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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
May. 01, 2019
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Andrew V. Schwendenmann, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Assignee:
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F16J 15/447 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/02 (2013.01); F16J 15/4472 (2013.01); F16J 15/4476 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine component includes a static component with at least one first flow channel. The labyrinth seal rotates relative to the static component. The labyrinth seal is spaced from the static component by a second flow channel. The flow passing between the labyrinth seal and the static component will have a first portion that travels through the at least one first flow channel and a second portion that travels through the second flow channel with the first portion of the flow being reintroduced into the second flow channel to create a flow restriction.