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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jesse Ellis Barton, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Richard Martin DiCintio, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Elizabeth Angelyn Monaghan, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A sealing arrangement for sealing between a first stage nozzle and a plurality of aft frames includes a first inner seal and a second inner seal which are circumferentially oriented and circumferentially aligned. Each of the inner seals includes a wing extending radially inward at an oblique angle. A side seal is radially disposed between the first inner seal and the second inner seal. The side seal includes a first wing extending radially outward at an oblique angle and a second wing extending radially outward at an oblique angle, the first wing of the side seal sealingly interfaces with the wing of the first inner seal and the second wing of the side seal sealingly interfaces with the wing of the second inner seal.