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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Engward Nielson, El Cajon, CA (US);
Michael Fox, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Engward Nielson, El Cajon, CA (US);
Michael Fox, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/186 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49229 (2015.01);
Abstract
A system for forming a barrier between a lubrication oil region and an air region of a gas turbine engine comprising a lubrication oil return path, a centrifugal oil slinger on a rotating member fixed to a spool of the gas turbine engine, a spiral groove configured to direct lubrication oil toward an oil return path, a labyrinth seal, and a cavity configured to form a non-contacting seal with the spiral groove and the labyrinth seal.