1. A pre-dressing unit for an aircraft turbofan engine testing, the pre-dressing unit comprising:
a support frame including an engine mount;
an intake duct supported by the support frame and configured to mount to an intake end of the turbofan engine;
an exhaust duct supported by the support frame and configured to mount to an exhaust end of the turbofan engine;
an engine-side data connector mounted to the support frame and having a functional data interface comprising a plurality of engine-side data connections; and
equipment associated with the operation and testing of the engine, said equipment including test instruments mounted to the exhaust duct and functionality connected to a corresponding engine-side connection on the engine-side data connector for data communication therewith.
2. A pre-dressing unit according to claim 1, wherein the support frame is removably mounted to a base, and wherein the engine mount is provided on one side of the support frame to permit side-mounting of the turbofan engine to the support frame.
3. A pre-dressing unit according to claim 2, wherein the base includes an upstanding support post, and wherein the support frame is removably mounted to an upper end of said support post.
4. A pre-dressing unit according to claim 1, wherein the intake duct and exhaust duct are movable towards and away from each other.
5. A pre-dressing unit according to claim 4, wherein the support frame comprises a horizontal rail, and wherein at least one of said intake and exhaust ducts is slidably mounted to said horizontal rail.
6. A pre-dressing unit according to claim 1, wherein the engine-side data connector is structurally attached to the support frame and is provided with structural connections to physically support the engine within the testing facility when the engine-side data connector is connected to a corresponding test-side connector associated with the testing facility.
7. A pre-dressing unit according to claim 1, wherein the equipment are selected from the group consisting of: a starter motor, an engine oil pressure regulator, a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a fuel supply line and an oil supply line.
8. A pre-dressing unit according to claim 1, wherein the intake duct and the exhaust duct are supported by a rail fixedly mounted to said engine-side data connector.
9. A pre-dressing unit for an aircraft gas turbine engine testing, the pre-dressing unit comprising:
a support frame;
an intake duct supported by the support frame for coupling to an intake end of the gas turbine engine; an exhaust duct supported by the support frame for coupling to an exhaust end of the gas turbine engine;
an engine-side connector structurally attached to the support frame and connected for data communication with test equipment associated with the operation and testing of the engine, the engine side-connector having a connecting interface including both data connectors and structural connectors configured to be interfaced all at once in a single operation with corresponding data connectors and structural connectors of a test cell structure.
10. A pre-dressing unit according to claim 9, wherein the support frame comprises a rail on which at least one of the intake duct and the exhaust duct is movably supported.
11. A pre-dressing unit according to claim 9, wherein the test equipment are selected from the group consisting of: a starter motor, an engine oil pressure regulator, a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a fuel supply line and an oil supply line.
12. A pre-dressing unit according to claim 9, wherein the support frame is removably mounted to a mobile base.
13. A pre-dressing unit according to claim 9, wherein the support frame comprises an engine mount provided on a side of said engine-side connector opposite to said connecting interface.
14. A connector assembly for a turbofan engine testing facility, the connector assembly comprising:
an engine-side connector structurally attached to the gas turbine engine, having a functional interface comprising a plurality of engine-side connections functionally connected to equipment associated with the operation and testing of the engine; and
a mating test-side connector associated with the testing facility comprising a plurality of corresponding test-side connections;
the engine-side connector and the test-side connector having cooperating guiding mechanism configured to structurally co-operate and restricting relative motion between the engine-side connector and the test-side connector along an engagement axis while establishing alignment of the engine-side connections with the test-side connections as the engine-side connector and the test-side connector are brought together for connection; and
the engine-side connector and the test-side connector having a cooperating locking mechanism to releasably lock the engine-side connector to the test-side connector along the engagement axis.
15. A connector assembly according to claim 14, wherein the guiding mechanism comprises a guiding member attached to one of the engine-side connector and test-side connector, and, a corresponding guiding passage disposed on the other one of the engine-side connector and test-side connector for receiving the guiding member.
16. A connector assembly according to claim 15, wherein the guiding member comprises an outwardly tapered portion and the passage comprises a corresponding inwardly tapered portion.
17. A connector assembly according to claim 15, wherein the guiding passage comprises a roller.
18. A connector assembly according to claim 14, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a follower attached to one of the engine-side connector and test-side connector, and, a movable keeper attached to the other one of the engine-side connector and test-side connector; the movable keeper having a channel with an opening to receive the follower within the channel.
19. A connector assembly according to claim 18, wherein the channel on the movable keeper has a tangential vector being at an angle from the engagement axis to produce a camming action on the follower that pulls the engine-side connector and the test-side connector together along the engagement axis upon forward motion of the keeper.
20. A connector assembly according to claim 18, wherein the movable keeper is actuated by a linear actuator.
21. A connector assembly according to claim 18, wherein the follower comprises a lug having a roller at a distal end thereof.
22. A pre-dressing unit for an aircraft turbofan engine testing, the pre-dressing unit comprising:
a support frame including an engine mount;
an intake duct supported by the support frame and configured to mount to an intake end of the turbofan engine;
an exhaust duct supported by the support frame and configured to mount to an exhaust end of the turbofan engine;
an engine-side data connector mounted to the support frame and having a functional data interface comprising a plurality of engine-side data connections; and
equipment associated with the operation and testing of the engine, said equipment including an engine oil pressure regulator carried by the support frame and functionally connected to a corresponding engine-side connection on the engine-side data connector for allowing adjustment of oil pressure during engine testing operation without having to stop the engine.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
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2. A fragranced bleaching composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition when mixed provides a viscosity of at least 5 cP.
3. A process for improving the fragrance stability of a liquid-bleach containing composition in which fragrance is incorporated which process includes the steps of forming a fragranced bleaching composition comprising an aqueous phase containing a bleach constituent, and a hydrophobic phase in form of a water-in-oil microemulsion wherein a continuous water-insoluble oil phase comprising a fragrance.
4. A process for bleaching an article which comprises the step of: contacting the article with a bleaching effective amount of the fragranced bleaching compositions according to claim 1.
5. A process for sanitizing a non-porous article which comprises the step of: contacting the article with a sanitizing effective amount of the fragranced bleaching composition according to claim 1.
6. A process for bleaching an article which comprises the step of: contacting the article with a bleaching effective amount of the fragranced bleaching compositions according to claim 2.
7. A process for bleaching an article which comprises the step of: contacting the article with a bleaching effective amount of the fragranced bleaching compositions according to claim 3.
8. A process for sanitizing a non-porous article which comprises the step of: contacting the article with a sanitizing effective amount of the fragranced bleaching composition according to claim 2.