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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Rodrigo Rodriguez Erdmenger, Munich, DE;
Christopher Edward Wolfe, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Vittorio Michelassi, Florence, IT;
Quang Tue Nguyen Tran, Munich, DE;
Nathan Evan McCurdy Gibson, West Chester, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Gas bearing for an aspirating seal assembly is disclosed. The gas bearing includes a bearing body having a bearing surface. The gas bearing further includes a first through-hole disposed in the bearing body, and a plurality of second through-holes spaced apart from each other and disposed around the first through-hole. The first through-hole is characterized by a size, and a first central axis. Each second through-hole is characterized by a size, and a second central axis. The second central axis of each second through-hole in the plurality of second through-holes intersects the first central axis at an angle in a range from about 30 degrees to about 150 degrees or at an angle in a range from about −30 degrees to about −150 degrees. Size of at least one through-hole in the plurality of second through-holes is different from the size of the first through-hole.