Patent ID: 11971054
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A turbomachine, comprising:
a shaft rotatable about an axis of rotation; and
a damping device positioned annularly about the shaft, the damping device defining a radial direction and an axial direction, the axial direction parallel to the axis of rotation, the damping device comprising:
a bearing operatively coupled with the shaft,
a housing,
a damper element, wherein the damper element and the housing are complementarily non-rectilinearly shaped to define a curved cavity therebetween for receipt of a damping fluid, wherein the curved cavity comprises legs that extend radially inward, and
a support structure, wherein the housing is positioned between the support structure and the damper element,

wherein the shaft extends longitudinally along the axial direction, and
wherein the curved cavity is curved in a plane extending along the radial direction and the axial direction and including the axis of rotation.