Bearing Damper for Cold Engine Ground Starts or In-Flight Re-Starts

Dampers for bearing assemblies of gas turbine engines are provided. For example, a damper comprises a damper housing, a lubricant passage defined in the damper housing, and a valve positioned within the lubricant passage. The lubricant passage includes an inlet and an outlet. In one embodiment, the...

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1. Verfasser:	Orkiszewski, Charles Stanley
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BEARINGS BLASTING ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS FLEXIBLE SHAFTS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS SHAFTS STEAM ENGINES THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Dampers for bearing assemblies of gas turbine engines are provided. For example, a damper comprises a damper housing, a lubricant passage defined in the damper housing, and a valve positioned within the lubricant passage. The lubricant passage includes an inlet and an outlet. In one embodiment, the valve is configured to restrict a flow of lubricant from the inlet into the damper when a reference temperature is below a threshold temperature. In another embodiment, the valve is configured to increase leakage of a lubricant through the outlet when a reference temperature is below a threshold temperature. In other embodiments, the valve is passively actuated and is configured to move within the lubricant passage to control a flow of lubricant from the inlet to the outlet based on a reference temperature.