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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Steven Sebastian Burdgick, Schenectady, NY (US);
James Royce Howes, Hermon, ME (US);
Sean Christopher Morrissey, Schenectady, NY (US);
Xiaoqing Zheng, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments include a rotor key member, along with a related assembly and steam turbine. Particular embodiments include a rotor key member for radially retaining a circumferential seal in a steam turbine rotor body, the rotor key member including: a main body sized to contact an axial face of the circumferential seal; and a hook extending from the main body in a direction axially away from the circumferential seal, the hook sized to substantially complement a corresponding shelf in the steam turbine rotor body to restrict movement of the circumferential seal relative to the steam turbine rotor body.