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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
May. 16, 2008
Daniel E. Mollmann, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Steven A. Ross, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard Wesling, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas Edward Agin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles Orkiszewski, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel E. Mollmann, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Steven A. Ross, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard Wesling, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas Edward Agin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles Orkiszewski, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing dynamic loading of a gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a rotor shaft assembly including a rotor shaft, a bearing assembly, a mounting race, and a support frame, the mounting race including a spherical surface. The method includes supporting the rotor shaft on the gas turbine engine support frame with the bearing assembly, the rotor shaft including a yield portion configured to permit bending of the rotor shaft during an imbalance operation.