Turbo engine comprising a damping fluid film for damping a guide bearing of a shaft of the turbo engine and method of adjusting the thickness of such a damping fluid film

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PATENT NO 9631493
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14240152

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A turbine engine including a casing, a turbine engine shaft extending axially, a guide bearing for guiding the turbine engine shaft in the casing, the guide bearing including an inner circumferential ring rigidly connected to the turbine engine shaft, an outer circumferential ring fitted in a housing of the casing, and gripping rolling members, and a damping cavity configured to receive a damping fluid to form a damping fluid film for damping the guide bearing, the cavity being delimited radially between an outer surface of the outer ring and an inner surface of the housing. The outer surface of the outer ring and the inner surface of the housing are conical surfaces.

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SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES75015 PARIS

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Chevillot, Fabrice Epinay Sous Senart, FR 2 22
Morreale, Serge Rene Guignes, FR 24 181
Vial, Albert Le Chatelet en Brie, FR 1 4

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