Sealing apparatus for airfoils of gas turbine engines
Abstract
An improved airfoil tip sealing apparatus is disclosed wherein brush seals are attached to airfoil tips with the distal ends of the brush seal fibers sealingly contacting opposing wall surfaces. Embodiments for variable vanes, stators and both cooled and uncooled turbine blade applications are disclosed. 17 figs.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Solar Turbines Inc
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 644384
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5,752,802/A/
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-770,757
- Assignee:
- Solar Turbines Inc., San Diego, CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC21-93MC30246
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 19 May 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; TURBINE BLADES; COMPRESSOR BLADES; SEALS; AIRFOILS; GAS TURBINE ENGINES
Citation Formats
Jones, R B. Sealing apparatus for airfoils of gas turbine engines. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web.
Jones, R B. Sealing apparatus for airfoils of gas turbine engines. United States.
Jones, R B. 1998.
"Sealing apparatus for airfoils of gas turbine engines". United States.
@article{osti_644384,
title = {Sealing apparatus for airfoils of gas turbine engines},
author = {Jones, R B},
abstractNote = {An improved airfoil tip sealing apparatus is disclosed wherein brush seals are attached to airfoil tips with the distal ends of the brush seal fibers sealingly contacting opposing wall surfaces. Embodiments for variable vanes, stators and both cooled and uncooled turbine blade applications are disclosed. 17 figs.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/644384},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 19 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
month = {Tue May 19 00:00:00 EDT 1998}
}
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