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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2021
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Andrew James Fisher, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Joseph Daniel Becker, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Lukasz Sajdak, Raszyn, PL;
Piotr Hubert Wojciechowski, Warsaw, PL;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments include methods for performing maintenance on a gas turbine bearing area. In some cases, a method includes: separating sections of an inlet bellmouth of the gas turbine without removing the sections of the inlet bellmouth from the gas turbine; removing a housing from over a bearing of the gas turbine; mounting a bearing maintenance apparatus adjacent the inlet bellmouth and the bearing; and performing maintenance on the bearing area while the sections of the inlet bellmouth remain separated.