Lufthansa Technik is offering an advanced version of its Cyclean® engine wash system. Based on the large success of the first Cyclean® version Lufthansa Technik's product engineering has further optimized the system. The temperature range has been significantly extended in which Cyclean® can be used. The advanced system is operational up to -10 degrees Celsius outside air temperature compared to +5 degrees Celsius of the current version.
To avoid the danger of water freezing below +5 Celsius which limited the use of Cyclean® so far, the advanced Cyclean® unit has been modified. The system is now automatically adding a glycol-mixture to the water jet. Depending on the outside temperature the user can select between different admixture programs. The new temperature limit of -10 degrees Celsius is giving customers a significantly larger flexibility for their engine washes, as they can also be executed in wintertime now.
The first advanced Cyclean® system has been positioned at London-Heathrow and has already proven is operational readiness by performing regular engine washes. A second system has been deployed at Zurich airport / Switzerland, followed by a third system which will start performing wash services at Montréal-Trudeau / Canada in October. It is also planned to further extend the engine portfolio for the advanced Cyclean® system to all popular engine types by the winter period 2016 / 2017 at the latest.
In parallel Lufthansa Technik is working on a research & development project, called Cyclean® 2.0, to further shorten time and performance of the wash cycle and to replace water by CO2 dry ice pellets as the washing medium.
A Cyclean® video clip can be found here:
http://www.lufthansa-technik.com/cyclean
Lufthansa Technik:
The Lufthansa Technik Group, with more than 30 subsidiaries and about
26,000 employees worldwide, is one of the leading providers of services for the aviation industry. Lufthansa Technik is licensed internationally as a repair, production and development enterprise.
The Group's portfolio encompasses the entire spectrum of services in the areas of maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification and conversion, engines and components.
