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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2017
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
M. Rifat Ullah, South Windsor, CT (US);
Robert E. Peters, Portland, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F01D 25/22 (2006.01); F02C 7/28 (2006.01); F16C 32/06 (2006.01); F16J 15/34 (2006.01); F16J 15/44 (2006.01); F16C 33/72 (2006.01); F02C 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/186 (2013.01); F01D 11/02 (2013.01); F01D 25/166 (2013.01); F01D 25/168 (2013.01); F01D 25/22 (2013.01); F02C 7/06 (2013.01); F02C 7/28 (2013.01); F16C 32/0633 (2013.01); F16C 33/72 (2013.01); F16J 15/342 (2013.01); F16J 15/3412 (2013.01); F16J 15/441 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/50 (2013.01); F16C 2360/23 (2013.01); Y02T 50/671 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes a fan, a compressor section, a combustor, and a turbine section. The engine also includes a rotating element and at least one bearing compartment including a bearing for supporting the rotating element, a seal for resisting leakage of lubricant outwardly of the bearing compartment and for allowing pressurized air to flow from a chamber adjacent the seal into the bearing compartment. A method and section for a gas turbine engine are also disclosed.