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Thrust bearing

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1464625

A bearing including a bearing pad and a housing is provided. The bearing pad has a thrust face for supporting a vibration along an axial direction of the bearing. Additionally, the housing is formed integrally using an additive manufacturing process and is attached to or formed integrally with the bearing pad. The housing defines a working gas delivery system for providing a flow of pressurized working gas to the thrust face of the bearing pad and a fluid damper cavity. The fluid damper cavity provides a dampening of the axial vibration supported by the thrust face of the bearing pad along the axial direction.

Research Organization:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE0007109
Assignee:
General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Patent Number(s):
10,036,279
Application Number:
15/131,173
OSTI ID:
1464625
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Design of Nonlinear Squeeze-Film Dampers for Aircraft Engines journal January 1977
Foil Air/Gas Bearing Technology — An Overview conference June 1997
Hybrid Flexure Pivot-Tilting Pad Gas Bearings: Analysis and Experimental Validation journal January 2006
Analysis of Gas-Lubricated Foil Journal Bearings journal January 1983

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