Siemens Energy, Inc.

Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc.

George J Obranic, Jr

Yevgeniy P Shteyman

Yehia M El-Aini

Daniel M Eshak

John Giaimo

Sudeep Bosu

Disclosed are a system for damping vibrations of a gas turbine exhaust and a method to damp vibrations of a gas turbine exhaust. The system includes a turbine exhaust cylinder connected to a turbine exhaust manifold establishing a fluid flow path, the fluid flow path including an inner and an outer flow path. A damping blanket damps the vibrations and is coupled to a surface of the inner flow path via a constraining layer clamped by a plurality of studs.

Damping design to reduce vibratory response in the turbine exhaust manifold centerbody

A labyrinth seal having two or more knife edges in which at least one of the knife edges has a varying radial height in the circumferential direction or a cavity formed between adjacent knife edges has a varying axial width so that the leakage flow across the gap will vary around the circumference in order that excess vibrations will not develop in the knife edges and break them. The radial height of the step that forms a gap with the lab teeth varies either sinusoidal or random. An axial spacing between the step and the associated tooth can also vary either sinusoidal or random. To minimize a cavity edge-tone effect, the corners of the steps are rounded.

Aerodynamically mistuned labyrinth seal

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Loxahatchee, FL, United States of America

George J Obranic, Jr