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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2018
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Pantcho P. Stoyanov, West Hartford, CT (US);
Mark B. Gossner, Durham, CT (US);
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a rotor that has a hub carrying one or more rotatable blades. The rotor is mechanically attached to a shaft, and an annular seal is carried by the shaft. The annular seal includes a substrate and a first layer disposed on the substrate. The first layer includes copper, and a second layer is disposed on the first layer and arranged to establish a sealing relationship with the rotor. The second layer includes a solid lubricant. A method of sealing is also disclosed.