Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible seal for turbine engine
- Patent Title (中): 涡轮发动机的柔性密封
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Application No.: US13018130Application Date: 2011-01-31
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Publication No.: US08827642B2Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: Jalindar Appa Walunj , Brian Peter Arness , Mark Steven Honkomp , Scott Edmond Ellis , Prashant Shukla , Narayayanaswamy Kuruboor Veerabhadrappa
- Applicant: Jalindar Appa Walunj , Brian Peter Arness , Mark Steven Honkomp , Scott Edmond Ellis , Prashant Shukla , Narayayanaswamy Kuruboor Veerabhadrappa
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder, P.C.
- Main IPC: F01D11/00
- IPC: F01D11/00 ; F01D5/30
Abstract:
A system including: a first turbine segment comprising a first blade coupled to a first shank. The system also includes a second turbine segment including a second blade coupled to a second shank, as well as an elongated flexible seal disposed in a gap between the first and second shanks. The elongated flexible seal includes an opening configured to channel a fluid flow into a hollow region of the elongated flexible seal to induce expansion of the elongated flexible seal in the gap.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120195743A1 FLEXIBLE SEAL FOR TURBINE ENGINE Public/Granted day:2012-08-02
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