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Old 15th March 2006 | 11:52
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barit1
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The front end of the N1 & N2 rotors (ie the fan & HP compressor) are removing most of the energy from the airstream to drive the windmilling process. Thus there is very little pressure energy back in the turbines - they contribute almost nothing to windmilling.

During shutdown or windmill, VSV's should be fully closed - their normal condition to be ready for the next start.

Since windmill is such a low rpm, there is little heat rejection from the bearings, so the requirement for oil cooling is almost nil. Maybe someone else can quote a case of bearing damage after prolonged windmill, but I've not heard of any.
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