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Turbine disc sealing assembly

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1083471
A disc seal assembly for use in a turbine engine. The disc seal assembly includes a plurality of outwardly extending sealing flange members that define a plurality of fluid pockets. The sealing flange members define a labyrinth flow path therebetween to limit leakage between a hot gas path and a disc cavity in the turbine engine.
Research Organization:
NETL (National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, and Morgantown, WV (United States))
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-05NT42644
Assignee:
Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, FL)
Patent Number(s):
8,388,310
Application Number:
12/022,302
OSTI ID:
1083471
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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