Honeywell International Inc.

John Pfligler

Yogendra Y Sheoran

Bruce Dan Bouldin

Reha Gomuc

Lori Wheeler

Vunnam Kiran

Lance Callen

Yogendra Yogi Sheoran

Assemblies for cooling an aft bearing assembly mounted to a rotor are provided. An assembly includes a static aft bearing structure configured to surround the aft bearing assembly and including a cylindrical section defining a cavity for disposal of the aft bearing assembly, a plurality of hollow struts extending from the static aft bearing structure, each hollow strut including an outer radial end configured to receive a gas from an air source and to provide a pathway for the gas to flow into the cavity, and a center-body cap disposed over an end of the static aft bearing structure, the center-body cap including a rim configured to create a low pressure region at an interface between the static aft bearing structure and the center-body cap, wherein the low pressure region has a pressure that is lower than a pressure within the cavity.

Cooling systems and assemblies for cooling an aft bearing assembly mounted to a rotor

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Phoenix, AZ, United States of America

John Pfligler