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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Qingxuan M. Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew T. Meier, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Qingxuan M. Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew T. Meier, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/26 (2006.01); F01D 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/26 (2013.01); F01D 5/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A damper for a turbine rotor assembly of a gas turbine engine includes a width dimension, a height dimension, and a length dimension, and includes a forward plate and an aft plate. The aft plate is larger than the forward plate along the width and height dimensions and includes an upper portion, which has a non-symmetric configuration and extends in the height dimension. The damper further includes a longitudinal structure extending in the length dimension and connecting the forward plate and the aft plate.