ELUBSYS

Results

The results anticipated for the project are:

• The development of design rules in terms of housing architecture, heat management and associated external equipments that will lead to the implementation of advanced seals in aircraft engine lubrication systems.
• A simplified architecture for engine lubrication systems that results in fewer components and reduced mass.
• A set of design rules describing the way to develop more efficient bearing chambers, vent and scavenge pipes, seals and other external elements of the lubrication system; these rules will be derived from a combined effort of experimentation and advanced modelling techniques.
• Accurate methods and rules to predict heat transfer from the hot engine parts inside the lubrication system with a particular emphasis on bearing chambers.
• Accurate design rules for the design of external system (pipes, pumps) compliant with advanced housing architectures incorporating tight seals.
• Validated methods to predict and detect oil coking.