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GAS TURBINE ENGINE SEAL ASSEMBLIES

  • US 20200131935A1
  • Filed: 10/24/2018
  • Published: 04/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gas turbine engine comprising:

  • a shaft rotatable about an axis;

    a bearing disposed about the shaft and within a bearing compartment;

    a seal assembly positioned to seal the bearing compartment, the seal assembly comprising;

    a fixed seal, anda seal runner rotatable with the shaft and having a first axial face and a second axial face axially opposite the first axial face with respect to the axis, wherein the first axial face includes a first surface rotatable against the seal, and the second axial face includes a trough portion, a second surface angled relative to a radial baseline plane defined perpendicular to the axis, and a dam between the trough portion and the second surface; and

    an oil source positioned to provide oil into the trough portion.

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