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Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 05, 2017
Applicant:

Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Inventor:

Nicholas D. Leque, Vernon, CT (US);

Assignee:

RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 11/02 (2006.01); F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F01M 1/10 (2006.01); F01M 11/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 11/0284 (2013.01); F01D 25/18 (2013.01); F01M 2001/1057 (2013.01); F01M 2001/1092 (2013.01); F01M 11/03 (2013.01); F05D 2260/606 (2013.01); F05D 2260/607 (2013.01); F16N 2210/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

An oil filtration system includes an oil chamber inlet. Also included is a first screen defining a first chamber volume that receives an oil flow from the oil chamber inlet, the first screen having a first mesh coarseness. Further included is a second screen surrounding the first screen to define a second chamber volume surrounding the first chamber volume, the second screen having a second mesh coarseness that is greater than the first mesh coarseness. Yet further included is at least one exit nozzle having an exit cross-sectional area that is greater than or equal to a cross-sectional area of apertures of the second screen. Also included is a bypass valve disposed in a first position during a first pressure condition within the first chamber volume and in a second position during a second pressure condition within the first chamber volume.


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