Lubricant supply system

A lubricant supply system for a squeeze film damper. The lubricant supply system includes a fluid passage configured to supply a lubricant to the squeeze film damper of a bearing assembly. The fluid passage includes a first flow path for lubricant into the lubricant supply system and into the squeez...

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Hauptverfasser: Kang, Weize, Orkiszewski, Charles S
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A lubricant supply system for a squeeze film damper. The lubricant supply system includes a fluid passage configured to supply a lubricant to the squeeze film damper of a bearing assembly. The fluid passage includes a first flow path for lubricant into the lubricant supply system and into the squeeze film damper of the bearing assembly and a second flow path for lubricant into the squeeze film damper of the bearing assembly. The lubricant supply system includes a valve assembly configured to allow the fluid passage to move from the first flow path to the second flow path in response to an interruption of the first flow path.