Tooling for removing sand from a turbine engine
Tooling for removing sand from a turbine engine, such as an airplane turbojet, the tooling including at least one endoscopic display device including a display and a duct having light guide and image transmission device mounted therein, a suction device having a suction device connected to a suction duct fastened to the duct of a display device, and a plasma jet generator device including a plasma torch connected to gas supply and electricity power supply suitable for operating the plasma torch, the plasma torch being fastened to the duct of an above-mentioned display device.
1. A method of removing sand from a turbine engine, the method comprising:
providing a tooling comprising at least one endoscopic display device comprising a display and a duct having light guide and an image transmission device mounted therein, a suction device connected to a suction duct fastened by a common sheath to the duct of the at least one endoscopic display device, and a plasma jet generator device comprising a plasma torch connected to a gas supply and an electricity power supply suitable for operating said plasma torch, said plasma torch being fastened by a common sheath to the duct of the at least one endoscopic display device, wherein the suction device and the plasma jet generator device are coupled to a single endoscopic display device so as to form a single set of tooling;
inserting the plasma torch, the duct of the suction device, and the duct of the endoscopic display device simultaneously into the turbine engine in such a manner that the torch and free ends of said ducts are situated facing a surface to be cleaned;
using the plasma torch to detach a layer of particles, from the surface to be cleaned; and
using the suction duct to suck up the previously detached particles.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the surface to be cleaned is a surface of a turbine disk.
3. A method of removing sand from a turbine engine, the method comprising:
providing a tooling comprising at least one endoscopic display device comprising a display and a duct having light guide and an image transmission device mounted therein, a suction device connected to a suction duct fastened by a common sheath to the duct of the at least one endoscopic display device, and a plasma jet generator device comprising a plasma torch connected to a gas supply and an electricity power supply suitable for operating said plasma torch, said plasma torch being fastened by a common sheath to the duct of the at least one endoscopic display device, wherein the tooling comprises a first set of tooling constituted by a first endoscopic display device coupled to the plasma jet generator device, and a second set of tooling constituted by a second endoscopic display device coupled to the suction device;
inserting both the plasma torch and the duct of the first endoscopic display device simultaneously in the turbine engine in such a manner that the plasma torch and a free end of said duct are situated facing a surface to be cleaned;
using the plasma torch to detach a layer of particles from the surface to be cleaned;
inserting both the suction duct and the duct of the second endoscopic display device simultaneously into the turbine engine in such a manner that ends of said ducts are situated facing the surface to be cleaned; and
using the suction duct to suck up the previously detached particles.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the surface to be cleaned is a surface of a turbine disk.
5. A tooling for removing sand from a turbine engine, the tooling comprising:
at least one endoscopic display device comprising a display and a duct having light guide and an image transmission device mounted therein,
a suction device connected to a suction duct fastened by a common sheath to the duct of the least one endoscopic display device, and
a plasma jet generator device comprising a plasma torch connected to a gas supply and an electricity power supply suitable for operating said plasma torch, said plasma torch being fastened by a common sheath to the duct of the at least one endoscopic display device.
6. The tooling according to claim 5 , comprising a first set of tooling constituted by a first endoscopic display device coupled to the plasma jet generator device, and a second set of tooling constituted by a second endoscopic display device coupled to the suction device.
7. The tooling according to claim 5 , wherein the suction device and the plasma jet generator device are coupled to a single endoscopic display device so as to form a single set of tooling.
8. The tooling according to claim 5 , wherein the plasma torch is a cold plasma torch.