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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
May. 23, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Akash Joshi, Bangalore, IN;
Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Bangalore, IN;
Vidyashankar Ramasastry Buravalla, Bangalore, IN;
Shuvajyoti Ghosh, Bangalore, IN;
Shivaram A C, Bangalore, IN;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order. A shaft is provided rotatable with at least a portion of the compressor section and with at least a portion of the turbine section. A bearing is also provided supporting rotation of the shaft, with a support element in turn supporting the bearing. The gas turbine engine also includes a superelastic member formed of a shape memory alloy supporting at least one of the support element or the bearing. The superelastic member is installed in a pre-stressed condition to enhance a dampening function of the superelastic member.