Sealing apparatus for airfoils of gas turbine engines
Patent
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OSTI ID:871547
- San Diego, CA
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.
- Research Organization:
- SOLAR TURBINES INC
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC21-93MC30246
- Assignee:
- Solar Turbines Incorporated (San Diego, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5752802
- OSTI ID:
- 871547
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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