Oil bypass channel deaerator for a geared turbofan engine

DRIVE December 26, 2012
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An assembly includes a gas turbine engine (10), a compartment wall (92), and a gutter system (49). The gas turbine engine has a spool (12) connected to a fan shaft (34) via a gear system (36). The compartment wall (92) is positioned radially outward from the gear system (36). The gutter system (49) is positioned radially outward from the gear system (36) for capturing lubricating liquid slung from the gear system (36) and positioned radially inward of the compartment wall (92). The gutter system includes a gutter (56) and a flow passage (90) fluidically connected to the gutter (56). The flow passage (56) has a plurality of holes (136) that allow the lubricating liquid to pass through the flow passage into a space between the flow passage (90) and the compartment wall (92).

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