valve body, to a second position, wherein the valve stem blocks the flow of lubricant through the valve body. The autofill shutoff valve provides lubricant directly to the reservoir, thereby eliminating external plumbing and the autofill shutoff valve also prevents overfill of the reservoir by cutting off the flow when the reservoir is full.

A fluid chamber assembly is disclosed that includes a housing defining at least one de-aeration opening, and a barrier within the housing that divides an interior of the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber. The barrier includes at least one perforation. The barrier can have a curved profile. The at least one perforation can include multiple perforations. The at least one perforation can have a conical profile.

A vent valve for an actuator disposed in a lubricant reservoir includes a bore extending through the plate, a seal disposed within the bore proximate a top surface of the plate, a retaining member extending about a lower opening of the bore, and a ball disposed within the bore between the seal and the retaining member. The vent valve is configured to allow air to pass from a lower portion of a lubricant reservoir as lubricant fills the lower portion. The vent valve also allows air to pass to the lower portion of the lubricant reservoir as lubricant is dispensed from the reservoir. The vent valve closes when the lubricant level reaches the vent valve, thereby preventing lubricant from flowing through the vent valve. The sealed vent valve allows the actuator to rise in response to a rising lubricant level.