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General Electric Company

David Michael Prowse

Richard Robert Larsen

Norman Arnold Turnquist

Gerald Burt Kliman

Mahmut Faruk Aksit

Osman Saim Dinc

Imdad Imam

Anthony Holmes Furman

Roger Neal Johnson

Ahmad Safi

Mehmet Demiroglu

Hamid Reza Sarshar

James Hopkins

Steven Wayne Russell

A coupling system, comprising: a first bellows element; a fluid handling component; and a coupling assembly releasably connecting the first bellows element to the fluid handling component for maintaining a secure connection between the first bellows element and the fluid handling component. The coupling assembly comprises a first flange attached to the first bellows element and a second flange attached to the fluid handling component, the first and second flanges alignable with each other to form a locking space; a locking member sized to fill the locking space; and a sealing structure positioned between the first bellows element and the fluid handling component to form a seal proximate the effective diameter of the first bellows element. A kit and a method for connecting a bellows element to a fluid handling component are also disclosed.

Coupling system, kit, and method

An actuated seal assembly for controlling flow in a fluid path in turbomachinery comprising a seal and a seal carrier coupled to the seal is provided. A displacement apparatus is coupled to the seal carrier for positioning the seal so as to control the flow in the fluid path. In addition, a drive system is provided for powering the displacement apparatus.

Actuated brush seal

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Cookeville, TN, United States of America

David Michael Prowse