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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2023
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Grant Robert Portune, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Steven Douglas Johnson, Milford, OH (US);
Mallikarjun Metri, Bengaluru, IN;
Ajith Jogi, Bengaluru, IN;
Pratish Patil, Bengaluru, IN;
Nageswar Rao Ganji, Bengaluru, IN;
Rahul Anil Bidkar, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Prateek Jalan, Bengaluru, IN;
Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Bengaluru, IN;
David Raju Yamarthi, Bengaluru, IN;
Narendra Anand Hardikar, Bengaluru, IN;
Chandrashekhar Kandukuri, Bengaluru, IN;
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Abstract
A turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine defines a radial direction and includes: a rotor; a stator comprising a carrier; a seal assembly disposed between the rotor and the stator, the seal assembly comprising a plurality of seal segments, the plurality of seal segments having a seal segment, the seal segment having a seal face configured to form a fluid bearing with the rotor; and a seal support assembly, the seal support assembly comprises a pneumatic engagement assembly operable to bias the seal segment along the radial direction during operation of the turbine engine.