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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Joshua Tyler Mook, Loveland, OH (US);
Bugra Han Ertas, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jason Joseph Bellardi, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Nathan Evan McCurdy Gibson, West Chester, OH (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A turbomachine includes a compressor section, a turbine section, and a rotary component. The rotary component is attached to and rotatable with a portion of at least one of the compressor section and the turbine section. The turbomachine additionally includes a seal having a gas bearing. The gas bearing defines an inner surface along a radial direction of the turbomachine, a high pressure end, and a low pressure end. The gas bearing supports the rotary component and also prevents an airflow from the high pressure end to the low pressure end between the rotary component and the inner surface of the gas bearing.