Damper control valve for a turbomachine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMark Leonard Hopper, Justin Adam Masters, Jacob Patrick Miller, Roger Lee Doughty
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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMark Leonard Hopper, Justin Adam Masters, Jacob Patrick Miller, Roger Lee Doughty
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A gas turbine engine having a damping system that includes features for optimizing the damping response to vibrational loads on a rotary component for a wide range of operational conditions is provided. In one aspect, the damping system includes a damper control valve. The damper control valve receives working fluid from a working fluid supply and has a valve plunger movable between a first position and a second position. When the valve plunger is in the first position, the damper control valve permits working fluid to flow to a first damper associated with a first bearing coupled with the rotary component and to a second damper associated with a second bearing coupled with the rotary component. When the valve plunger is in the second position, the damper control valve permits working fluid to flow to the first damper but not the second damper.
A turbomachine, comprising:
A gas turbine engine, comprising:
A gas turbine engine, comprising:
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