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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2018
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Manoj Nayani, Bangalore, IN;
Praveen Sharma, Bangalore, IN;
Narayanan Payyoor, Bangalore, IN;
Shuvajyoti Ghosh, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/06 (2006.01); F02K 3/06 (2006.01); F16N 7/40 (2006.01); F16N 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 7/06 (2013.01); F02K 3/06 (2013.01); F16N 7/40 (2013.01); F16N 39/02 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2260/606 (2013.01); F16N 2210/02 (2013.01); F16N 2230/02 (2013.01); F16N 2270/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine including a lubricant system defining a lubricant circuit through which a lubricant flows in fluid communication with a bearing assembly of the engine. The lubricant system selectively bypasses thermal communication of the lubricant and a heat sink based at least on a temperature of the lubricant within the lubricant circuit.