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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ning Fang, Mason, OH (US);
Scott Wolfer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Adam Mitchell Record, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Jonathan K. Remer, Saugus, MA (US);
Daryl Scott Schneider, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jacob Patrick Miller, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Kyle Robert Snow, Loveland, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a bearing compartment sealing system including a bearing for supporting a shaft. A housing encloses the bearing and defines a compartment for holding lubricant therein. At least two seals are located between the shaft and the housing. The at least two seals, the housing, and the shaft collectively enclose the compartment. Only one of the at least two seals is a hydrodynamic seal.