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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2010
Srinivas Pakkala, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Nagendra Karthik Depuru Mohan, Karnataka, IN;
Sendilkumaran Soundiramourty, Karnataka, IN;
Srinivas Pakkala, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Nagendra Karthik Depuru Mohan, Karnataka, IN;
Sendilkumaran Soundiramourty, Karnataka, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for sealing and purging a bearing region includes a bearing housing having at least one hole that allows a flow of air to flow through the at least one hole, and at least one bearing seal that allows the flow of air to flow through the at least one bearing seal, thereby creating a pressure difference across the bearing seal. The apparatus also includes an air directional device having at least a portion of the flow of air to flow adjacent to the air directional device, and a pair of components having a gap between the pair of components that allows the at least a portion of the flow of air to flow through the gap, thereby purging the gap.