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The lube oil system shown in the illustration, is designed to lubricate the main bearings by what principle? Illustration GT-0023

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Question 1 of 27070

The lube oil system shown in the illustration, is designed to lubricate the main bearings by what principle? Illustration GT-0023

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Notice the oil jet shown in the illustration and where it directs lube oil in relation to the bearings. • Look at the scavenge oil and cavity drain paths and ask yourself whether oil is stored in this housing or quickly removed (i.e., is it a wet sump or a dry sump?). • Compare what you see with the ideas of splash/bath lubrication (bearings dipping into an oil level) versus oil being forced or sprayed onto the bearings.

💭 Think About

• Are the main bearings sitting in a pool of oil, partially or totally submerged, or are they mostly exposed with oil being delivered to them? • Does any rotating part appear to be dipping into oil and throwing (splashing) it around, or is the oil directed by nozzles/jets? • If the oil is immediately scavenged out of the bearing cavity, what does that imply about whether this is a dry or wet sump arrangement?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether the illustration shows an oil level around the bearings (for a bath system) or just directed oil jets. • Check if any component is clearly acting as a slinger/splashing element versus a simple rotating shaft and bearings. • Confirm from the labels (oil jet, scavenge oil, sump vent) whether oil is being stored in the housing or just passed through and removed.

Question 1 of 27070

The lube oil system shown in the illustration, is designed to lubricate the main bearings by what principle? Illustration GT-0023

Spray lubrication with dry sumps

Splash lubrication

Totally submerged oil bath

Self-contained partial oil bath

Question 1 / 2707066636eed28f7522a1c51e160

Question 1 of 2707066636eed28f7522a1c51e160

The lube oil system shown in the illustration, is designed to lubricate the main bearings by what principle? Illustration GT-0023

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Question 1 of 27070

The lube oil system shown in the illustration, is designed to lubricate the main bearings by what principle? Illustration GT-0023

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