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公开(公告)号:US10823228B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-03
申请号:US16394180
申请日:2019-04-25
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Ravindra Shankar Ganiger , Shuvajyoti Ghosh , Shivaram Ac , Akash Joshi , Vidya Lokammanahalli Shivashankar
IPC: F16C19/06 , F16C25/08 , F04D29/056 , F02K3/06 , F04D29/32 , F04D29/053 , F16C35/073 , F16C39/02 , F16C19/22 , F01D25/16 , F04D29/66 , F01D21/04 , F02C7/06
Abstract: A hybrid bearing support system includes a shaft extension fixedly coupled to a rotatable member at a radial inner end of the shaft extension, a radial outer end of the shaft extension fixedly coupled to a rotatable race of a bearing supporting the rotatable member, and a recoupler device formed of a shape memory alloy (SMA) material coupled in parallel with at least a portion of the shaft extension between the radial inner end and the radial outer end.
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公开(公告)号:US10724400B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-28
申请号:US15949427
申请日:2018-04-10
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Shivaram Ac , Vidyashankar Ramasastry Buravalla , Ravindra Shankar Ganiger , Shuvajyoti Ghosh , Akash Joshi
IPC: F01D25/16 , F02C7/20 , F16F15/02 , F16C19/54 , F16F15/023 , F02C7/06 , F16C19/26 , F16C27/04 , F16C27/06 , F16F1/22
Abstract: A support assembly for a load-bearing unit, a gas turbine engine including the support assembly, and a method of operation of the support assembly are provided. The support assembly includes a support element, a damper, and a variable stiffness member. The support element supports the load-bearing unit. The damper supports the support element and is configured to provide dampening of the load-bearing unit. The variable stiffness member is positioned between the damper and the load-bearing unit. The variable stiffness member is configured to provide a serial dampening of the load-bearing unit with the damper. The variable stiffness member includes a shape memory alloy.
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公开(公告)号:US10196934B2
公开(公告)日:2019-02-05
申请号:US15041136
申请日:2016-02-11
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Esuff Khan , Shivaram Ac , Vidyashankar Ramasastry Buravalla , Shuvajyoti Ghosh , Akash Joshi
Abstract: A rotor support system for a gas turbine engine may generally include a bearing assembly and a load reduction member configured to be coupled between the bearing assembly and a support frame of the engine. The load reduction member may include a fuse portion configured to fail when a load transmitted through the load reduction member exceeds a predetermined load threshold. The system may also include a load recoupling member provided between the bearing assembly and the support frame. The load recoupling member may be formed from a super-elastic shape memory alloy that allows the load recoupling member to undergo recoverable deformation without failing when the fuse portion fails such that the load recoupling member maintains a mechanical connection between the bearing assembly and the support frame.
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公开(公告)号:US10197102B2
公开(公告)日:2019-02-05
申请号:US15331158
申请日:2016-10-21
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: Shuvajyoti Ghosh , Akash Joshi , Shivaram Ac , Ravindra Shankar Ganiger , Praveen Sharma
Abstract: A load reduction assembly includes an annular bearing cone configured to extend between a bearing assembly and a frame assembly and form a first load path therebetween. The load reduction assembly further includes an annular recoupler member configured to extend between the bearing assembly and the frame assembly and form a second load path therebetween. The second load path is parallel to the first load path. The recoupler member includes a shape memory alloy configured to change stiffness in response to a change in a stress condition, thereby regulating an imbalance condition of a rotor shaft coupled to the bearing assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US20170234157A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-17
申请号:US15041136
申请日:2016-02-11
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Esuff Khan , Shivaram Ac , Vidyashankar Ramasastry Buravalla , Shuvajyoti Ghosh , Akash Joshi
IPC: F01D25/16
CPC classification number: F01D25/164 , F01D21/00 , F01D21/045 , F01D21/08 , F01D25/162 , F05D2220/32 , F05D2240/24 , F05D2240/242 , F05D2240/54 , F05D2240/60 , F05D2240/91 , F05D2260/15 , F05D2300/1723 , F05D2300/173 , F05D2300/174 , F05D2300/505 , Y02T50/671
Abstract: A rotor support system for a gas turbine engine may generally include a bearing assembly and a load reduction member configured to be coupled between the bearing assembly and a support frame of the engine. The load reduction member may include a fuse portion configured to fail when a load transmitted through the load reduction member exceeds a predetermined load threshold. The system may also include a load recoupling member provided between the bearing assembly and the support frame. The load recoupling member may be formed from a super-elastic shape memory alloy that allows the load recoupling member to undergo recoverable deformation without failing when the fuse portion fails such that the load recoupling member maintains a mechanical connection between the bearing assembly and the support frame.
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