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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Bodhayan Dev, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Neelesh Nandkumar Sarawate, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jason Edward Albert, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/08 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/006 (2013.01); F01D 25/246 (2013.01); F04D 29/083 (2013.01); F05D 2240/57 (2013.01); F05D 2250/61 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a turbomachine that includes a first component and a second component coupled to another and a seal assembly between the two components. The seal assembly may include an upstream corner shim and a downstream corner shim, where one of the upstream corner shim or the downstream corner shim includes a pressure actuation feature configured to block a flow of gas between the two components.