Global Patent Index - EP 3938627 A1

EP 3938627 A1 20220119 - METHOD FOR DETECTING A POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK IN AN OIL CIRCUIT OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE

Title (en)

METHOD FOR DETECTING A POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK IN AN OIL CIRCUIT OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR DETEKTION EINES MÖGLICHEN KRAFTSTOFFLECKS IN EINEM ÖLKREISLAUF EINES FLUGZEUGTRIEBWERKS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE DETECTION D'UNE FUITE EVENTUELLE DE CARBURANT DANS UN CIRCUIT D'HUILE D'UN MOTEUR D'AERONEF

Publication

EP 3938627 A1 20220119 (FR)

Application

EP 20725832 A 20200305

Priority

  • FR 1902657 A 20190315
  • FR 2020050446 W 20200305

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA3130266A1] The invention relates to a method for detecting a possible fuel leak in an oil circuit of an aircraft engine, said aircraft having at least one pair of identical engines equipped with respective oil circuits, said pair of engines being associated with at least one quadruplet of measurements acquired beforehand at a measuring time during operation of the engines of the pair, said measurements corresponding to a pressure measurement and a temperature measurement of the fluid contained in each of the oil circuits of the engines of the pair. Moreover, the method includes: - a step (100) of determining a quantity Q representative of a possible difference in operation between the engines of the pair, depending on the quadruplet of measurements, - a step (200) of comparing the quantity Q with a threshold value determined beforehand, so as to obtain a comparison result, - a step (300) of detecting a possible leak of fuel in the oil circuit of one of the engines of the pair, depending on the comparison result.

IPC 8 full level

F01D 21/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B64D 45/00 (2013.01 - US); F01D 21/003 (2013.01 - EP US); F01D 25/18 (2013.01 - EP); B64D 2045/0085 (2013.01 - US); F05D 2260/80 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2020188179A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 3093806 A1 20200918; FR 3093806 B1 20210402; CA 3130266 A1 20200924; CN 113518851 A 20211019; EP 3938627 A1 20220119; US 2022178272 A1 20220609; WO 2020188179 A1 20200924

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 1902657 A 20190315; CA 3130266 A 20200305; CN 202080009015 A 20200305; EP 20725832 A 20200305; FR 2020050446 W 20200305; US 202017435460 A 20200305