Title:
GEARBOX TEMPERATURE REGULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/012461
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Although gearboxes are designed to operate over a wide range of temperatures, problems can still occur if a gearbox is too cold, or if a gearbox overheats. Conventional approaches to cooling gearboxes involve the supply of a suitable amount of lubricant to act as a heat sink or coolant; if overheating is still a problem, using a greater quantity of lubricant and moving it toward and away from the gearbox more quickly is often tried. To mitigate the effects of a cold gearbox, often merely an alternative lubricant is chosen to be more effective at lower temperatures. The present invention provides a vortex tube 3 for supplying a stream of air 5 at a temperature substantially different from ambient temperature toward a gearbox to regulate its temperature.
Inventors:
ELOGAB OSAMA (GB)
ELOGAB ZACHARY (GB)
ELOGAB ZACHARY (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2022/051974
Publication Date:
February 09, 2023
Filing Date:
July 27, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OGAB LTD (GB)
International Classes:
F25B9/04; F16H57/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2016139472A1 | 2016-09-09 |
Foreign References:
| CN202783163U | 2013-03-13 | |||
| US20180290547A1 | 2018-10-11 | |||
| GB2563661A | 2018-12-26 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HANDSOME I.P. LTD (GB)
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