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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Cummins Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CUMMINS LIMITED, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/10 (2006.01); F02B 39/14 (2006.01); F04D 29/063 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/102 (2013.01); F02B 39/14 (2013.01); F04D 29/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seal system for a bearing chamber of a turbomachine includes a baffle element encircling the axis of the machine. The baffle element is formed with front surface including a plurality of gutter surfaces which are angularly spaced about the rotational axis. The seal system can thus be mounted in any one of a plurality of orientations with respect to the direction of gravity, such that in any of the orientations one of the gutter surfaces is directed downwardly.