General Electric Company
DISTRIBUTED NESTED CELL DAMPING SYSTEM

Abstract:

A nested lattice structure 29 for use in a damping system includes a first lattice structure 26 including: a first outer passage 30 including a hollow interior 45; a second outer passage 32 including a hollow interior; and an outer node 42 including a hollow interior and forming an intersection of the first outer passage 30 and the second outer passage 32. The nested lattice structure 29 includes a second lattice structure 28 nested within the hollow interior of the first lattice structure 26 including: a first inner passage 44; a second inner passage 46; and an inner node 50 forming an intersection of the first inner passage 44 and the second inner passage 46. Each of the first inner passage 44, the second inner passage 46 and the inner node 50 are nested within the respective first outer passage 30, the second outer passage 32 and the outer node 42.