Method for washing the core engine of a gas turbine engine

摘要

The invention relates to a device for cleaning a gas turbine engine (2), and in particular an engine of turbofan type. The device comprises at least one nozzle (33) arranged to atomize cleaning liquid in the air stream in an air inlet (20) of the engine (2). There is a nozzle (33) arranged at a position relative said centre line (400) of said engine (2) and arranged such that the cleaning liquid emanated from said nozzle (33) passes substantially between said blades (40) and enters an inlet (23) of said core engine (203). It also relates to a method for cleaning such a engine comprising directing cleaning liquid emanated from a nozzle (33) such that the cleaning liquid passes substantially between said blades (40) and enters an inlet (23) of said core engine (203).