Siemens Energy Global Gmbh & Co. Kg

Amit K Paspulati

Anil L Salunkhe

Abdullatif M Chehab

Kai Kadau

Dimitri Zelmer

Krishna Chaitanya Veluru

Sudeep Bosu

Grzegorz Blaszczak

William Halchak

Douglas J Arrell

Matthew Kelly

Kashinath Akki

A mid-frame section of a gas turbine engine having a radial clearance adjustability and a method for adjusting a radial clearance to a rotor in a mid-frame section of a gas turbine engine are presented. The mid-frame section includes a radial clearance adjusting assembly arranged at a compressor exit diffusor. The radial clearance adjusting assembly is configured to adjust the radial clearance to the rotor such that the rotor is concentric with respect to components of the mid-frame section, such as the compressor exit diffusor and shaft cover. The radial clearance adjusting assembly provides radial clearance adjustability in the mid-frame section at multiple locations, such as at forward end and aft end of the compressor exit diffusor. The radial clearance adjusting assembly improves efficiency of the gas turbine and reduces service and operating cost of the gas turbine engine.

Mid-frame section of a gas turbine engine and corresponding method of adjusting radial rotor clearance

A seal assembly in a gas turbine engine is presented. The seal assembly is arranged at a forward side of an inner compressor exit diffusor. The seal assembly is arranged between an outlet guide vane assembly and the forward side of the inner compressor exit diffusor to reduce cooling air leakage therebetween or is arranged between adjacent outlet guide vane assemblies to reduce cooling air leakage therebetween. The seal assembly includes a plurality of seal segments. The seal assembly includes at least one seal, such as a brush seal.

Seal assembly in a gas turbine engine

A non-contact seal assembly for sealing a gap between relatively rotatable components in a gas turbine engine is presented. The non-contact seal assembly includes a primary seal having a radially movable seal shoe, a mid-plate, an aft secondary seal radially movable along with the seal shoe, a forward secondary seal and a U-shaped seal carrier for holding the components together using pins. The seal shoe includes a plurality of seal shoe segments. The aft secondary seal includes a plurality of aft secondary seal segments. Each aft secondary seal segment is attached to each seal shoe segment. Each aft secondary seal segment includes at least a notch at outer radial side to receive the pin for accommodating radial movement of the seal shoe segment.

Non-contact seal assembly in gas turbine engine

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