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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2023
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Bengaluru, IN;
David Raju Yamarthi, Bengaluru, IN;
Narendra Anand Hardikar, Bengaluru, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F01D 11/08 (2006.01); F16J 15/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/025 (2013.01); F01D 11/08 (2013.01); F16J 15/442 (2013.01);
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 seal segment having a seal face forming a fluid bearing with the rotor; and a seal support assembly comprising a torsional spring extension extending from the carrier, from the seal segment, or both, to bias the seal segment along the radial direction.