Patent ID: 9657589
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B05B,B08B,B60S,E03B,F01D,F05D

Claim:
1. A washing system for washing a gas turbine engine, said washing system comprising: a spray device including at least one nozzle attached to a nozzle carrying body adapted to streamline inject wash fluid directly into an inlet of said engine during a washing operation; a wash unit adapted to distribute said wash fluid to said spray device; a positioning device configured to hold said spray device in a washing operation position adjacent to said engine inlet comprising an arm enabling the movement of said spray device, wherein said arm is configured to be movable via hand force; and a fluid collecting unit separate from said spray device, comprising a collecting device adapted to collect waste wash fluid entrained in an airstream emanating from said engine substantially horizontally during a washing operation of said engine.