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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Ory Moniz, Loveland, OH (US);
Joseph George Rose, Mason, OH (US);
Jeffrey Donald Clements, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/06 (2006.01); F02C 3/06 (2006.01); F02C 3/04 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/06 (2013.01); F01D 25/16 (2013.01); F02C 3/04 (2013.01); F02C 3/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes a low pressure compressor and a low pressure turbine, with a low pressure shaft coupled to the low pressure turbine through a turbine extension and coupled to the low pressure compressor through a compressor extension. A forward bearing assembly supports the low pressure shaft within a compressor section and at a location aft of the compressor extension and an aft LP bearing assembly supports the low pressure shaft within a turbine section at a location aft of the turbine extension.