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Title: Ingestion resistant seal assembly

Abstract

A seal assembly limits gas leakage from a hot gas path to one or more disc cavities in a gas turbine engine. The seal assembly includes a seal apparatus associated with a blade structure including a row of airfoils. The seal apparatus includes an annular inner shroud associated with adjacent stationary components, a wing member, and a first wing flange. The wing member extends axially from the blade structure toward the annular inner shroud. The first wing flange extends radially outwardly from the wing member toward the annular inner shroud. A plurality of regions including one or more recirculation zones are defined between the blade structure and the annular inner shroud that recirculate working gas therein back toward the hot gas path.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Chuluota, FL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, FL)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1034308
Patent Number(s):
8075256
Application Number:
US patent applicaiton 12/432,061
Assignee:
Siemens Energy, Inc. (Orlando, FL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 F05D - INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-05NT42644
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Little, David A. Ingestion resistant seal assembly. United States: N. p., 2011. Web.
Little, David A. Ingestion resistant seal assembly. United States.
Little, David A. Tue . "Ingestion resistant seal assembly". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1034308.
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