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US 2026/0146661 A1Published application
Film riding dampers for rotating components
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRahul A. Bidkar, Bugra H. Ertas, Keith William Gary, David Raju Yamarthi, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Prateek Jalan
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Abstract
Film riding dampers for rotating components are disclosed herein. An example damper assembly for a rotor includes a body including a first surface to form a first thin-film interface with the rotor, and a second surface to form an interface with a stator, and a damper rigidly coupled to the body including a casing including a damping medium and a plunger within the casing.
Claims20
A damper assembly for a rotor, the damper assembly comprising:
- a body including:
- a first surface forming a first thin-film interface with the rotor;
- and
- a second surface forming an interface with a stator;
- and
- a damper rigidly coupled to the body, the damper including:
- an enclosed casing including a damping medium;
- and
- a plunger within the casing.
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A gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a shaft;
- and
- a damper assembly including:
- a body including:
- a first surface forming a first thin-film interface with the shaft;
- and
- a second surface forming an interface with a stator;
- and
- a damper rigidly coupled to the body, the damper including:
- an enclosed casing including a damping medium;
- and
- a plunger within the casing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.