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LOW LOSS BEARING DRAIN

  • US 20160090871A1
  • Filed: 04/21/2014
  • Published: 03/31/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A turbine module comprising:

  • a turbine shaft rotatable about a center line of the turbine module;

    a rotor assembly secured to the turbine shaft, the rotor assembly including a plurality of airfoils circumferentially distributed around a rotor disk;

    a bearing assembly including a plurality of bearings rotatably supporting the turbine shaft; and

    a bearing housing containing the bearing assembly, the bearing housing including a gutter at least partially circumscribing the bearing assembly, and a drain disposed proximate a base of the gutter, the gutter including a first sloped floor portion circumferentially adjacent to the drain.

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