Trap seal for open circuit liquid cooled turbines
Patent
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OSTI ID:863754
- Clifton Park, NY
- Ballston Lake, NY
An improved trap seal for open circuit liquid cooled turbines is disclosed. The trap seal of the present invention includes an annular recess formed in the supply conduit of cooling channels formed in the airfoil of the turbine buckets. A cylindrical insert is located in the annular recesses and has a plurality of axial grooves formed along the outer periphery thereof and a central recess formed in one end thereof. The axial grooves and central recess formed in the cylindrical insert cooperate with the annular recess to define a plurality of S-shaped trap seals which permit the passage of liquid coolant but prohibit passage of gaseous coolant.
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4242045
- OSTI ID:
- 863754
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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