US 12,006,833 B2
Shaft for a turbomachine
Prateek Jalan, Bengaluru (IN); Kudum Shinde, Bengaluru (IN); Milind Dhabade, Bengaluru (IN); Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Bengaluru (IN); and Tyler F. Hooper, Lynn, MA (US)
Assigned to GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/929,554.
Prior Publication US 2024/0076987 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. F01D 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC F01D 5/027 (2013.01) [F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2240/60 (2013.01); F05D 2260/96 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A turbomachine comprising:
a turbine rotor rotatable about a rotational axis;
a compressor rotor rotatable about the rotational axis to compress air flowing past the compressor rotor;
a shaft drivingly connecting the turbine rotor with the compressor rotor to rotate the compressor rotor about the rotational axis when the turbine rotor rotates about the rotational axis; and
at least one balance weight assembly connected to the shaft, the at least one balance weight assembly including an inner chamber, an outer chamber positioned radially outward of the inner chamber, and a balance weight movable between the inner chamber and the outer chamber.